The Glory Of Love

“The Glory of Love” – Bette Midler (from the “Beaches” soundtrack)

* The song is featured twice in the movie: (1) fast & lively version sung by Mayim Bialik
and (2) slow & sadder version sung by Better Midler.  Endings of both versions are written below. 

Verse 1:
               C      Am
You’ve got to give a little
Dm       G
Take a little
C                        F        Dm
And let your poor heart break a little
C           Am
That’s the story of 
Dm           G        C    F  C
That’s the glory of love.

Verse 2:
               C        Am
You’ve got to laugh a little 
Dm     G
Cry a little
C                     F      Dm
Until the clouds roll by a little
C           Am
That’s the story of 
Dm          G        C     F C 
That’s the glory of love.

Bridge:
F                      Fm     
As long as there’s the two of us,
Em
We’ve got the world and all its charms
F                       Fm
And when the world is through with us
Em                     Dm
We’ve got each other’s arms.

Verse 3:
              C       Am 
You’ve got to win a little
Dm      G
Lose a little
C                         F       Dm
Yes, and always have the blues a little
C           Am
That’s the story of

Ending A: (slow version)
Dm          G        C   F C 
That’s the glory of love.
C           Am
That’s the story of 
Dm          G        C         
That’s the glory of love.

Ending B: (fast version)
Dm           G
That’s the glory of loooooooooove
                                        C
My momma told me, that’s the glory of love.