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CARL CARATS , SO LONG MY LOVER , TAB DONE BY DECLANACDC.
I GOT THESE CHORDS OFF WATCHING CARL BARAT IN ONE OF HIS VIDEOS FOR THIS SONG.
STANDARD TUNING.
CHORDS :      OR
 G3-2-0-0-3-3  
D 0-0-0-2-3-2 /0-5-5-4-3-0 / 0-5-7-7-X-X
C 0-3-2-0-1-0 / 0-3-5-5-X-X
 E0-2-2-1-0-0   
 AM0-0-2-2-1-0
C? 0-4-3-0-2-0
 E110-2-0-2-0-2
 EM0-2-2-0-0-0
 B0-2-4-4-X-X
INTRO: G,D,C,  D  G,D  
VERSE 1
WCe met when hope was oEh so young 
I toAMok you from that drunken bum
CAnd held you Elike some father
AnAMd we both mourned for each other 
                              C  C?
Oh yes we were so full or hope than that you see
DYou'd be a dancer, E11and a singer me
CYou danced your dance Dand my sweet soEMng was sung
VERSE 2
CI was wreckless, you were Efree
AMi took you round the world with me
CSo holy togetEher
AMNo devils could tear us apart
                          C  C?
The lights were bright on Portland Street
DAnd with the future E11at our feet
Cwe held onto each otDher
EMBut somewhere lost your way
CHORUS
GSo long; my Dlover
CIt's over           DX2
VERSE 3
CWho was that boy that you Edid see
AMDid having him bring you loser to me?
Cso blindly you sEwung from thAMe hook our love hung from
                C  C?
But retribution does come soon
Dtwo lovers in a E11hotel room 
CYou danced your dance aDnd my sweet song wEMas sung
CHORUS
GSo Long, My DLover
CIt's Over        D2X
BRIDGE
AFragile wings 
EMIn a silver castle
AAnd love that's wrought
EMToo hard and fast
AI guess that's how it came Cto be
DMy dancing girl skBipped away from me
AI was blind i could noEMt see
AThe mirror cracked iEMn front of me
ADarling girl pleasCe understand
DThere's no blood on your Bpretty hands
CHORUS / OUTRO
GSo Long, mDy lover
CIt's Over               DX3
FADE OUT

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So Long My Lover

by Carl Barât

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E11

CARL CARATS , SO LONG MY LOVER , TAB DONE BY DECLANACDC.

I GOT THESE CHORDS OFF WATCHING CARL BARAT IN ONE OF HIS VIDEOS FOR THIS SONG.

STANDARD TUNING.

CHORDS : OR

3-2-0-0-3-3

D 0-0-0-2-3-2 /0-5-5-4-3-0 / 0-5-7-7-X-X

C 0-3-2-0-1-0 / 0-3-5-5-X-X

0-2-2-1-0-0

0-0-2-2-1-0

? 0-4-3-0-2-0

E11

0-2-0-2-0-2

0-2-2-0-0-0

0-2-4-4-X-X

G D C D G D

INTRO: ,,, ,

VERSE 1

C E

We met when hope was oh so young

I took you from that drunken bum

C E

And held you like some father

And we both mourned for each other

C C

Oh yes we were so full or hope than that you see

D E11

You'd be a dancer, and a singer me

C D EM

You danced your dance and my sweet song was sung

VERSE 2

C E

I was wreckless, you were free

i took you round the world with me

C E

So holy together

No devils could tear us apart

C C

The lights were bright on Portland Street

D E11

And with the future at our feet

C D

we held onto each other

But somewhere lost your way

CHORUS

G D

So long; my lover

C D

It's over X2

VERSE 3

C E

Who was that boy that you did see

Did having him bring you loser to me?

C E AM

so blindly you swung from the hook our love hung from

C C

But retribution does come soon

D E11

two lovers in a hotel room

C D EM

You danced your dance and my sweet song was sung

CHORUS

G D

So Long, My Lover

C D

It's Over 2X

BRIDGE

Fragile wings

In a silver castle

And love that's wrought

Too hard and fast

A C

I guess that's how it came to be

D B

My dancing girl skipped away from me

A EM

I was blind i could not see

A EM

The mirror cracked in front of me

A C

Darling girl please understand

D B

There's no blood on your pretty hands

CHORUS / OUTRO

G D

So Long, my lover

C D

It's Over X3

FADE OUT

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