| G | F C |
| G | F C |
[Verse 1]
G F C G F
Sara Mae put lipstick on her face
C G F
Hoping that it might erase
C G F G
All the shadows in that place
C F C
Shaky footsteps on an unlit path
C D D
Wondering if the road would lead her back
[Verse 2]
G F C G F
Billy Jones sits at home all alone
C G F
Listening for the telephone
C G F G
Like a dog waiting for a bone
C F C
Counting beads on a rosary
C D D
Like a man drifting out to sea, hey, hey, hey
[Pre-Chorus]
G F C G
Hey, I know it’s been a rough start
F C G F C
But baby, never lose heart
G F C
I can’t tell you what’s around the bend
G F C
But life will bring you to your knees again
Eb Bb
But I can tell you how the story ends, hey, hey, hey
[Chorus]
G C
Love wins, hey, hey
G C
Love wins, hey, hey
G C
Love wins
C
Ooh, child, in the end
[Instrumental]
| G | F C |
| G | F C |
[Verse 3]
G F C G F C
Sara Mae works down at the marketplace
G F C G F G
Billy Jones stops in to buy some paper plates
C F C
Cash or credit she said to him
C D D
He saw her eyes and fell right in, hey, hey, hey
[Pre-Chorus]
G F C G
Hey, I know it’s been a rough start
F C G F C
But baby, never lose heart
G F C
I can’t tell you what’s around the bend
G F C
Baby, life gon' bring you to your knees again
Eb Bb
But I can tell you how the story ends, hey, hey, hey
[Chorus]
G C
Love wins, hey, hey
G C
Love wins, hey, hey
G C
Love wins
C
Ooh, child
[Bridge]
N.C.
Sister hold your head up and brother take my hand
N.C.
We’re going walking through the promised land
N.C.
Hey-dee, hey-dee, hey-dee, high-dee, high-dee, high
N.C. D D
We gonna get a piece of the sky
[Chorus]
G C
Love
G C
Love wins, hey, hey
G C
Love wins, hey, hey
G C
Love wins, hey, hey
[Outro]
G C
You know that love wins, you know that
G C
You know that love, you know that love
G C
You know that love, you know that love wins
C G
Ooh, in the end
