Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart Chords & Tabs

Joy Division - Love Wil tear us apart

by Reafx, 2005.


After fiddeling around with my newly tuned 12-string (I hate tuning it!), I came up with
this playable tabs structure to this classic Joy Division track. The rhythm is 2/4 (I
think) so play it freely.  This version also includes some of the great bass riffs, when
playing the guitar. Sounds best when played on a 12-string guitar,
though.



Tuning of guitar:
Lower both your E strings to D, this way
D
A 
D 
G 
B 
D

 
Verse:


                   Em(7)             Em                D                 Bm              A
  D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|-------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|------------|
  B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|-------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|------------|
  G|-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-0--|0----------0-|-----0--0-------|-0--0--0------|----4---4--4----|--0-0-0-0---|
  D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|0----------0-|(2)--2--2-2-0---|-4--5--4—2-0--|----0---0--0----|--2-2-2-2---|      
  A|--------------2---|2--2--2---2--|-2-2-2--2-2-2---|-5--5--5------|----2---2--2----|--0-0-0-0---|   
  D|--------------2---|2--2--2---2--|-2-2-2--2-2-2---|-0--0--0-----0|----------------|------------|
     
     (Guitar start)             1.When routine bites   hard  and am-   bitions are       low
                                2.Why is this bedroom so cold? You turned away on your   side
                                3.You cry out in your sleep     All my   feelings      exposed

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/joy_division/love_will_tear_us_apart_tab_ver_3.html ]
    Em                D               Bm              A
  D|----------------|---------------|----------------|------------|
  B|----------------|---------------|----------------|------------|
  G|-----0--0-------|-0--0--0-------|----4---4--4----|--0-0-0-0---|
  D|(2)--2--2-2-0---|-4--5--4—2--0--|----0---0--0----|--2-2-2-2---|      
  A|-2-2-2--2-2-2---|-5--5--5-------|----2---2--2----|--0-0-0-0---|   
  D|-2-2-2--2-2-2---|-0--0--0------0|----------------|------------|
  
1.  And resentment rides high  But e-    motions won't   grow
2.Is my timing that flawed?   our    respect runs    so  dry
3.And there's a taste in my mouth As despiration takes   hold
  


   Em                 D              Bm              A
  D|-----------------|--------------|----------------|------------|
  B|-----------------|--------------|----------------|------------|
  G|-----0--0--------|-0--0--0------|----4---4--4----|--0-0-0-0---|
  D|(2)--2--2-2-0----|-4--5--4—2-0--|----0---0--0----|--2-2-2-2---|      
  A|-2-2-2--2-2-2----|-5--5--5------|----2---2--2----|--0-0-0-0---|   
  D|-2-2-2--2-2-2----|-0--0--0-----0|----------------|------------|

 1.And we're changing our ways  Taking   different      roads
 2.Yet there's still this appealThat we've kept through our lives
 3.Yet, that somehing's so good Just can't function no    more,    when




Chorus:


   D/Em                D                    Bm(Em7/d)              A
  D|----------------|--------------------|----------|------------|
  B|----------------|--------------------|----------|--x-x-x-x---|(x=mute)
  G|-----0--0-------|-0----0----0--------|-------4--|--2-2-2-2---|
  D|-2-2-2--0-0-0---|-4----5----4—--2--0-|-0-0-0-0--|--2-2-2-2---|      
  A|-2-2-2--2-2-2---|-5----5----5--------|-2-2-2-2--|--0-0-0-0---|   
  D|-0-0-0--2-2-2---|-0----0----0--------|-0-2-2-2--|------------|

    Love........     love will tear us a-  part        again

  D/Em                D                    Bm(Em7/d)              A
  D|----------------|--------------------|----------|------------|
  B|----------------|--------------------|----------|--x-x-x-x---|(x=mute)
  G|-----0--0-------|-0----0----0--------|-------4--|--2-2-2-2---|
  D|-2-2-2--0-0-0---|-4----5----4—--2--0-|-0-0-0-0--|--2-2-2-2---|      
  A|-2-2-2--2-2-2---|-5----5----5--------|-2-2-2-2--|--0-0-0-0---|   
  D|-0-0-0--2-2-2---|-0----0----0--------|-0-2-2-2--|------------|

    Love........     love will tear us a-  part        again