I don’t want our loving to die (1968)    (video)

 

     Em                       Am

    Hold me, you can help yourself,

         Dm                G

    so try not to mislead her,

     Em                        Am

    you've done many foolish things,

             F                        G    G7

    but deep inside you need her.

 

   C - F - Dm - G                   C - F - Dm - G

+                         Ooooh !

 

                 C                                 F

1. You've got to believe me, just open your mind,

           C                             F

    my tangled emotions I need to unwind,

                  C                                              E

    'cause, baby, don't you know I'll never leave you,

                                    Am                            G

    never wanted to deceive you, although I do.

 

          C                    F             G

But I don't want our loving to die,

              C              F         G

and I'm so tired of living a lie,

                  C                     F              Am

though I know I've been weak, I can try,

               G - G7

yeah, I'll tr……y.

 

                  C                               F

2. You've got to believe me, I mean what I said,

           C                                        F

    I'm trying not to wander when you go away,

             C                                               E

    but, baby, though I'll never make advances

                                              Am                    G

    seems I have not many chances to go astray.

 

+  CHORUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Em                       Am

    Hold me, you can help yourself,

        Dm                 G

    so try not to mislead her,

     Em                        Am

    you've done many foolish things,

             F                       Dm  G7

    but deep inside you need her.

 

3.  C - F   - C - F

 

                  C                                              E

    'Cause, baby, don't you know I'll never leave you,

                                   Am                             G

    never wanted to deceive you, although I do.

 

          C                    F             G

But I don't want our loving to die,

             C               F         G

and I'm so tired of living a lie,

                  C                     F              Am

though I know I've been weak, I can try,

               G - G7

yeah, I'll tr……y.

 

+  repeat CHORUS

 

             C             F        - G

+  Baa um ba ba, ba ba.         (4x)

 

    (The Herd)