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Love Will Tear Us Apart

Joy Division
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 
 XX4432 (or 224432)
 There are two riffs, 1 corresponds to Ian's vocals.
 You'll have to figure out the rhythm for yourselves, the best source to aid is
  imo the 2nd JD Peel Session.
 When playing alone, switch from one riff to another (assuming that you are not
  capable of playing two guitars simultaneously :)
 *** Eternal thanks to Noam Chamiel and Ruth Cohen ***
 Riff 1: [Em] [D] [Dsus4] [D] [Dmaj9] [Em7]- [A]
 Riff 2: [Em] [D] [Dsus4] [D] [Dmaj9] [Bm] [A]
 Riff 1 is based on the tab
e 0----2-3-2--0-----------|
b -----------------3------|
g ----------------------2-|
 Lyrics/Chords (from memory, so watch out for mistakes):
When  routine bites hard
-]
 And ambitions are low
And  resentment rides high
-]
 But emotions won't grow
And  we're changing our ways
-]
 Taking different roads
Love, love will tear us apart again
 Why is this bedroom so cold?
 You turned away on your side
 Is my timing that flawed?
 Am I feeling surprised?
 Yet there's still this appeal
 That we've kept through our lives
 Love, love will tear it apart again
 You cry out in your sleep
 All my feelings exposed
 And there's a taste in my mouth
 As despiration takes hold
 Yet, that somehing's so good
 Just can't function no more, when
 Love, love will tear us apart again
 Cheers,
  o o
  ^ Rami.

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Readable chord sheet for Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division

[E][A][D][G][B][E]

[Bm]    XX4432 (or 224432)

There are two riffs, 

You'll have to figure out the rhythm for yourselves, the best source to aid is
 imo the 2nd JD Peel Session.

When playing alone, switch from one riff to another (assuming that you are not
 capable of playing two guitars simultaneously :)

*** Eternal thanks to Noam Chamiel and Ruth Cohen ***

Riff 
Riff 

Riff 

e 0----2-3-2--0-----------|
b -----------------3------|
g ----------------------2-|

Lyrics/Chords (from memory, so watch out for mistakes):

[Em]When routine bites hard  [D]    [Dsus4]          [D]            [Dmaj9]
[Bm] [[Em7]-]              [A]
And ambitions are low
[Em]And resentment rides high [D]   [Dsus4]         [D]           [Dmaj9]
[Bm] [[Em7]-]                [A]
But emotions won't grow
[Em]And we're changing our ways [D]   [Dsus4]         [D]           [Dmaj9]
[Bm] [[Em7]-]              [A]
Taking different roads
[Em]Love, [D]love [Dsus4]will  [D]tear [Dmaj9]us    [Bm]apart [A]again

Why is this bedroom so cold?
You turned away on your side
Is my timing that flawed?
Am I feeling surprised? [in other versions: our respect runs so dry]
Yet there's still this appeal
That we've kept through our lives
Love, love will tear it apart again

You cry out in your sleep
All my feelings exposed
And there's a taste in my mouth
As despiration takes hold
Yet, that somehing's so good
Just can't function no more, when
Love, love will tear us apart again

Cheers,
     o o
      ^ Rami.

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