Glory of True Love - John Prine
Intro [C][G][D/][D7/] [G]
Oh the glory of true [C] love
Is a wild and precious [G] thing
It don't grow on old [D] magnolias
[D7] Or only blossom in the [G] spring
No the glory of true [C] love
It will last your whole life [G] through
Never will go out of [D] fashion
[D7] Always will look good on [G] you
CHORUS 1:
[G] You can climb the highest [C] mountain
Touch the moon and stars [G] above
But ole faithfuls just a [D] fountain
[D7] Compared to the glory of true [G] love
[G]Long before I met you [C] darlin
Lord I thought I had it [G] all
I could have my lunch in [D] London
[D7] And my dinner in [G] St. Paul
I got some friends in Albu[C]querque
Where the governor calls me [G] "Gov"
You can give em all to [D] Goodwill
[D7] For the glory of true [G] love
CHORUS 1:
[G]You can climb the highest [C] mountain
Touch the moon and stars [G] above
But ole faithfuls just a [D] fountain
[D7] Compared to the glory of true [G] love
CHORUS 2:
[G]Glory glory glory [C] glory
You can't never get [G] enough
Time alone will tell the [D] story
[D7] Of the glory of true [G] love
[G]Glory glory glory [C] glory
You can't never get [G] enough
Time alone will tell the [D] story
[D7] Of the glory of true [G] love [D/][D7/][G/]
Glory of True Love [C]John Prine
Intro CGD/D7/G
Oh the glory of true C love Is a wild and precious G thing It don't grow on old D magnolias D7 Or only blossom in the G spring No the glory of true C love It will last your whole life G through Never will go out of D fashion D7 Always will look good on G you
CHORUS 1 G You can climb the highest C mountain Touch the moon and stars G above But ole faithfuls just a D fountain D7 Compared to the glory of true G love
GLong before I met you C darlin Lord I thought I had it G all I could have my lunch in D London D7 And my dinner in G St. Paul I got some friends in AlbuCquerque Where the governor calls me G "Gov" You can give em all to D Goodwill D7 For the glory of true G love
CHORUS 1 GYou can climb the highest C mountain Touch the moon and stars G above But ole faithfuls just a D fountain D7 Compared to the glory of true G love
CHORUS 2 GGlory glory glory C glory You can't never get G enough Time alone will tell the D story D7 Of the glory of true G love
GGlory glory glory C glory You can't never get G enough Time alone will tell the D story D7 Of the glory of true G love D/D7/G/