James TW - When You Love Someone: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "When You Love Someone" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn When You Love Someone Guitar Chords and Lyrics by James TW

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "When You Love Someone" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

           Em           D/F#
Come home early after class
          G                               C
Don't be hanging round the back of the schoolyard
           Em                D/F#
i've been called up by your teacher
           G                                    C
She says she can't even reach you cause you're so
far

You've been talking with your fists
We didn't raise you up like this, now did we?
There've been changes in this house
Things you don't know about in this family

               Am               C
it don't make sense, but nevertheless
             G                          D
you gotta believe us, it's all for the best
               Am
it don't make sense
                C
the way things go
                 D
son you should know

Chorus:
           Em       D                G
sometimes moms and dads fall out of love
           Em  D                    G
sometimes two homes are better than one
                 Em              D
some things you can't tell your sister
                        G
'cause she's still too young
            Am        C
yeah you'll understand
                  Em D G C
when you love someone.

There ain't no one here to blame
And nothing's going to change with your old friends
Your room will stay the same
'Cause you'll only be away on the weekends

It don't make sense but nevertheless
You gotta believe us, it's all for the best
It don't make sense
It don't add up
But we'll always love you no matter what

Chorus

Come home early after class
Don't be hanging 'round the back of the schoolyard
And if we're crying on the couch
Don't let it freak you out
It's just been so hard

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "When You Love Someone" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "When You Love Someone" by James TW.