[Intro]GCadd9GDGCadd9G[Verse 1]G
You rise in the morning
Caddd9 G
how the magnolias bloom
And once in a while we'll
CD
stare at the moon
CDEm
Wondering if this moment
G
will stay
Cadd9GDG
And I love you, always
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[Verse 2]G
The heart can be fickle,
Cadd9G
it means not to harm
It'll lash out in anger,
CD
or fall in your arms
CD
In the summer or spring
EmG
or any old day
Cadd9GDG
And I love you, always
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[Interlude]GCadd9GDGCadd9GDCDEmDGCadd9GDG
[Verse 3]G
Time can be tricky,
Cadd9G
a decade or two
Will feel like a
CD
weekend when I'm with you
Cadd9G
Forwards and back,
EmG
through time and space
Cadd9GAmEmCadd9
And I love you, always
GDG
And I love you, always
How to play I Love You Always: key, chords and progression
These are I Love You Always chords by Tommy Prine on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.
I Love You Always by Tommy Prine is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 6 chords: G, Cadd9, D, C, Em and Am.
Listen for G – Cadd9 – G – D (I – IVadd9 – I – V in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – fah – doh – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.
Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.