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It's Only Love (C Major)
Artist: Beatles, The    Genre: Rock    Roman Numerals: I, iii, IV, V, V+, vi, m7    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Video: https://youtu.be/FkX2pU0zO3c?si=qqf7tkNvoW_M_5gm

"One of my least Favorite" per Lennon, but I love the chord progression down for C to Gaug.

"It's Only Love" was written by John Lennon (credited Lennon–McCartney), released on the UK "Help!" album in 1965 and, in the US, on "Rubber Soul" the same year. Lennon later called it one of his least favorite compositions, dismissing both the melody and his own lyrics as embarrassingly weak — in a 1980 interview he said he was "always ashamed" of the words, though he liked the tune. It's a simple, breezy love song about the confusion and euphoria of being smitten, built around a repeated title hook. Session-wise, it was recorded quickly during the "Help!" sessions in June 1965, with George Harrison's chiming guitar work often singled out as the track's most memorable element.
Entered by: Steve Marlowe   
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C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
Em
(E,G,B)
E B E G B E
F
(F,A,C)
F C F A C F
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
G+
(G,B,D♯)
G B D♯ G - -
Am
(A,C,E)
- A E A C E
B♭
(B♭,D,F)
- B♭ F B♭ D -


Intro
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth]

Verse 1
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I get		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] high when		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] I see		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] you go		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] by
[G+Augmented Chord (U,M3,A5)
on the Perfect Fifth] My oh my
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] When you		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] sigh, my,		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] my in		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] side just		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] flies
[G+Augmented Chord (U,M3,A5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Butterflies
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Why am I so		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] shy when I'm be		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] side you?

Chorus
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] It's only		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] love and that is all		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Why should I feel		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] the way I do?		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth]
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] It's only		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] love, and that is all		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] But it's so		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] hard loving you		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Verse 2
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Is it		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] right that		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] you and		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I should		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] fight
[G+Augmented Chord (U,M3,A5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Every night?
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Just the		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] sight of		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] you makes		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] nighttime		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] bright
[G+Augmented Chord (U,M3,A5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Very bright
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Haven't I the right		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] to make it		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] up girl?

Chorus
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] It's only		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] love and that is all		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Why should I feel		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] the way I do?		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth]
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] It's only		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] love, and that is all		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] But it's so		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] hard loving		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] you
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Yes it's so		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] hard loving		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] you, loving		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] you

Outro (4 beats each)
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
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