Gene Watson – Couldnt Love Have Picked A Better Place To Die (Guitar)
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Track 1 of 10 on the album "A Way To Survive" (1997)
Track 4 of 13 on the album "Real. Country. Music." (2016)
Link to 2016 version of song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kC2vtUpB8k
1997 "A Way To Survive" album version
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Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opt-k6CeSUM
[Intro]
C C7 F D7
G7 C
Dm G7
[Verse 1]
C F Dm Of all the people in the world, why you and I? G7 C With lovers here and everywhere who don't care enough to try C7 F D7 Why couldn't all the hurt we're feeling now have passed us by G7 C Couldn't love have picked a better place to die?
[Verse 2]
C F Dm And of all the hearts in the world, why yours and mine? G7 C How could we go from so much love to so much hurt tonight? F D7 But it's in our hearts and it's in our bed and it's even in your eyes G7 C Couldn't love have picked a better place to die?
[Chorus]
G7 C Somewhere out there, there's lovers who want to be free D7 Dm G7 Why couldn't love have died with them instead of here with you and me? C F D7 But it's dead and gone, all these tears won't bring it back to life G7 C Couldn't love have picked a better place to die?
[Outro]
F D7
G7 C G7 Oh, couldn't love have picked a better place to die?
C
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2016 "Real. Country. Music." album version
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Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kC2vtUpB8k
Capo on 2nd fret
[Intro]
A D C B7
E7 A
Bm E7
[Verse 1]
A D Bm Of all the people in the world, why you and I? E7 A With lovers here and everywhere who don't care enough to try A7 D B7 Why couldn't all the hurt we're feeling now have passed us by E7 A E7 Couldn't love have picked a better place to die?
[Verse 2]
A D Bm And of all the hearts in the world, why yours and mine? E7 A How could we go from so much love to so much hurt tonight? D B7 But it's in our hearts and it's in our bed and it's even in your eyes E7 A Couldn't love have picked a better place to die?
[Chorus]
E7 A Somewhere out there, there's lovers who want to be free B7 Bm E7 Why couldn't love have died with them instead of here with you and me? A D B7 But it's dead and gone and all these tears won't bring it back to life E7 A Couldn't love have picked a better place to die?
[Outro]
D C B7
E7 A E7 Oh, couldn't love have picked a better place to die?
A