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off of their most successful album Heartland which featured the MSB biggest hit He can't 
love you
this one was also a very minor US hit however huge in the Midwest it features the iconic line
"thank god for the man who put the white lines on the highway"
now this song is pretty simple the hardest part is the kind of double bass then chord 
rhythm MS uses
so here we go another great song by MSB
Intro
E-A-B-E-A-B-E  
EWell the glow from the bars and a thousand stars
ALight the cold Ohio nighBt
EAnd the turnpike's slick, tAhe snow's as thick as thievesB  
ESince your call came through tAhere ain't nothing new
EBut the radio and Athe headlights
EAnd the news at the top of the Ahour
BThat no one really believes,
Do they ...
        C#mLover ... wAhat you want to go and do thBat for
        C#mLover ... wAhy'd you want to tear it apaBrt, ooh
        C#mLover ... yAou say you got your reasons, I need morBe
        C#mLover ... oAoh, give me back my heart
        BGive it back girEl
(THE VERSE AND THE CHORUS CONTINUE ON THE SAME WAY)
When the cold comes to stay it takes your breath away
And it makes the hours crawl
And it feels to me like I've been driving forever
Then your words return, the whole place burns
And I just don't know where to begin
Girl could you just make it anybody else
Anybody else but him
Could you ...
        Lover ... what you want to go and do that for
        Lover ... why'd you want to tear it apart, ooh
        Lover ... you say you got your reasons, I need more
        Lover ... ooh, give me back my heart
Bridge
BAnd somewhere ahead tonight
AWith fine wine and candlelight
EHe's gonna turn your head aBround
BGirl what you want me to C#mdo
EIf I leave this thing all up to you
AI'm gonna lose the best thing I've Efound
AI can see what's goBing down
Verse
So I talk to the night, I head for the light
Try to hold it on the road
Thank God for the man who put the white lines on the highway
Baby what you gonna do when the fire is through
And you find he's out looking for somebody new
Cause you did everything that he wanted you to do
And now you're all alone and crying
Aren't you ...
Chorus
        Lover ... what you want to go and do that for
        Lover ... why'd you want to tear it apart, ooh
        Lover ... you say you got your reasons, I need more
        Lover ... ooh, give me back my heart
        Lover ... what you want to go and do that for
        Lover ... tell me why'd you want to tear it apart, ooh
        Lover ... you say you got your reasons, I need more
        Lover ... you gotta give me back my heart, give it back girl
        Lover
there ya go now again if you share and repost please just give me credit when you do 
this song use 5ths
(power chords) to allow the open top string for the E chord

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Lover

by Michael Stanley Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#m

off of their most successful album Heartland which featured the MSB biggest hit He can't

love you

this one was also a very minor US hit however huge in the Midwest it features the iconic line

"thank god for the man who put the white lines on the highway"

now this song is pretty simple the hardest part is the kind of double bass then chord

rhythm MS uses

so here we go another great song by MSB

Intro

E A B E A B E

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Well the glow from the bars and a thousand stars

A B

Light the cold Ohio night

E A B

And the turnpike's slick, the snow's as thick as thieves

E A

Since your call came through there ain't nothing new

E A

But the radio and the headlights

E A

And the news at the top of the hour

That no one really believes,

Do they ...

C#m A B

Lover ... what you want to go and do that for

C#m A B

Lover ... why'd you want to tear it apart, ooh

C#m A B

Lover ... you say you got your reasons, I need more

C#m A

Lover ... ooh, give me back my heart

B E

Give it back girl

(THE VERSE AND THE CHORUS CONTINUE ON THE SAME WAY)

When the cold comes to stay it takes your breath away

And it makes the hours crawl

And it feels to me like I've been driving forever

Then your words return, the whole place burns

And I just don't know where to begin

Girl could you just make it anybody else

Anybody else but him

Could you ...

Lover ... what you want to go and do that for

Lover ... why'd you want to tear it apart, ooh

Lover ... you say you got your reasons, I need more

Lover ... ooh, give me back my heart

Bridge

And somewhere ahead tonight

With fine wine and candlelight

E B

He's gonna turn your head around

B C#m

Girl what you want me to do

If I leave this thing all up to you

A E

I'm gonna lose the best thing I've found

A B

I can see what's going down

Verse

So I talk to the night, I head for the light

Try to hold it on the road

Thank God for the man who put the white lines on the highway

Baby what you gonna do when the fire is through

And you find he's out looking for somebody new

Cause you did everything that he wanted you to do

And now you're all alone and crying

Aren't you ...

Chorus

Lover ... what you want to go and do that for

Lover ... why'd you want to tear it apart, ooh

Lover ... you say you got your reasons, I need more

Lover ... ooh, give me back my heart

Lover ... what you want to go and do that for

Lover ... tell me why'd you want to tear it apart, ooh

Lover ... you say you got your reasons, I need more

Lover ... you gotta give me back my heart, give it back girl

Lover

there ya go now again if you share and repost please just give me credit when you do

this song use 5ths

(power chords) to allow the open top string for the E chord

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