Sep222023

Eddie Noack – Tragic Love Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsG7 C F

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[Intro]
G7    C

[Verse 1]
     C
They stood in the moonlight
                  F
 out there by the gate
     G7
"Goodbye, little darling,
                 C
 I know you will wait"
    C
She ceased her weeping and
                    F
 smiled through her tears
         G7
Saying, "I'll be true, love,
                     C
for all these long years"

[Chorus]
     C
I've loved you always,
                   F
 oh yes, I've been true
   G7
My heart won't ever
                   C
cease longing for you
  C
Believe me, little darling,
               F
 o'er land or sea
        G7
Through life or death,
                   C
 so faithful I'll be

[Verse 2]
    C
One year had passed by,
               F
 and returning home
    G7
His pilgrimage over,
              C
 no never to roam
   C
He once again seeks
               F
the old garden gate
       G7
But he seeks, alas, alas,
           C
 it's too late
    C
The wedding is over,
                    F
the knot has been tied
   G7
He finds his darling
               C
another man's bride

[Chorus]
     C
I've loved you always,
                   F
oh yes, I've been true
   G7
My heart won't ever
                   C
cease longing for you
  C
Believe me, little darling,
              F
 o'er land or sea
        G7
Through life or death,
                  C
 so faithful I'll be

[Interlude]
G7    C

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[Verse 4]
     C
Next morning, they found
                         F
 him laying there in the grass
  G7
A pistol nearby,
                  C
it told what had passed
  C
A prompting letter
                  F
that told of the deed
    G7
And in the pale moonlight,
                       C
 these words you could read

[Chorus]
     C
I've loved you always,
                   F
oh yes, I've been true
   G7
My heart won't ever
                   C
cease longing for you
  C
Believe me, little darling,
              F
 o'er land or sea
        G7
Through life or death,
                  C
 so faithful I'll be

How to play Tragic Love: key, chords and progression

These are Tragic Love chords by Eddie Noack on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

To play Tragic Love by Eddie Noack, think in C major (no sharps or flats). It takes 3 chords: G7, C and F.

Most of the song cycles through G7 – C – F – G7 (V7 – I – IV – V7 in C major). In solfa, that is soh – doh – fah – soh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes E7, A, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.