{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1485680,"song":"Lover","artist":"Michael Stanley Band","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11270683-lover-chords-by-michael-stanley-band/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1485680?type=chord","rating":4.40864,"votes":22,"content":"off of their most successful album Heartland which featured the MSB biggest hit He can't \r\nlove you\r\n\r\nthis one was also a very minor US hit however huge in the Midwest it features the iconic line\r\n\"thank god for the man who put the white lines on the highway\"\r\n\r\nnow this song is pretty simple the hardest part is the kind of double bass then chord \r\nrhythm MS uses\r\n\r\nso here we go another great song by MSB\r\n\r\nIntro\r\n[ch]E[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]-[ch]B[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]-[ch]B[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell the glow from the bars and a thousand stars[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nLight the cold Ohio night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]                            [ch]B[/ch]\r\nAnd the turnpike's slick, the snow's as thick as thieves[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSince your call came through there ain't nothing new[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut the radio and the headlights[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the news at the top of the hour[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\nThat no one really believes,[/tab]\r\nDo they ...\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C#m[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]B[/ch]\r\n        Lover ... what you want to go and do that for[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C#m[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]B[/ch]\r\n        Lover ... why'd you want to tear it apart, ooh[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C#m[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]                                      [ch]B[/ch]\r\n        Lover ... you say you got your reasons, I need more[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C#m[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\n        Lover ... ooh, give me back my heart[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]B[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\n        Give it back girl[/tab]\r\n\r\n(THE VERSE AND THE CHORUS CONTINUE ON THE SAME WAY)\r\n\r\nWhen the cold comes to stay it takes your breath away\r\nAnd it makes the hours crawl\r\nAnd it feels to me like I've been driving forever\r\nThen your words return, the whole place burns\r\nAnd I just don't know where to begin\r\nGirl could you just make it anybody else\r\nAnybody else but him\r\nCould you ...\r\n\r\n        Lover ... what you want to go and do that for\r\n        Lover ... why'd you want to tear it apart, ooh\r\n        Lover ... you say you got your reasons, I need more\r\n        Lover ... ooh, give me back my heart\r\n\r\nBridge\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\nAnd somewhere ahead tonight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nWith fine wine and candlelight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]B[/ch]\r\nHe's gonna turn your head around[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                        [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nGirl what you want me to do[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nIf I leave this thing all up to you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI'm gonna lose the best thing I've found[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI can see what's going down[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse\r\n\r\nSo I talk to the night, I head for the light\r\nTry to hold it on the road\r\nThank God for the man who put the white lines on the highway\r\nBaby what you gonna do when the fire is through\r\nAnd you find he's out looking for somebody new\r\nCause you did everything that he wanted you to do\r\nAnd now you're all alone and crying\r\nAren't you ...\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n        Lover ... what you want to go and do that for\r\n        Lover ... why'd you want to tear it apart, ooh\r\n        Lover ... you say you got your reasons, I need more\r\n        Lover ... ooh, give me back my heart\r\n\r\n        Lover ... what you want to go and do that for\r\n        Lover ... tell me why'd you want to tear it apart, ooh\r\n        Lover ... you say you got your reasons, I need more\r\n        Lover ... you gotta give me back my heart, give it back girl\r\n        Lover\r\n\r\n\r\nthere ya go now again if you share and repost please just give me credit when you do \r\nthis song use 5ths\r\n(power chords) to allow the open top string for the E chord","plain_text":"off of their most successful album Heartland which featured the MSB biggest hit He can't \nlove you\n\nthis one was also a very minor US hit however huge in the Midwest it features the iconic line\n\"thank god for the man who put the white lines on the highway\"\n\nnow this song is pretty simple the hardest part is the kind of double bass then chord \nrhythm MS uses\n\nso here we go another great song by MSB\n\nIntro\nE-A-B-E-A-B-E\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDo they ...\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(THE VERSE AND THE CHORUS CONTINUE ON THE SAME WAY)\n\nWhen the cold comes to stay it takes your breath away\nAnd it makes the hours crawl\nAnd it feels to me like I've been driving forever\nThen your words return, the whole place burns\nAnd I just don't know where to begin\nGirl could you just make it anybody else\nAnybody else but him\nCould you ...\n\n        Lover ... what you want to go and do that for\n        Lover ... why'd you want to tear it apart, ooh\n        Lover ... you say you got your reasons, I need more\n        Lover ... ooh, give me back my heart\n\nBridge\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse\n\nSo I talk to the night, I head for the light\nTry to hold it on the road\nThank God for the man who put the white lines on the highway\nBaby what you gonna do when the fire is through\nAnd you find he's out looking for somebody new\nCause you did everything that he wanted you to do\nAnd now you're all alone and crying\nAren't you ...\n\nChorus\n        Lover ... what you want to go and do that for\n        Lover ... why'd you want to tear it apart, ooh\n        Lover ... you say you got your reasons, I need more\n        Lover ... ooh, give me back my heart\n\n        Lover ... what you want to go and do that for\n        Lover ... tell me why'd you want to tear it apart, ooh\n        Lover ... you say you got your reasons, I need more\n        Lover ... you gotta give me back my heart, give it back girl\n        Lover\n\n\nthere ya go now again if you share and repost please just give me credit when you do \nthis song use 5ths\n(power chords) to allow the open top string for the E chord","chords":["E","A","B","C#m"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}