She’ll (Fsus2)lie (F)and steal and (Am)cheat,
and (Fsus2)beg (F)you from her (C)knees,
But (Fsus2)make (F)you think she (Am)means don’t it this time.
She’ll (Fsus2)tear (F)a hole in (Am)you,
the (Fsus2)one (F)you can’t re (C)pair.
But (Fsus2)I (F)still love her, (Am)I don’t real ly care.
She’ll (Fsus2)tear (F)a hole in
When we were (C)young, (Am)oh, (G)we did e nough.
When it got (C)cold, (Am)ooh, (G)we bun dled up.
I can’t be (C)told, (Am)ah, (G)it can’t be done.
It’s (F)bet ter (F)to (G)feel pain
than (F)noth ing at all.
The (F)op po site of (Am)love’s in dif fer ence.
So (F)pay at ten tion, (Am)now;
I’m (F)stand ing on your (C)porch scream ing out, and (F)I won’t leave un (Am)til you come down (C)stairs.
So keep your (F)head
up;
keep your (G)love.
(Am)Keep your (F)head
up,
keep my (G)love.
(Am)Keep your (Am)Keep your (F)head
up,
my (G)love.
(Am)Keep your (F)head
up;
keep your (G)love.
And I don’t blame you, (Am)dear,
for (F)run ning like you (C)did all these years.
I (F)I would do the (Am)same, you’d best be lieve.
The high way signs say we’re (Am)close,
but (F)I don’t read those (C)things an y more.
I (F)nev er trust ed (Am)my you’d own be eyes.
The high way signs say we’re
When we were (C)young, (Am)oh, (G)we did e nough.
When it got (C)cold, (Am)ooh, (G)we bun dled up.
I can’t be (C)told, (Am)ah, (G)it can’t be done.
So keep your (F)head
up;
keep your (G)love.
(Am)Keep your (F)head
up,
keep my (G)love.
(Am)Keep your (Am)Keep your (F)head
up,
my (G)love.
(Am)Keep your (F)head
up;
keep your (G)love.
(F)Head
up,
(G)love.
(F)Head
up,
(G)love.
(F)Head
up,
(G)love.
(F)Head
up,
(G)love.
This page shows “Stubborn Love” by The Lumineers in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 232 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.