If A Man Could Live On Love Alone Chords
by Skip Ewing
If A Man Could Live On Love Alone by Skip Ewing is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords Dsus2, D, Em, Asus4, A, A7, C, G, D/F#, D7, Gm/A# and Gm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
Dsus2-D Em Asus4-A Dsus2-D A7
verse 1:
D Dsus2-D
I’ve heard it said
Em
And I believe
Asus4 A
If a man has nothing else; if a man has only love
Dsus2-D A7
He has all he needs
D Dsus2-D
Well I’ve got love
Em
Enough for two
Asus4
The only thing that I need now
A D D-C-G
The only thing that I don’t have is you
G D/F# Em A7
But I can see it perfect
D D7
In my mind all the time
G D/F# Em A7
And that’s what keeps me holding on
D D7
Pretending you’re still mine
G D/F# Em A7
I wouldn’t miss you half as much
D D/F# Em Gm/A#
I can make it on my own
D Asus4 - A D
If a man could live on love alone
Interlude:
Dsus2-D Em Asus4-A
verse 2:
D Dsus2-D
Sure I like my job
Em
Of course I love my friends
Asus4 A
But what I’d really love is waking up one day to find we’ve always had
Dsus2-D A7
What should’ve been
D Dsus2-D
‘Cause all the feeling’s there
Em
God I miss your touch
Asus4 A
Is wanting you and needing you here with me
D D-C-G
Really asking all that much
Chorus (replace “But” with “When”)
Coda:
Em Asus4 A Em Gm D
If a man could live on love alone