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Lover Come Back

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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TUNING: Drop D with lowered high E (D A D G B D)
CAPO 3rd fret
I've corrected some chords and the tuning of the song. You can use the video also as a guide for 
D|---C0-----Dm7add11---0------Fmaj7/C--0--------Am0----|
B|---1--------1--------1--------1----|
G|---0--------0--------2--------2----|
D|---2--------3--------3--------2----|
A|---3--------0--------3--------0----|
D|------------0----------------------|
[INTRO]
 C|  Dm7add11|  Fmaj7/C| C  
[Embellishment]
D|Dm7add11--3p2--2--2----2-----|
B|--1----1--1h3--1-----|
G|--0----0--0----0-----|
D|--3-------3----3-----|
A|--0-------0----0-----|
D|--0-------0----0-----|
[VERSE]
   CBound for trouble Dm7add11from the start
   Fmaj7/CI've been walking through this old world Cin the dark
   CAll along right Dm7add11by my side
   Fmaj7/CThere you were shining, my Cray of light
[CHORUS]
   I sing, Clover come back, lover come back to Dm7add11me
   Won't you Fmaj7/Cever come back, ever come back to Cme
   How Ccould I have been so foolish to let you Dm7add11leave?
   Fmaj7/CLover come back, lover come back to Cme
[INTERLUDE]
 C|  Dm7add11|  Fmaj7/C| C  
[VERSE]
   CI'll never be as good as I'd Dm7add11like to be
   Fmaj7/CEternally restless, refusing to beClieve
   But I think that we Cmissed our connection
   I wanted to Dm7add11feel your affection
   Fmaj7/CUntil my final Cdays
[CHORUS]
   I sing, Clover come back, lover come back to Dm7add11me
   Won't you Fmaj7/Cever come back, ever come back to Cme
   How Ccould I have been so foolish to let you Dm7add11leave?
   Fmaj7/CLover come back, lover come back to Cme
[BRIDGE]
   AmI am warm enougFmaj7/Ch, yet I still shiver
   Dm7add11I am fed but still I Fmaj7/Cstarve
   AmYou know me, I am thFmaj7/Ce great misgiver
   Dm7add11Always waiting on the clouds to Fmaj7/Cpart
[CHORUS]
   I sing, Clover come back, lover come back to Dm7add11me
   Won't you Fmaj7/Cever come back, ever come back to Cme
   How Ccould I have been so foolish to let you Dm7add11leave?
   Fmaj7/CLover come back, lover come back to Cme
   I sing, Clover come back, lover come back to Dm7add11me
   Won't you Fmaj7/Cever come back, ever come back to Cme
   How Ccould I have been so foolish to let you Dm7add11leave?
   Fmaj7/CLover come back, lover come back to Cme

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Lover Come Back

by City and Colour

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7add11

Fmaj7/C

TUNING: Drop D with lowered high E (D A D G B D)

CAPO 3rd fret

I've corrected some chords and the tuning of the song. You can use the video also as a guide for

C Dm7add11 Fmaj7/C Am

D|---0--------0--------0--------0----|

B|---1--------1--------1--------1----|

G|---0--------0--------2--------2----|

D|---2--------3--------3--------2----|

A|---3--------0--------3--------0----|

D|------------0----------------------|

[INTRO]

C Dm7add11 Fmaj7/C C

| | |

[Embellishment]

Dm7add11

D|--3p2--2--2----2-----|

B|--1----1--1h3--1-----|

G|--0----0--0----0-----|

D|--3-------3----3-----|

A|--0-------0----0-----|

D|--0-------0----0-----|

[VERSE]

C Dm7add11

Bound for trouble from the start

Fmaj7/C C

I've been walking through this old world in the dark

C Dm7add11

All along right by my side

Fmaj7/C C

There you were shining, my ray of light

[CHORUS]

C Dm7add11

I sing, lover come back, lover come back to me

Fmaj7/C C

Won't you ever come back, ever come back to me

C Dm7add11

How could I have been so foolish to let you leave?

Fmaj7/C C

Lover come back, lover come back to me

[INTERLUDE]

C Dm7add11 Fmaj7/C C

| | |

[VERSE]

C Dm7add11

I'll never be as good as I'd like to be

Fmaj7/C C

Eternally restless, refusing to believe

But I think that we missed our connection

Dm7add11

I wanted to feel your affection

Fmaj7/C C

Until my final days

[CHORUS]

C Dm7add11

I sing, lover come back, lover come back to me

Fmaj7/C C

Won't you ever come back, ever come back to me

C Dm7add11

How could I have been so foolish to let you leave?

Fmaj7/C C

Lover come back, lover come back to me

[BRIDGE]

Am Fmaj7/C

I am warm enough, yet I still shiver

Dm7add11 Fmaj7/C

I am fed but still I starve

Am Fmaj7/C

You know me, I am the great misgiver

Dm7add11 Fmaj7/C

Always waiting on the clouds to part

[CHORUS]

C Dm7add11

I sing, lover come back, lover come back to me

Fmaj7/C C

Won't you ever come back, ever come back to me

C Dm7add11

How could I have been so foolish to let you leave?

Fmaj7/C C

Lover come back, lover come back to me

C Dm7add11

I sing, lover come back, lover come back to me

Fmaj7/C C

Won't you ever come back, ever come back to me

C Dm7add11

How could I have been so foolish to let you leave?

Fmaj7/C C

Lover come back, lover come back to me

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