Eddy Arnold – What Is Life Without Love (Guitar)

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Recorded by Eddy Arnold Written by Eddy Arnold, Owen Bradley, Vic McAlpin This song was Arnold's first number one on the country chart in the US, spending one week at the top and a total of twenty-two weeks on the chart. A SMASH 1947 hit! Played in F chord (no capo) here to match the youtube video. I usually transpose it to C to sing along with, plus that gets rid of that pesky, Bb chord which is hard for my arthritic hands to make sound just right. Your choice. V#1
F
What is life without love

     Bb
What is love without you

C7                           F
Why dream if they never come true
Why try to go on
     Bb
When your only hopes are gone

C7                           F
Darling what is life without love
Instrumental (a full verse) V#2 Somehow I can't forget
    Bb
The first day that we met

C7                             F
You were something from heaven above
Now I'm asking you sweetheart
    Bb
And it's straight from my heart

C7                           F
Darling what is life without love
Instrumental (a full verse) V#3 All alone how I yearn
     Bb
That someday you'll return

C7                          F
And be true as the stars up above
If you'll only say you'll try
     Bb
Then I'll be satisfied

C7                           F
Darling what is life without love
(Instrumental) V#4 (*A repeat of V#1 as below)
F
What is life without love

     Bb
What is love without you

C7                           F
Why dream if they never come true
Why try to go on
     Bb
When your only hopes are gone

C7                           F
Darling what is life without love
End. To hear this wonderful, near forgotten smash on youtube, go here;