The Ballad Of Love And Hate chords by
The Avett Brothers

2007•Folk•332 views•

Key: Eb major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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Love writes a letter and sends it to Hate

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"My vacation's ending, I'm coming home late

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The weather was fine

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and the ocean was great

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And I can't wait to see you again"

Verse 2

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Hate reads the letter and throws it away

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"No one here cares if you go or you stay

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I barely even noticed

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that you were away

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I'll see you or I won't, whatever"

Verse 3

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Love sings a song

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as she sails through the sky

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The water looks bluer

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through her pretty eyes

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And everyone knows it whenever she flies

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And also when she comes down

Verse 4

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Hate keeps his head up

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and walks through the street

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Every stranger and drifter he greets

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And shakes hands

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with every loner he meets

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With a serious look on his face

Verse 5

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Love arrives safely with suitcase in tow

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Carrying with her the good things we know

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A reason to live and a reason to grow

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To trust, to hold, to care

Verse 6

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Hate sits alone on the hood of his car

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Without much regard to the moon or the stars

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Lazily killing the last of a jar

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Of the strongest stuff you can drink

Verse 7

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Love takes a taxi, a young man drives

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As soon he sees her hope fills his eyes

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But tears follow after

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at the end of the ride

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'Cause he might never see her again

Verse 8

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Hate gets home lucky to still be alive

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He screams over the sidewalk

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and into the drive

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The clock in the kitchen

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says two fifty five

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And the clock in the kitchen is slow

Verse 9

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Love has been waiting patient and kind

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Just wanting a phone call

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or some kind of sign

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That the one that she cares for

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who's out of his mind

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Will make it back safe to her arms

Verse 10

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Hate stumbles forward and leans in the door

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Weary head hung down, eyes to the floor

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He says, "Love, I'm sorry,"

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and she says, "What for?

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I'm yours and that's it, whatever

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I should not have been gone for so long

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I'm yours and that's it, forever

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Your mine and that's it, forever

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The original key of The Ballad Of Love And Hate by The Avett Brothers is Eb major.

The primary chords used in The Ballad Of Love And Hate are Eb, Bb, Ab, Eb/D, Cm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Eb, Bb, Ab, Eb/D, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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