After All
By: Al Jarreau
Intro
[C] [Bm] [Em] [EmMaj7] [Em7] [Em] [Bb] [F/G] [G]
Verse 1
[C] [Bm]
There, there was a time I knew
[Em] [EmMaj7] [Em7] [Bb] [F/G] [G]
That no matter come what may, love will prevail
[C] [Bm]
And then, inside the dreams I knew
[Em] [EmMaj7] [Em7] [Bb] [F/G] [G]
Came the question lover's fear, can true love fail
Refrain
[Gm] [C9sus]
Then I would miss the childhood wish
[F] [Em] [Dm]
And haven't I sung to you
[Gm] [GmMaj7] [Gm7]
Of the knight in armor bright,
[Ab/Bb] [Bb]
Faithful and true to you
Chorus
[Bb] [Em] [Am]
Dar-lin’ after all
[Dm] [G] [C]
I will be the one to hold you in my arms
[Gm] [F#7] [F]
And af---ter all,
[Dm] [G]
I will be the one to hold you
[E] [Am] [G] [F] [F]
I will be the one to hold you in my arms
[Em] [Dm] [Bb] [F/G] [G]
In my arms (Umm)
Verse 2
[C] [Bm]
I know in my heart and mind
[Em] [EmMaj7] [Em7] [Bb] [F/G] [G]
That no matter come what may, love will survive
[C] [Bm]
Love, the author of space and time
[Em] [EmMaj7] [Em7] [Bb] [F/G] [G]
Keeps the gala-xies and each sparrow alive
Refrain
[Gm] [C9sus]
And the love that heals the wound
[F] [Em] [Dm]
After the war is through
[Gm] [GmMaj7] [Gm7]
Is the knight in armor bright
[Ab/Bb] [Bb]
Faithful and true to you
Chorus
[Bb] [Em] [Am]
Dar-lin’ after all
[Dm] [G] [C]
I will be the one to hold you in my arms
[Gm] [F#7] [F]
And af---ter all,
[Dm] [G]
I will be the one to hold you
[E] [Am] [G] [F] [F]
I will be the one to hold you in my arms
[Em] [Dm] [Bb] [F/G] [G]
In my arms (Umm)
