Love Is the Ritual

Intro: 0:00
    Dm          G
...Love is the ritual!

D | D | D | C G

Verse 1: 0:14
 D
Hey! Little sister,
           D
She got a lot of time, she got a lot of money.
D                     C       G
  Don't you know that ain't enough.
0:23
 D
Hey! Pretty thing
D
All dressed up for the main attraction.
D                   C           G
  Like a baby doll looking for love

Pre-chorus: 0:32
         A#
And she doesn't need a reason.
          A#                     G!
She just hears a calling to the wild.
          C F
Hey, yeah!

Chorus: 0:51
 D
God gave man the breath of life
     A#
To grow up strong, to take a wife,
     C
To change the world and
             G
Love is the ritual.
0:59
              D
You learn to walk and talk and laugh and cry.
           A#
Work your fingers to the bone till the day you die.
      C
And above it all
             G
Love is the ritual. (Ritual)

Post-chorus: 1:09
 D
Na, na, na, na.
 D
Na, na, na, na.
 D     C F
Na, na.

Verse 2: 1:16
 D
Hey! Little man,
 D
Beating his chest and flexing his muscles.
D                    C            G
  Gun for hire, he shoots for a star.
1:25
 D
Hey! Like a handsome prince
 D
Walking down the street in his shining armor.
D           C             G
  Romeo in search of his heart.

Pre-chorus: 1:34
           A#
There's a method to this madness,
       A#                     G!
And a message calling to the wild.
          C F
Hey, yeah!

Chorus: 1:53
 D
God gave man the breath of life
     A#
To grow up strong, to take a wife,
     C
To change the world and
             G
Love is the ritual.
2:02
              D
You learn to walk and talk and laugh and cry.
          A#
Give you heart and soul till the day you die.
      C
And above it all
             G
Love is the ritual. (Ritual)

Instrumental: 2:12
D  | D  | D  | D

Break: 2:20
N.C.
Come on dance little sister, little sister wants
         D C D
To dance.
N.C.
All night looking' for true
        D C D
Romance
2:30
N.C.
When in a black leather jacket walks little
        D C
Brother
N.C.
To rock her world, to be her
      D C
Lover.

Pre-chorus: 2:39
    A#               C
So signal all the children,
        A#                     G!
Send a message calling to the wild.
    C F
Hey!

Chorus: 2:57
 D
God gave man the breath of life
     A#
To grow up strong, to take a wife,
     C
To change the world and
             G
Love is the ritual.
3:06
        D
So you walk and talk and laugh and cry.
           A#
Work your fingers to the bone till the day you die.
      C
And above it all
             G
Love is the ritual. (Ritual)

Post-chorus: 3:15
 D
Na, na, na, na.
 A#
Na, na, na, na.
 C                   G
Na, na. Love is the ritual. (Ritual)
3:25
 D
Na, na, na, na.
 A#
Na, na, na, na.
 C                   G
Na, na. Love is the ritual. (Ritual)
3:34
 D
Na, na, na, na.
 A#
Na, na, na, na.
 C                   G
Na, na. Love is the ritual.

Coda: 3:42
  G!
(Ritual)
 Love is the ritual.