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Anything But Love

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The Libertines is an English band that formed in London, England in 1997 and disbanded in 2004. They reformed in 2010 to play the Reading and Leeds festivals. The band released three full-length LPs, first two produced by Mick Jones of The Clash. Their third album was released after 11 years of silence - they reformed again in 2015. Centered around the song-writing partnership and chemistry between Peter Doherty (vocals/rhythm guitar) and Carl Barât (vocals/lead guitar)

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Summary
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Verse:

G, Em, C, D

Pre Chorus:

G, G7, C, Cm
G, C, D, D7

Chorus:

(you can get away with playing A7 and D7 as an open chords here, but use barre chords
everything else)

G, Fm7, F, E7
A7, D7, G

Bridge:

G,Cm (Cmaj on the last line)

The chords in the last line of the song change to:

A D G

I can give you anything but love

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G Em

You put your love upon me

C D

Though I was but poor

G Em
We lived a twisted little fairy story

C D
Up on the 5th Floor

G G7

I said you can have my love for a song all right

C Cm

But don’t hold it up to the light

G C D

Oh loveless

G D7

My loveless love

G F#7 F E7
I can’t give you anything but love
(Love for loves own sake)

A7 D7 G

It’s like a message from above
(All the love we make)

G F#7 F E7

Watch out for those foreign girls
(They never seem to make much sense)

A7 D7 G

Mistake my plastic beads for pearls
(We’ll leave all life’s pretence)

G Em

Don’t you walk down lonely streets

C D

Under darkened skies

G Em

Come on up with me to my lonely retreat

C D

I will sing you lullabies

G G7

We string it up and string it along

C Cm

And listen to those old time songs

G C D

And make believe

G D7

that they were written for you and me

G F#7 F E7

I can give you anything but love
(Love for loves own sake)

A7 D7 G

It’s like a message from above
(All the love we make)

G F#7 F E7

Watch out for those foreign girls
(They never seem to make much sense)

A7 D7 G

Mistake my plastic beads for pearls
(We’ll leave all life’s pretence)

G

If you still love me

Cm

By morning

G Cm G

Oh you’ll find me waiting in the garden

Cm G Cm

By the cherry blossom tree

G Cm

Bring tin cups of wine and cigarettes

G Cm

Come to me in pirouettes

G

My darling

Cm G C

Save all your love for me

G F#7 F E7

I can’t give you anything but love
(Love for loves own sake)

A7 D7 G

It came like a message from above
(All the love we make)

G F#7 F E7

You watch out for those modern girls
(Who never seem to make much sense)

A7 D7 G

Mistake my plastic beads for pearls
(In a world of innocence)

G F#7 F E7

I will sing you lullabies in all your dreams
(If you tell me that you will)

A7 D7 G

I’ve seen those dirty magazines
(And I got my cheap thrills)

G F#7 F E7

I can’t give you anything but love

A7 D7

Was that that sweet old song

G

That you sung when I held you in my arms

G F#7 F E7

I can give you anything but love

A D G

I can give you anything but love