«True Love Never Runs Smooth»
(Burt Bacharach — Hal David)
Intro:
Gmaj7
(La la-la-la la la la la la-la-la-la-la)
Verse 1:
Gmaj7
Stand beside me all the while no matter what goes wrong
C
Separately we’re weak, together we’ll be strong
Chorus 1:
Gmaj7 C Gmaj7 C
For true love never runs smooth, but I don’t care, ’cause
Gmaj7 C
True love is worth all the pain, the heartaches and tears
D7 G
That we may share
[repeat intro]
Verse 2:
When the world outside my arms is pulling us apart
Press your lips to mine and hold me with your heart
Chorus 2:
For true love never runs smooth, that’s what they say, but
True love is worth all the pain, the heartaches and tears
We have to face
[key modulates to Ab]
Abmaj7
(La la-la-la la la la la la-la-la-la-la)
Db
(La-la-la-la-la la la la-la-la la)
[repeat chorus 2, in Ab]
Abmaj7 Db Abmaj7 Db
For true love never runs smooth, that’s what they say, but
Abmaj7 Db
True love is worth all the pain, the heartaches and tears
Eb7 Ab
We have to face
Coda [repeat; fade 2nd time]:
Abmaj7
(La la-la-la la la la la la-la-la-la-la)
— another ace 60’s tab from Andrew Rogers
