Because We Are in Love

(Fmaj7)Children. (C7)It was more fun to be (Fmaj7)children.

(Gm)We just took life as it (Fmaj7)happened;

(F7)run through the (Bbmaj7)days,

(Bbm)don't look (D)behind.

(F)Over. (C7)Wink of an eye and it's (F)over.

(Gm)What a surprise to (Bm7)discover

(Bbmaj7)we were (C)people (Bbmaj7)ourselves.

(Bbmaj7)What kind of (C)people did (Am7)we want to (Dm7)be?

No (Bb)answer ever (Gm)came to (F)me.

(Eb)I didn't sleep at all last (F)night.

(Eb)Mom, I've come to you like (Bbmaj7)yesterday,

(Bb7)about (Ebmaj7)today.

(Eb7)Mom, I'm (D)afraid!

(Gm6)"Hon, come and (Bbdim)sit by my (F)side.

(Am7)Listen to (Bbmaj7)me.

(C)Words come so (Cm)hard,

(D7)but what my (Gm7)heart says (C7sus)I (C7)will (F)give you.

(E7)(A)Because you are in love, your (Bm)eyes begin to open as (A)if you had (Amaj7)awoken from a (Dmaj7)sleep.

(E7)(A)Because you are in love,

you (Bm)use imagination and (A)lose your (C#m)concentration when (F#m)someone (C#m)drops his (D#m7)name.

(Ab)You're (Db)back in his arms, as (Ab7)always;

your (Db)daydreams work out that (Cm7)way.

(F)It's (Bbm)all just a trick your (Eb13)mind plays.

The (Ebm7)more love (Db)grows, the (Gb)more it (Ab7sus)stays the (Ebm7)(Same little girl who's (Db6)frightened,

I love him (Ebm7)same little girl who's (Db)sure) that she loves him (E)(Sees with a woman's (F#m7)vision,

(Am6)knows what a (B7)woman (D)knows.)

(E7)(A)Because we are in (Amaj7)love, we (Bm)reach for our tomorrows and (Amaj7)know we won't be (C#m)lonely in (F#m)laughter (A)and in (G)sorrows.

Where (A)love abides,

(C#)there is the (F#m)place we'll (C#m)keep our (D)home (Dm)forever,

(A)you and (Cdim7)I, (Bm7)because we (D)are in (A)love.

(Bm)(We (A)know we won't be (C#m)lonely in (F#m)laughter (A)and in (G)sorrows.)

Where (A)love abides,

(C#)there is the (F#m)place we'll (A)keep our (D)home (Dm6)forever,

(A)you and (Adim7)I, (Bm7)because (C#m7)we (D)are (E7)in (A)love.