Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division | Lyrics with Guitar Chords

Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division was released in 1980. Lead singer Ian Curtis wrote the song to deal with his troubled relationship with his wife. It also has lyrics alluding to his struggles with epilepsy as well. The song was voted by NME as the greatest single of all time in 2002.

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Key of the Song:

The original key of Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division is in D major.

Guitar Chords for Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division

The challenging part about this song is learning all the different chord shapes of D. Try and see that Dmaj9 and Dsus4 are just slight variations of the D chord shape, and you’ll have no trouble remembering them. This will be the case with many chord shapes in many songs so take the time to learn a little about how chords work.

Video Lesson

Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division – Lyrics with Chords

[Intro]
Dsus4
 
A Em D Dsus4 D Dmaj9 Bm A (x2)
 
[Verse 1]
     Em                  D Dsus4 D Dmaj9
When routine bites hard
      Bm                 A
And ambitions are low
      Em                 Dsus4
And resentment rides high
     Bm                  A
But emotions won't grow
          Em                 Dsus4
And we're changing our ways
       Bm                A
Taking different roads
 
[Chorus]
     Em    D    Dsus4 D    Dmaj9 Bm    A
Then love, love will  tear us   apart again
Em    D    Dsus4 D    Dmaj9 Bm    A        Em D Dsus4 D Dmaj9 Bm A
Love, love will  tear us   apart again
 
[Verse 2]
           Em               Dsus4
Why is the bedroom so cold
        Bm          A
Turned away on your side
      Em                    Dsus4
Is my timing that flawed
       Bm          A
Our respect run so dry
            Em                Dsus4
Yet there's still this appeal
           Bm               A
That we've kept through our lives
 
[Chorus]
    Em    D    Dsus4 D    Dmaj9 Bm    A
And love, love will  tear us   apart again
Em    D    Dsus4 D    Dmaj9 Bm    A
Love, love will  tear us   apart again
 
[Instrumental]
A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A
 
A Em D Dsus4 D Dmaj9 Bm A (x2)
 
[Verse 3]
           Em                Dsus4
Do you cry out in your sleep
       Bm                 A
All my failings exposed
      Em                  Dsus4
Get a taste in my mouth
        Bm           A
As desperation takes hold
      Em                  Dsus4
Is it something so good
           Bm          A
Just can't function no more
 
[Outro]
Em    D    Dsus4 D    Dmaj9 Bm    A
When love, love will tear us apart again
D    Dsus4 D    Dmaj9 Bm    A
Love, love will tear us apart again
D    Dsus4 D    Dmaj9 Bm    A
Love, love will tear us apart again
D    Dsus4 D    Dmaj9 Bm    A
Love, love will tear us apart again