Intro: |
Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 |
Am |
I asked my father |
Em |
I said, "father change my name." |
Am |
The one I'm using now |
Am |
It's covered up |
Am |
With fear and filth |
Em |
And cowardice and shame |
C |
Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover |
G |
Lover, lover, lover come back to me |
C |
Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover |
G |
Lover, lover, lover come back to me |
Am |
He said, "I locked you in this body |
Em |
I meant it as a kind of trial |
Am |
You can use it for a weapon |
Em |
Or to make some woman smileeeee." |
C |
Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover |
G |
Lover, lover, lover come back to me |
C |
Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover |
G |
Lover, lover, lover come back to me |
Am |
"then let me start again," I cried |
Em |
"please let me start again |
Am |
I want a face that's fair this time |
Em |
I want a spirit that is calm." |
C |
Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover |
G |
Lover, lover, lover come back to me |
C |
Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover |
G |
Lover, lover, lover come back to me |
Am |
"I never turned aside," he said |
Em |
"I never walked away |
Am |
It was you who built the temple |
Em |
It was you who covered up my face." |
C |
Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover |
G |
Lover, lover, lover come back to me |
C |
Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover |
G |
Lover, lover, lover come back to me |
Am |
And may the spirit of this song |
Em |
May it rise up pure and free |
Am |
May it be a shield for you |
Em |
A shield against the enemyyyyy |
Bridge: |
Em Am Em7 Am x4 |
C |
Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover |
G |
Lover, lover, lover come back to me |
C |
Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover |
G |
Lover, lover, lover come back to me |
C |
Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover |
G |
Lover, lover, lover come back to me |
C |
Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover |
G |
Lover, lover, lover come back to me |
Ending: |
Em7 Am Em Am x4 |
Leonard Cohen First We Take ManhattanTeachersA Bunch of Lonesome HeroesAint No Cure For LoveSeems so Long Ago, NancyHey, That's No Way to Say GoodbyeLady MidnightSo Long, MarianneI'm Your ManYou Know Who I Am |
Rock Genesis - I Can't Dance Jack Johnson - Posters Alice In Chains - Man in The Box Queen - We Are The Champions The Presidents of the United States of America - Peaches |