Crazy Love | Chords + Lyrics
Verse 1
| A C#m | D A |
I can hear her heartbeat, from a thousand miles.
| A C#m | D C#m Bm A |
Hear the heavens open, every time she smiles.
| A C#m | D A |
And when I come to her, that’s where I belong.
| A C#m | D C#m Bm A |
Yet, I’m run in to her, like a river strong.
Chorus 1
| A E/G# F#m E | D E |
She gives me love, love, love, love, crazy love.
| A E/G# F#m E | D A (Aadd9) |
She gives me love, love, love, love, crazy love.
Verse 2
| A C#m | D A |
She got a fine sense of humor, when I’m feeling low down.
| A C#m | D (Aadd9) |
Yeah when I come home to her, when the sun goes down.
| A C#m | D A |
Take away my trouble, take away my grief.
| A C#m | D C#m Bm A |
Take away my heartache, in the night like a thief.
Chorus 2
| A E/G# F#m E | D E |
She give me love, love, love, love, crazy love.
| A E/G# F#m E | D A (Aadd9) |
She give me love, love, love, love, crazy love.
Middle 8
| E D | A |
Yeah, I need her in the daytime.
| E D | A |
Yeah, and I need her in the night.
| E D | A F#m |
Yeah and I wanna throw my arms around her.
| Bm7 E | A E | 2/4 E |
And kiss and hug her, kiss and hug her tight.
Verse 3
| A C#m | D A |
Yeah, when I’m returning, from so far away.
| A C#m | D C#m Bm A |
She gave me some sweet sweet lovin’, brighten up my day.
| A C#m | D A |
Yeah, and it make me righteous, yeah and it make me whole.
| A C#m | D C#m Bm A |
Yeah, and it make me mellow, down into my soul.
Chorus 3
| A E/G# F#m E | D E |
She give me love, love, love, love, crazy love.
| A E/G# F#m E | D A (Aadd9) |
She give me love, love, love, love, crazy love.
| A E/G# F#m E | D E |
She give me love, love, love, love, crazy love.
| A E/G# F#m E | D | A ||
She give me love, love, love, crazy love.
Crazy Love chords and progressions
Van Morrison‘s gorgeous Crazy Love is built around the I – III – IV – I chord progression. There are some passing chords and the occasional extension to consider as well. Here are the verse chords in the key of A.
||: A C#m | D A |
| A C#m | D C#m Bm A :||
That descending movement of D – C#m – Bm – A is sometimes only executed by the bass, play along with the original recording and follow the chords and lyrics above for guidance.
Crazy Love’s chorus chords move I – V/3 – II – IV – V. After repeating this, we go to the I chord at the end instead of V, like this:
| A E/G# F#m E | D E |
| A E/G# F#m E | D A (Aadd9) |
Finally, there’s a middle 8 section as well (you may want to call this a bridge). It goes mainly from V – IV – I.
| E D | A | E D | A |
| E D | A F#m | Bm7 E | A E | 2/4 E |
The third time we go down to VI – II – V – I – V. There’s a 2/4 bar at the end which feels like a ritardando.
When you play along with Van, you’ll get this uneasy feeling. That’s because the original recording is slightly sharp. Use my free online guitar tuner, set it to 446 Hz and you’ll feel much better.
In the playlist above, there is the original recording, a few live versions as well as covers/duets with Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, and Michael Buble.
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