Tom: Am
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IT'S ONLY LOVE - Stevie Nicks
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Tabbed by: Rob Froud
Tuning: STANDARD (with capo on 2nd)
Stevie plays this differently to Sheryl Crow, who wrote the song for Stevie before recording it
herself, in 2002. Stevie's version is from the album 'Trouble in Shangri-la' (2001).
There are a couple of fills missing if anyone can add - I have approximated and will
amend if I can refine. Note there are two guitars being picked on the album track; so some fills
may be difficult without a couple more hands. This is mainly the first guitar (left channel on
album) including a couple of fills from the second. This is my first tab and I'm returning to
the guitar after years of not playing - so apologies if anything is wrong or poorly noted (please
let me know). Timings omitted.
Capo on 2. Chords named relative to capo (e.g. G is in reality A).
Intro. and verse (finger pick, with pinching & thumb rolls):
G G D A7sus4 A7 Em C G
E|---3------------3--2--0------------0--0--0--0--0-------0--0------------------3-|
B|---3------------3--3--3------------3--3--2--0--0--2/3--1--1---------------3--3-|
G|---0------------0--2--0---------------0--0--0-----0----0------------------0--0-|
D|-------------0-----0--2---------0--2--2--2--2--2--2----2--2------------0-----0-| X 3
A|---2--0--h2-----------0--0--h2--------0--0--2--2--2----3--3--0--0--h2--------2-|
E|---3------------3---------------------------0--0--0----3---------------------3-|
Chorus (before final G above. Strum at times):
Em F Am Em F Am
E|--------------0--0--1--1--0--0----------------0--0--1--1--0--0----------------|
B|--------------0--0--1--1--1--1----------------0--0--1--1--1--1----------------|
G|--------------0--0--2--2--2--2----------------0--0--2--2--2--2----------------|
D|--------------2--2--3--3--2--2----------------2--2--3--3--2--2----------------|
A|---3p2p0------2--2--x--x--0--0--3--3p2p0------2--2--x--x--0--0--3--3p2p0------|
E|----------h3--0--0--x--x--x--x------------h3--0--0--x--x--x--x------------h3--|
Em F C G G D A7sus4 Em C C A7
E|---0--0--1--1--0--0--3------------3--2--0-----------------0--0--0--0--0------------------|
B|---0--0--1--1--1--1--3------------3--3--3------------0h2--0--0--1--1--2------------0h2---|
G|---0--0--2--2--0--0--0------------0--2--0---------0-------0--0--0--0--0---------0--------|
D|---2--2--3--3--2--2--0---------0-----0--2--0--h2----------2--2--2--2--2--0--h2-----------|
A|---2--2--x--x--3--3--2--0--h2-----2-----0-----------------2--2--3--3--0------------------|
E|---0--0--x--x--3--3--3------------3-----------------------0--0--3--3--x------------------|
Bridge (strum; can and some vibrato (omitted). Best played using barre chords):
~Em ~C ~D
E|---0--0--3--3--5----|
B|---0--0--5--5--7----|
G|---0--0--5--5--7----|
D|---2--2--5--5--7----|
A|---2--2--3--3--5----|
E|---0--0--3--3--5----|
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| / slide up
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| x Mute note
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Chords and lyrics
Verse one:
G G D A7sus4 A7sus4 A7
I think I met my match again
Em Em6 Em7 C
Passing 'round the candlelight
G G D A7sus4 A7sus4 A7
In the centre of this blizzard
Em Em6 Em7 C
You stood and melted all the ice
Chorus:
Em F Am
Ah, it's only love
Em F Am
Ah, it's only love
Em F C G
Ah, if only love comes around again
G D A7sus4
It will have been
Bridge:
Em C D
Worth the ride ...
Verse two:
G G D A7sus4 A7sus4 A7
You were master of so many
Em E6 E7 C
But saviour to none
G G D A7sus4 A7sus4 A7
I waged all of my hopes so plenty
Em E6 E7 C
On you, now look what I've become ...
[Chorus]
Verse three:
G G D A7sus4 A7sus4 A7
Someday's lonely is not only
Em Em6 Em7 C
A word, but faces I have known
G G D A7sus4 A7
And if you see me, could you free me
Em Em6 Em7 C
With a smile, so I can let go ...
