Lagu bergenre post-punk tersebut dirilis pada 1980 melalui label Factory Records.
“Love Will Tear Us Apart” muncul dalam album studio kedua mereka yang bertajuk Closer.
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Love Will Tear Us Apart” dari Joy Division.
[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
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