Bigger Than Love

artist : benjamin gibbard album : former lives song : bigger than love capo 3 Intro : C G C G G C it’s bigger than love G C brighter than all the stars combined G C it’s dwarfing the sun G C burning within my heart and mind Em C i live with my memories G Am the bustle and fervor of new york Em C we’re on 59th street G Am we quarreled and broke the bathroom door Em C ’cause you were just drinking G Am drinking til you could hardly see Em C oh how much i loved you G D i couldn’t bring myself to leave G C it’s bigger than love G C brighter than all the stars combined G C it’s dwarfing the sun G C burning within my heart and mind Em C our summers in paris G Am the seine overflowing with champagne Em C and i knew you stepped out G Am but you knew that i had done the same Em C we had a child there G Am we couldn’t raise her on our own Em C so our house got crowded G D i never felt so all alone G C it’s bigger than love G C brighter than all the stars combined G C it’s dwarfing the sun G C burning within my heart and mind Em G it’s bigger than love D C brighter than all the stars combined Em G it’s dwarfing the sun D C burning within my heart and mind Em C stranded in asheville G Am failing to fix a broken head Em C we’re in california G Am doing the work of lesser men Em C but what of our daughter G Am what of the love that we once we shared Em C it’s living inside us G D battered but not beyond repair B7 F#m G B7 our fate decry F#m Em B7 a singularity F#m G B7 a solemn tune F#m Em D G i play a night and dance around the room G C it’s bigger than love G C brighter than all the stars combined G C it’s dwarfing the sun G C burning within my heart and mind G C it’s bigger than love G C brighter than all the stars combined G C it’s dwarfing the sun G C burning within my heart and mind G C it’s bigger than love G C brighter than all the stars combined G C it’s dwarfing the sun G C burning within my heart and mind Em G it’s bigger than love D C brighter than all the stars combined Em G it’s dwarfing the sun D C burning within my heart and mind