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Lover I Dont Have To Love

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Lover I don't have to Love
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Tabbed by: Tess
E-mail: [email protected]
NOTE: I saw that there was only one tab for this song with chords, so I basically 
just took that and changed it a bit to fit the song better. Kudos to David for 
putting this up in the first place ! (And for finding most of the chords anyhow) 
Am E C F
Am E C F E
AmI picked you Eout 
COf a Fcrowd to talk to you 
AmSaid I liked your Eshoes 
CYou said Fthanks can I follow you? 
AmSo it's up the Estairs 
CAnd out of view, Fno prying eyes 
AmI poured some Gwine 
CI asked your Fname you asked the Etime
AmNow it's two o'Eclock, 
Cthe club is Fclosed we're up the block
AmYour hands on Eme 
CPressing hard Fagainst your jeans
AmYour tongue in my Emouth 
CTrying to keep the Fwords from coming out
AmYou didn't care to Gknow 
CWho else may Fhave been you Ebefore
AmI want a lover I Edon't have to love 
CI want a girl who's to Fsad to give a fuck
AmWhere's the kid Ewith the chemicals?
CI thought he said to meet me Fhere but I'm not sure
AmI got the money if you Ggot the time 
CYou said it feels Fgood I said I'll give it a Etry
AmThen my mind went Edark 
CWe both forgot Fwhere your car was parked 
AmLet's just take the Etrain
CI'll meet up with the Fband in the morning
AmBad actors with Ebad habits 
CSome sad singers 
FThey just play tragic
AmAnd the phone's Eringing 
CAnd the van's Fleaving 
AmLet's just keeGp touching
CLet's just keep Fkeep singEing
AmI want a lover I Edon't have to love
CI want a boy who's so Fdrunk he doesn't talk
AmWhere's the kid with the Echemicals
CI got a hunger and I Fcan't seem to get full
AmI need some meaning I can Ememorize
CThe kind I have always Fseems to slip my Emind
But you but you
GYou write sAmuch pretty Cwords
GBut life's no story Ambook 
Love is an Gexcuse to get Amhurt 
And to Ehurt 
Am"Do you like to Ehurt?"
"I do! I Cdo!"
Am"Then hurt me."

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Lover I Dont Have To Love

by Bright Eyes

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Lover I don't have to Love

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Tabbed by: Tess

E-mail: [email protected]

NOTE: I saw that there was only one tab for this song with chords, so I basically

just took that and changed it a bit to fit the song better. Kudos to David for

putting this up in the first place ! (And for finding most of the chords anyhow)

Am E C F

Am E C F E

Am E

I picked you out

C F

Of a crowd to talk to you

Am E

Said I liked your shoes

C F

You said thanks can I follow you?

Am E

So it's up the stairs

C F

And out of view, no prying eyes

Am G

I poured some wine

C F E

I asked your name you asked the time

Am E

Now it's two o'clock,

C F

the club is closed we're up the block

Am E

Your hands on me

C F

Pressing hard against your jeans

Am E

Your tongue in my mouth

C F

Trying to keep the words from coming out

Am G

You didn't care to know

C F E

Who else may have been you before

Am E

I want a lover I don't have to love

C F

I want a girl who's to sad to give a fuck

Am E

Where's the kid with the chemicals?

C F

I thought he said to meet me here but I'm not sure

Am G

I got the money if you got the time

C F E

You said it feels good I said I'll give it a try

Am E

Then my mind went dark

C F

We both forgot where your car was parked

Am E

Let's just take the train

C F

I'll meet up with the band in the morning

Am E

Bad actors with bad habits

Some sad singers

They just play tragic

Am E

And the phone's ringing

C F

And the van's leaving

Am G

Let's just keep touching

C F E

Let's just keep keep singing

Am E

I want a lover I don't have to love

C F

I want a boy who's so drunk he doesn't talk

Am E

Where's the kid with the chemicals

C F

I got a hunger and I can't seem to get full

Am E

I need some meaning I can memorize

C F E

The kind I have always seems to slip my mind

But you but you

G Am C

You write such pretty words

G Am

But life's no story book

G Am

Love is an excuse to get hurt

And to hurt

Am E

"Do you like to hurt?"

"I do! I do!"

"Then hurt me."

About Lover I Dont Have To Love Chords by Bright Eyes

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