If It Hadn't Been For Love

The Steeldrivers

Written by Michael James Henderson and Chris Stapleton

Key of Am · Chords: III V VI VII i iv

Verse 1

Am
Never woulda hitch hiked to Birmingham
If it hadn't been for love
Never woulda caught the train to Louisian'
      F
If it hadn't been for love
Am
Never woulda run through the blinding rain
    F
Without one dollar to my name
If it hadn't been
      E7              Am
If it hadn't been for love

Verse 2

Never woulda seen the trouble that I'm in
If it hadn't been for love
Woulda been gone like a wayward wind
      F
If it hadn't been for love
Am
Nobody knows it better than me
F
I wouldn't be wishing I was free
If it hadn't been
      E7              Am
If it hadn't been for love

Verse 3

C         G7    Dm      C
Four cold walls against my will
           G7         Dm    Am
At least I know she's lying still
C         G7        Dm    C
Four cold walls without parole
          G7    Dm    Am
Lord have mercy on my soul

Verse 4

Never woulda gone to that side of town
If it hadn't been for love
Never woulda took a mind to track her down
      F
If it hadn't been for love
Am
Never woulda loaded up a forty four
    F
Put myself behind a jailhouse door
If it hadn't been
      E7              Am
If it hadn't been for love

Verse 3

C         G7    Dm      C
Four cold walls against my will
           G7         Dm    Am
At least I know she's lying still
C         G7        Dm    C
Four cold walls without parole
          G7    Dm    Am
Lord have mercy on my soul

Verse 5

Never woulda hitch hiked to Birmingham
If it hadn't been for love
Never woulda caught the train to Louisian'
      F
If it hadn't been for love
Am
Never woulda loaded up a forty four
    F
Put myself behind a jailhouse door
If it hadn't been
      E7              Am
If it hadn't been for love

Verse 6

      F
If it hadn't been
      E7              Am
If it hadn't been for love
      F
If it hadn't been
      E7              Am
If it hadn't been for love