After The Love Has Gone Chords & Tabs

by Earth, Wind & Fire

[Version Description]
Fully scored play along chord chart including timed out instrumental sequences, slash chords, chord extensions and key changes as per original recording.
AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE
F           F/A         Bbmaj7      C11   C7    F     Gm7   F/A         Bbmaj7      C11    
*     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *
For a

[Verse 1]
Fadd9    Bbm6/F
while to love
                 F 
was all we could do
        Bbm7/F       A7  
we were young and we knew
        Dm7         Bbmaj7
and our eyes were a live
        Eb13    Eb9      C11      C7  
Deep in side we knew our love was true
      Fadd9    Bbm6/F              F6  
For a while we paid no mind to the past
Gm7  Am7                 
we   knew love would last
      Dm7             Bbmaj7
Ev'ry night somethin' right
         C11           C7           
would in vite us to be gin the dance

[Pre-Chorus]
Bbmaj7               F/A      Dm7
Somethin' happened a long the way
     Gm7                  Fmaj7 Amaj7/B
what used to be happy was sad
Emaj7                B/D#     G#m7
Somethin' happened a long the way
    C#m7                 Bmaj7
and yesterday was all we had

[Chorus 1]
    Cm7    Fm11      Fm7      Bbm9
And oh     after the love has gone
Dbmaj7/Eb     Eb7     Abm9
how could you lead me on
    Cbmaj7/Db     Db7    Gbmaj9
and not   let  me stay a round
Abm7    Bbm7    Cm7   Fm11     Fm7      Bbm9
Ohhhh   ohhhh   ohhh  afterthe love has gone
     Dbmaj7/Eb  Eb7      Abm9 
what used to be right is wrong
    Cbmaj7/Db   Db7    
Can love that's lost be
^      ^     ^
F#maj7 E/F#
found

[Verse 2]
      Fadd9      Bbm6/F               F6 
For a while to   love each other with all
F/A   A7+5-9
we would ever  need
     Dm7               Bbmaj7
Love was strong for so long
      Eb9               
never knew that what was
C11          C7
wrong oh baby

[Verse 3]
       Fmaj13
Wasn't right
   Bbm6/F                F6 
We tried to find what we had
Gm7  Abm7 F/A         A7      Dm7   
till      sadness was all  we shared
        Bbmaj9         C11                 C7       
We were scared this af fair would lead our love into

[Pre-Chorus]
Bbmaj7               F/A      Dm7
Somethin' happened a long the way
Gm7                  Fmaj7 B9
yesterday was all we had
Bbmaj7               F/A      Dm7
Somethin' happened a long the way
     Gm7                 F  Amaj7/B
what used to be happy is sad
Emaj7                B/D#     G#m7
Somethin' happened a long the way
       C#m7                 Bmaj7
ohhhh  yesterday was all we had

[Chorus 1]
    Cm7    Fm11      Fm7      Bbm9
And oh     after the love has gone
Dbmaj7/Eb     Eb7     Abm9
how could you lead me on
    Cbmaj7/Db     Db7    Gbmaj9
and not   let  me stay a round
Abm7    Bbm7    Cm7   Fm11     Fm7      Bbm9
Ohhhh   ohhhh   ohhh  afterthe love has gone
     Dbmaj7/Eb  Eb7      Abm9 
what used to be right is wrong
    Cbmaj7/Db   Db7     Gbmaj7
Can love that's lost be found

[Chorus 2]
Abm7  Bbm7   Cbmaj7   Dbm7   Ebm7  Fm7
Oh    oh     oh       oh     oh    oh
Bbm11     Bbm7     Ebm9
after the love has gone
     Gbmaj7/Ab   Ab7      Dbm9 
what used to be  right is wrong
    Fbmaj7/Gb   Gb7     Cbmaj7
Can love that's lost be found

[Chorus 2]
Dbm7         Ebm7         Fm7
Ohhh  oh oh  ohhh oh oh   woh
Bbm11     Bbm7     Ebm9
after the love has gone
     Gbmaj7/Ab  Ab7      Dbm9 
what used to be right is wrong
    Fbmaj7/Gb   Gb7     Cbmaj7
Can love that's lost be found

[Chorus 2]
Dbm7         Ebm7         Fm7
Ohhh  oh oh  ohhh oh oh   woh
Bbm11     Bbm7     Ebm9
after the love has gone
     Gbmaj7/Ab  Ab7      Dbm9 
what used to be right is wrong
    Fbmaj7/Gb   Gb7     Cbmaj7
Can love that's lost be found
Dbm7         Ebm7     
Ohhh oh oh   Ohh oh oh

[sax solo]
Fm7          Bbm7          Ebm9          Gb/Ab  Ab7    Dbm9          Fbmaj7/Gb     Cbmaj7  
*      *     *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *

Dbm7      Ebm7       Fm7
oh oh oh  oh oh oh   oh

[coda]
Bbm11     Bbm7     Ebm9
after the love has gone
     Gbmaj7/Ab   Ab7      Dbm9 
what used to be  right is wrong
    Fbmaj7/Gb   Gb7     Cbmaj7
Can love that's lost be found
Dbm7         Ebm7         Fm7
Ohhh  oh oh  ohhh oh oh   woh
Bbm11     Bbm7     Ebm9
after the love has gone
     Gbmaj7/Ab  Ab7      Dbm9 
what used to be right is wrong
    Fbmaj7/Gb   Gb7     Cbmaj7       
Can love that's lost be found  ..fade