Intro: G
Verse 1:
G C
Richard Wagner’s letters to his lover Mathilde were a mess
Em
He should have quit before he had written the address
Dsus4 D (Dsus2 D) G
They made love on the mezzanine her husband was his friend
C
Vienna in a fugue-state working on a thing
Em
That when he finished it took almost seven hours to sing
Dsus4 D (Dsus2 D) G
He still found time to write to her his heart-exploding words
Chorus:
G Em D
Our love surpassed our love so fast
C D G
Our love’s all wrong our love goes on and on
Em D C
Our love became our love by name when I wrote it to you in a song
D G
Our love goes on and on
G C D G C D
Our love our love
Verse 2:
Kafka in his letters to his lover Milena was alive
But he was waiting for a love that never would arrive
Their rendezvous was singular her husband was his friend
She is a living fire she is a reason to live
She is killing me burning only for him
I’ll spend my whole life loving her my heart exploding words
Chorus: With 2 repetitions on the last line
Instrumental: Same chords as verse, with same timing
Chorus: With 4 repetitions on the last line
Outro:
G C D G
Timed as the last line in the chorus, repeat until end.
Verse 1:
G C
Richard Wagner’s letters to his lover Mathilde were a mess
Em
He should have quit before he had written the address
Dsus4 D (Dsus2 D) G
They made love on the mezzanine her husband was his friend
C
Vienna in a fugue-state working on a thing
Em
That when he finished it took almost seven hours to sing
Dsus4 D (Dsus2 D) G
He still found time to write to her his heart-exploding words
Chorus:
G Em D
Our love surpassed our love so fast
C D G
Our love’s all wrong our love goes on and on
Em D C
Our love became our love by name when I wrote it to you in a song
D G
Our love goes on and on
G C D G C D
Our love our love
Verse 2:
Kafka in his letters to his lover Milena was alive
But he was waiting for a love that never would arrive
Their rendezvous was singular her husband was his friend
She is a living fire she is a reason to live
She is killing me burning only for him
I’ll spend my whole life loving her my heart exploding words
Chorus: With 2 repetitions on the last line
Instrumental: Same chords as verse, with same timing
Chorus: With 4 repetitions on the last line
Outro:
G C D G
Timed as the last line in the chorus, repeat until end.
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