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 into 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 humour 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
She give me love, love, love, love, crazy love.
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 (as verse 1)
Yeah, when I’m returning, from so far away.
She gave me some sweet sweet lovin’, brighten up my day.
Yeah, and it make me righteous, yeah and it make me whole.
Yeah, and it make me mellow, down into my soul.
Chorus 3 (double)
She give me love, love, love, love, crazy love.
She give me love, love, love, love, crazy love.
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: Learn the 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 (I) C#m (III) | D (IV) A (V) |
| A (I) C#m (III) | D (IV) C#m (III) Bm (II) A (I) :||
That descending movement of D – C#m – Bm – A is sometimes only executed by the bass. I’ve designed some TAB for you, you’ll find that part of the lesson here: Crazy Love – Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Crazy Love’s chorus chords move I – V/3 – II – V – IV – V. After repeating this, we go to the I chord at the end instead of V, like this:
| A (I) E/G# (V/3) F#m (VI) E (V) | D (IV) E (V) |
| A (I) E/G# (V/3) F#m (VI) E (V) | D (IV) A (I) Aadd9 |
That Aadd9 in the final bar is put in brackets above with chords and lyrics, indicating you should play a lick here using those intervals. The TAB shows you exactly how (link above).
Finally, there’s a middle 8 section as well (you may want to call this a bridge). It goes mainly from V – IV – I.
After repeating three times, we go down to VI – II – V – I – V. There’s a 2/4 bar at the end which feels like a ritardando.
| E (V) D (IV) | A (I) | E D | A | E D | A F#m (VI) |
| Bm7 (II) E (V) | A (I) E (V) | 2/4 E |
When you play along with the original recording, you’ll get this uneasy feeling. That’s because the original recording is slightly sharp. Use my online guitar tuner, and set it to 445 Hz to feel much better.
After studying the TAB and playing along with the original recording, a simple chord chart is all you need for the gig. Here’s one I made for you.
Crazy Love Chord Chart | PDF + iReal Pro
Should you want to download this chart, here’s a PDF: Crazy Love Chord Chart PDF.
This chord chart was created using iReal Pro, here’s a link to that file: Crazy Love iReal Pro. Using this and the iRealPro app, you can change the key.
Crazy Love is one of the best tunes for a first dance!
What to choose for the first dance for your big day is a daunting task for every couple.
Van Morrison’s Crazy Love is one of my favourite choices which I’ve seen work many, many times.
Other popular choices include At Last, Make You Feel My Love, (Everything I Do) I Do It For You, (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman, and another Van Morrison classic, Have I Told You Lately.
To me, Crazy Love is the best option, mainly because the band will always be able to play it well as the chords are so simple!
Crazy Love Chords | Related Pages
Crazy Love | Guitar Lesson + TAB
With this guitar lesson, you can learn to play Crazy Love by Van Morrison using TAB and chord analysis.
| A C#m | D A |
I can hear her heartbeat, from a thousand miles…
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Van Morrison
Starting out in his native Northern Ireland with the band Them, Van Morrison’s solo career began with one of the worst record deals in the history of the business.
His best-known tunes include Gloria, Brown Eyed Girl, Moondance, Crazy Love, Into The Mystic, and Have I Told You Lately.
Van Morrison on the web
About me
This was a guitar lesson about Crazy Love chords, by Dan Lundholm. Discover more about him and how you can learn guitar with Spytunes.
Most importantly, find out why you should learn guitar through playing tunes, not practising scales, and studying theory in isolation.
