1 Topic by TIGLJK (edited by TIGLJK 2017-08-15 15:46:56)

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Topic: Love is Not Love

I don't why this got in my head - but i started playing it on my twelve string and the harmonics just sounded so pretty to me as they matched the words. ( a least in my head)

Anyways - the song is...

[Song]

{t: Love Is Not Love}

[C]Love is not love, if it changes with the  [G]wind
[C] love must always comes  from deep   [G] within
[C]Love is not love, if your heart isn't [G] true
[Am]Love is not [C]love, if I don't have  [G] you


[D]  [C]   [G]

[C]Love is not love if you can' t spread your [G]wings
[C]yet it's   constant, no matter what each day  [G] brings
[C]Love is not love without sweet  [G] harmony
[Am]Love is not [C]love without you next to me [G]me

Chorus
[G] So what is love, can you tell me please
Oh it [D] seems it's got me on my knees
They [C]say love hurts, but oh  that can't be [G] true
[G] So what is love, don't you know
It's [D]why I never want to let you go
[C]I love every second that I spend with [G]you
[D] I love every time you [C]kiss me like you [G]do
[D] I love every moment that [C] I'm in love with [G] you

[C]Love isn't love without honesty and [G]trust
[C]Love will never tarnish or turn to [G]rust
[C]Love is not what you say,it's what you[G] do 
[Am]Love is not [C] love unless it's with [G] you


Chorus
[G] So what is love, can you tell me please
Oh it [D] seems it's got me on my knees
They [C]say love hurts, but oh  that can't be [G] true
[G] So what is love, don't you know
It's [D]why I never want to let you go
[C]I love every second that I spend with [G]you
[D] I love every time you [C]kiss me like you [G]do
[D] I love every moment that [C] I'm in love with [G] you

[D]  [C]   [G]


hope you like it.

Jim

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Re: Love is Not Love

Great lyrics (again!), TIG ...

You mentioned using harmonics, which I also find especially enjoyable. They just have that ringing sustain to them which seems almost a bit magical. I love plugging the acoustic into the Looper, laying down some chords, then a bass line, then harmonics ... and then ad-libbing a bunch of stuff while they chime away. I'll bet your harmonics go well with the words of your song ... nice and warm.

3 Reply by TIGLJK (edited by TIGLJK 2017-08-08 11:14:13)

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Re: Love is Not Love

Thank you TF !

I just think it has a really sweet sound to it - and I like how the chorus goes. To me it's filled with a little certainty and uncertainty... the stuff love is made of in our everyday lives.

I wish I could sing because when I play it and it's my inner voice singing ( which always sounds great) it feels so good - but when I record myself - not so much  sad

I have it now in my chordie songbook  - this is the link for anyone that wants to use that form - I like viewing it there much better.

http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/?url= … ranspose=0

Thanks again for the kind words TF !

Jim

ps... my wife likes my inner voice a lot more than my outer voice as well ! smile

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Re: Love is Not Love

Here is a quick recording I posted on soundcloud - the usual apology for the singing !  smile

https://soundcloud.com/tigljk/love-is-not-love

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Re: Love is Not Love

Nice lyrics Jim.  What really fascinates me about your song is your use of an eight-line chorus with four-line verses.  This is the opposite of the structure seen in most songs. Kind of an "out of the box" approach which I find interesting.

DE

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