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We Should Be Lovers

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Capo on 3rd fret
This is how Eamonn Barrett plays the rhythm section of this song on live versions I have watched.
C/G:     3-3-2-0-1-0
Am:      x-0-2-2-1-0
Em:      0-2-2-0-0-0
G6add11: 3-2-0-0-1-0
C:       x-3-2-0-1-0
Cadd4:   x-3-2-0-1-3
Em is longest played chord in nearly all the intro, verses, choruses etc.
[Intro]
C/G  Am        Em
C/G  Am        Em
C/G  Am        Em
CMy mouth is Amlike a loaded Emgun
I'm shooting it off to anyone
CDon't need for Amthem to underEmstand
I wanna feel like I'm a man
CI'm checking you out, I'm not checking Emin
Up and down as the music beAmgins
My head is spinning round and Fround
My head is gonna hit the Cground
Cadd4We should be
G6add11We should be
AmWe should be
FWe should be CloveeeeAmeeeeeerEms
We should be CloveeeeAmeeeeeers
'Cause we can't be Emfriends
We should be CloveeeeAmeeeeeerEms
'Cause we can't be Cfriends
CI've had my Amfill, I've had my Emfun
I've had enough of everyone
CThe tapping Amfeet, coolest Emlabels
The lost and found at every Ctable
Lights go out, the music goes Emdown
Reality hits like a smack in the Ammouth
The DJ spins it round and Fround
Oh DJ spin me round and Cround
Cadd4We should be
G6add11We should be
AmWe should be
FWe should be CloveeeeAmeeeeeerEms
We should be CloveeeeAmeeeeeers
'Cause we can't be Emfriends
We should be CloveeeeAmeeeeeerEms
'Cause we can't be Cfriends
C/GWe should be
G6add11We should be (Yeah Yeah Yeah)
AmWe should be
EmWe should be
C/GMy mouth is like a loaded Ggun
(We should be)
I'm shooting it off to anyone
(We should be)
AmDon't need for them to underFstand
(We should be)
                          C/G(sustain until "Lovers")
I wanna feel like I'm a man
FWe should be CloveeeeAmeeeeeerEms
We should be CloveeeeAmeeeeeers
'Cause we can't be Emfriends
We should be CloveeeeAmeeeeeerEms
'Cause we can't be Cfriends
C/GNo, we can'Amt be frieEmnds
G6add11Oh, we can'Amt be frieEmnds
C/GOh, we can'Amt be frieEmnds

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We Should Be Lovers

by Royseven

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Cadd4

G6add11

Capo on 3rd fret

This is how Eamonn Barrett plays the rhythm section of this song on live versions I have watched.

C/G: 3-3-2-0-1-0

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0

Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0

G6add11: 3-2-0-0-1-0

C: x-3-2-0-1-0

Cadd4: x-3-2-0-1-3

Em is longest played chord in nearly all the intro, verses, choruses etc.

[Intro]

C/G Am Em

C Am Em

My mouth is like a loaded gun

I'm shooting it off to anyone

C Am Em

Don't need for them to understand

I wanna feel like I'm a man

C Em

I'm checking you out, I'm not checking in

Up and down as the music begins

My head is spinning round and round

My head is gonna hit the ground

Cadd4

We should be

G6add11

We should be

F C Am Em

We should be loveeeeeeeeeers

C Am

We should be loveeeeeeeeeers

'Cause we can't be friends

C Am Em

We should be loveeeeeeeeeers

'Cause we can't be friends

C Am Em

I've had my fill, I've had my fun

I've had enough of everyone

C Am Em

The tapping feet, coolest labels

The lost and found at every table

Lights go out, the music goes down

Reality hits like a smack in the mouth

The DJ spins it round and round

Oh DJ spin me round and round

Cadd4

We should be

G6add11

We should be

F C Am Em

We should be loveeeeeeeeeers

C Am

We should be loveeeeeeeeeers

'Cause we can't be friends

C Am Em

We should be loveeeeeeeeeers

'Cause we can't be friends

C/G

We should be

G6add11

We should be (Yeah Yeah Yeah)

We should be

C/G G

My mouth is like a loaded gun

(We should be)

I'm shooting it off to anyone

(We should be)

Am F

Don't need for them to understand

(We should be)

C/G(sustain until "Lovers")

I wanna feel like I'm a man

F C Am Em

We should be loveeeeeeeeeers

C Am

We should be loveeeeeeeeeers

'Cause we can't be friends

C Am Em

We should be loveeeeeeeeeers

'Cause we can't be friends

C/G Am Em

No, we can't be friends

G6add11 Am Em

Oh, we can't be friends

C/G Am Em

Oh, we can't be friends

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