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To Be a Lover - Billy Idol (Storytellers version)
[Intro]
C
[Verse]
Have I tCold you lately that I love you
If I didn't, dFarlin', you see, I'm so sorry
Didn't I rCeach out and hold you in these lovin' arms
Well, if I didn't, oh bFaby. Well, I'm so sorry
When I rCealized that you need love too, gonna spend my life makin' love to you.
[Chorus]
ForFgot to be a lover. Have mercy.
Forgot to be a lover, babe. (Have mCercy)
Forgot to be a lover. (Have mercy)
Forgot to be a lover. (Have mFercy)
Make it on through to you somehow. (Have mercy, baby)
Got to be a lover, bCabe. (Forgot to be a lover) Woo! Woo!
[Verse]
Well, did I ask you, yes, would you come and share, oh, share,
Oh, the burden and the tFask. That's at love's command
Didn't I sCay all those lovin' special things
That you long to hFear to show how much I care
Well, when I rCealize that you need love too, gonna spend my life makin' love to you
[Chorus]
ForFgot to be a lover (Have mercy)
[Verse]
Well, well I wCorked all day, hard as I can
Worked all night, didn't make me a man.
[Chorus]
(ForFgot to be a lover) (Have mercy, Oo)
[Verse]
                                             CN.C.                         F  
When I realized that you need love too, gonna spend my life makin' love to you.
(Forgot to be a lover) Got to be a lover, babe.
COo, mercy. (Have mercy)
Have mercy, baby. (Have mercy, baby)
I'm gonna mFake it on through to you somehow, so have mercy.
(Have mercy, have mCercy, baby)
Have I told you, yes, lately that I love you
If I didn't, oh bFaby, yes, I'm so sorry.
Ah, but you know I really lCove you, baby.(Love you baby)
I really love you baby (Love you baby)
I really nFeed you baby (Need you baby)
I really want you baby (Want you baCby)F  
[Outro]
I rCealized, I really need love too,
Gonna sFpend my life makin' love, makin' love, makin' love to you
Well I wCorked all day, hard as I can
N.C.                                F  
Worked all night, didn't make me a man. (Forgot to be a lover)
Forgot to be a lover (Have mercy) Oh
Have mCercy, baby. (Have mercy)
Have mercy, baby. (Have mercy)
Have mFercy, baby. (Have mercy, baby)
I'm gonna make it on through
I rCealized, (Forgot to be a lover) I really need love too,
Gonna sFpend my life, spend my life makin' love to yCou
(Forgot to be a lover)
(ForFgot to be a lover) (Have mercy) (Have mercy)
Have mCercy, baby. (Have mercy)
(FoFrgot to be a lover) (Have mercy) (Have mercy)

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To Be A Lover

by Billy Idol

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To Be a Lover - Billy Idol (Storytellers version)

[Intro]

[Verse]

Have I told you lately that I love you

If I didn't, darlin', you see, I'm so sorry

Didn't I reach out and hold you in these lovin' arms

Well, if I didn't, oh baby. Well, I'm so sorry

When I realized that you need love too, gonna spend my life makin' love to you.

[Chorus]

Forgot to be a lover. Have mercy.

Forgot to be a lover, babe. (Have mercy)

Forgot to be a lover. (Have mercy)

Make it on through to you somehow. (Have mercy, baby)

Got to be a lover, babe. (Forgot to be a lover) Woo! Woo!

[Verse]

Well, did I ask you, yes, would you come and share, oh, share,

Oh, the burden and the task. That's at love's command

Didn't I say all those lovin' special things

That you long to hear to show how much I care

Well, when I realize that you need love too, gonna spend my life makin' love to you

[Chorus]

Forgot to be a lover (Have mercy)

[Verse]

Well, well I worked all day, hard as I can

Worked all night, didn't make me a man.

[Chorus]

(Forgot to be a lover) (Have mercy, Oo)

[Verse]

C F

N.C.

When I realized that you need love too, gonna spend my life makin' love to you.

(Forgot to be a lover) Got to be a lover, babe.

Oo, mercy. (Have mercy)

Have mercy, baby. (Have mercy, baby)

I'm gonna make it on through to you somehow, so have mercy.

(Have mercy, have mercy, baby)

Have I told you, yes, lately that I love you

If I didn't, oh baby, yes, I'm so sorry.

Ah, but you know I really love you, baby.(Love you baby)

I really love you baby (Love you baby)

I really need you baby (Need you baby)

C F

I really want you baby (Want you baby)

[Outro]

I realized, I really need love too,

Gonna spend my life makin' love, makin' love, makin' love to you

Well I worked all day, hard as I can

N.C.

Worked all night, didn't make me a man. (Forgot to be a lover)

Forgot to be a lover (Have mercy) Oh

Have mercy, baby. (Have mercy)

Have mercy, baby. (Have mercy, baby)

I'm gonna make it on through

I realized, (Forgot to be a lover) I really need love too,

F C

Gonna spend my life, spend my life makin' love to you

(Forgot to be a lover)

(Forgot to be a lover) (Have mercy) (Have mercy)

Have mercy, baby. (Have mercy)

(Forgot to be a lover) (Have mercy) (Have mercy)

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