The Ballad Of Love And Hate — The Avett Brothers
Chords and lyrics for The Ballad Of Love And Hate by The Avett Brothers (key of G).
Verse 1
I saw that no one had put the chord progression throughout the whole song
so I
took that liberty. Credit goes to "Unregistered" for actually finding the
chords. lol!
[D]Love writes a [D]letter and [A]sends it to [D]hate.
[G]My vacations [G]ending. I'm [A]coming home [D]late.
[G]The weather was [A]fine and the [D]ocean was [Bm]great
and I [D]can't wait to [A]see you [G]again.[G]
[D]Hate reads the[D] letter and[A] throws it [D]away.
[G]"No one here [G]cares if you[A] go or you [D]stay.
[G]I barely even [A]noticed that [D]you were [Bm]away.
I'll [D]see you or I [A]won't, [G]whatever."[G]
[D]Love sings a [D]song as she [A]sails [D]through the sky.
[G]The water [G]looks bluer [A]through her [D]pretty eyes.
[G]And everyone [A]knows it [D]whenever she [Bm]flies,
and [D]also when she [A]comes [G]down.[G]
[D]Hate keeps his[D] head up [A]and walks [D]through the street.
[G]Every [G]stranger and [A]drifter he greets.[D]
[G]And shakes hands[A] with every [D]loner he [Bm]meets
with a[D] serious look [A]on his [G]face.[G]
[D]Love arrives [D]safely with [A]suitcase in [D]tow.
[G]Carrying with[G] her the [A]good things we [D]know.
[G]A reason to live[A] and a reason[D] to grow.[Bm]
To [D]trust. To hope. [A]To [G]care.[G]
[D]Hate sits [D]alone on the [A]hood of his [D]car.
[G]Without much [G]regard to [A]the moon or [D]the stars.
[G]Lazily killing [A]the last of a [D]jar[Bm]
of the[D] strongest [A]stuff you [G]can drink.[G]
[D]Love takes a [D]taxi, a [A]young man [D]drives.
[G]As soon as he[G] sees her, [A]hope fills [D]his eyes.
[G]But tears follow[A] after, at [D]the end of [Bm]the ride,
cause [D]he might never[A] see her[G] again.[G]
[D]Hate gets home[D] lucky to [A]still be [D]alive.
[G]He screams [G]o'er the [A]sidewalk and into[D] the drive.
[G]The clock in the[A] kitchen says[D] 2:55,[Bm]
And [D]the clock in the[A] kitchen[G] is slow.[G]
[D]Love has been [D]waiting, [A]patient and [D]kind.
[G]Just wanting [G]a phone call[A] or some [D]kind of sign,
[G]That the one [A]that she cares [D]for, who's [Bm]out of his mind,
Will [D]make it back [A]safe to [G]her arms.[G]
[D]Hate stumbles [D]forward and[A] leans in [D]the door.
[G]Weary head [G]hung, eyes to [A]the floor.[D]
[G]He says "Love, [A]I'm sorry", [D]and she [Bm]says, "What for?"
I'm [D]your and that's [A]it, [G]Whatever.[G]
I [G]should not have [A]been [D]gone for so [Bm]long.
I'm [D]yours and that's [A]it, [G]forever."[G]
You're [D]mine and that's [A]it, [G]forever.[G]
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