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Love For Sale

Aretha Franklin

R&B / SoulAdvanced for beginners20 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Am×○○
Am7×○○○
F7Diagram coming soon
E7○○○○
D××○
D6Diagram coming soon
G7○○○
C×○○
BbDiagram coming soon
F6Diagram coming soon
C9Diagram coming soon
A7×○○○
GdimDiagram coming soon
Dm××○
F
CdimDiagram coming soon
B7Diagram coming soon
Bb7Diagram coming soon
EdimDiagram coming soon
G○○○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Intro: Am Am7+  Am7 Am6 F7 E7 Am 
 
D     D6     Am   Am9  D              D6        Am  Am9  Am 
Love for sale,      advertising love for sale 
D                      G7 
Love that's fresh and still unspoiled 
C                  Bb              E7  Bm5-/7  E7      Am 
Love that's only slightly soiled. Love for sale 
D     D6     Am  Am9  D                   D6       Am      Am9  Am 
Who  will buy?     Who would like to sample my supply 
D                  G7 
Who's prepared to pay the price 
C             Bb           E7  Bm5-/7  E7    Am 
For a trip to paradise?  Love for sale 
 
Bridge 
 
F6             G7          C                 C9 
Let the poets pipe of love in their childish way 
F6             G7          C               C9 
I know ev'ry type of love better far than they. 
A7              Gdim       A7 
If you want the thrill of love,  
 Dm         Bm5-/7     Dm6       Am 
I've been through the mill of love 
F    Dm6  Cdim  B7  Bb7            Edim  A7 
Old love, new love, ev'ry love but true  love. 
D    D6      Am   Am9  D            D6        Am Am9 
Love for sale,      advertising love for sale 
D              G7 
If you want to buy my wares 
C             Bb                E7   Bm5-/7  E7      Am Am7/G 
Follow me and climb the stairs. Love for sale 
Bm5-/7  Dm6  E7 Am Am7+ Am7 Am6 F7  E7 Am 
Love for sale

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Chord set

Am · Am7 · F7 · E7 · D · D6 · G7 · C · Bb · F6 · C9 · A7 · Gdim · Dm · F · Cdim · B7 · Bb7 · Edim · G

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.