• Song:

    The Ballad Of Love And Hate

  • Artist:

    The Avett Brothers

  • Album:

    Emotionalism

I saw that no one had put the chord progression throughout the whole song so I 
took that liberty. Credit goes to "Unregistered" for actually finding the chords. lol!

Standard tuning

Capo on 1st fret

D (xx0232@1)           D (xx0232@1)        A (x02220@1)         DLove (xx0232@1)writes a letter and sends it to hate.
G (320003@1)          G (320003@1)         A (x02220@1)         DMy (xx0232@1)vacations ending. I'm coming home late.
G (320003@1)             A (x02220@1)          D (xx0232@1)       GThe (320003@1)weather was fine and the ocean was great
      D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)     G (320003@1)      Gand (320003@1)I can't wait to see you again.

D (xx0232@1)           D (xx0232@1)        A (x02220@1)         DHate (xx0232@1)reads the letter and throws it away.
G (320003@1)          G (320003@1)         A (x02220@1)         D"No (xx0232@1)one here cares if you go or you stay.
G (320003@1)             A (x02220@1)          D (xx0232@1)       GI (320003@1)barely even noticed that you were away.
      D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)     G (320003@1)      GI'll (320003@1)see you or I won't, whatever."

D (xx0232@1)           D (xx0232@1)        A (x02220@1)         DLove (xx0232@1)sings a song as she sails through the sky.
G (320003@1)          G (320003@1)         A (x02220@1)         DThe (xx0232@1)water looks bluer through her pretty eyes.
G (320003@1)             A (x02220@1)          D (xx0232@1)       GAnd (320003@1)everyone knows it whenever she flies,
      D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)     G (320003@1)      Gand (320003@1)also when she comes down.

D (xx0232@1)           D (xx0232@1)        A (x02220@1)         DHate (xx0232@1)keeps his head up and walks through the street.
G (320003@1)          G (320003@1)         A (x02220@1)         DEvery (xx0232@1)stranger and drifter he greets.
G (320003@1)             A (x02220@1)          D (xx0232@1)       GAnd (320003@1)shakes hands with every loner he meets
      D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)     G (320003@1)      Gwith (320003@1)a serious look on his face.

D (xx0232@1)           D (xx0232@1)        A (x02220@1)         DLove (xx0232@1)arrives safely with suitcase in tow.
G (320003@1)          G (320003@1)         A (x02220@1)         DCarrying (xx0232@1)with her the good things we know.
G (320003@1)             A (x02220@1)          D (xx0232@1)       GA (320003@1)reason to live and a reason to grow.
      D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)     G (320003@1)      GTo (320003@1)trust. To hope. To care.

D (xx0232@1)           D (xx0232@1)        A (x02220@1)         DHate (xx0232@1)sits alone on the hood of his car.
G (320003@1)          G (320003@1)         A (x02220@1)         DWithout (xx0232@1)much regard to the moon or the stars.
G (320003@1)             A (x02220@1)          D (xx0232@1)       GLazily (320003@1)killing the last of a jar
      D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)     G (320003@1)      Gof (320003@1)the strongest stuff you can drink.

D (xx0232@1)           D (xx0232@1)        A (x02220@1)         DLove (xx0232@1)takes a taxi, a young man drives.
G (320003@1)          G (320003@1)         A (x02220@1)         DAs (xx0232@1)soon as he sees her, hope fills his eyes.
G (320003@1)             A (x02220@1)          D (xx0232@1)       GBut (320003@1)tears follow after, at the end of the ride,
      D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)     G (320003@1)      Gcause (320003@1)he might never see her again.

D (xx0232@1)           D (xx0232@1)        A (x02220@1)         DHate (xx0232@1)gets home lucky to still be alive.
G (320003@1)          G (320003@1)         A (x02220@1)         DHe (xx0232@1)screams o'er the sidewalk and into the drive.
G (320003@1)             A (x02220@1)          D (xx0232@1)       GThe (320003@1)clock in the kitchen says 2:55,
      D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)     G (320003@1)      GAnd (320003@1)the clock in the kitchen is slow.

D (xx0232@1)           D (xx0232@1)        A (x02220@1)         DLove (xx0232@1)has been waiting, patient and kind.
G (320003@1)          G (320003@1)         A (x02220@1)         DJust (xx0232@1)wanting a phone call or some kind of sign,
G (320003@1)             A (x02220@1)          D (xx0232@1)       GThat (320003@1)the one that she cares for, who's out of his mind,
      D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)     G (320003@1)      GWill (320003@1)make it back safe to her arms.

D (xx0232@1)           D (xx0232@1)        A (x02220@1)         DHate (xx0232@1)stumbles forward and leans in the door.
G (320003@1)          G (320003@1)         A (x02220@1)         DWeary (xx0232@1)head hung, eyes to the floor.
G (320003@1)             A (x02220@1)          D (xx0232@1)       GHe (320003@1)says "Love, I'm sorry", and she says, "What for?"
      D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)     G (320003@1)      GI'm (320003@1)your and that's it, Whatever.


  G (320003@1)             A (x02220@1)  D (xx0232@1)         GI (320003@1)should not have been gone for so long.
    D (xx0232@1)               A (x02220@1) G (320003@1)        GI'm (320003@1)yours and that's it, forever."
       D (xx0232@1)             A (x02220@1) G (320003@1)       GYou're (320003@1)mine and that's it, forever.

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