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Lovers in a Dangerous Time
Actually, it's by Bruce Cockburn, but the ladies do a pretty decent version
of it too.  This is how I do the song, not the same key as Cockburn, but
you get the idea.
Capo 4th fret
GDon't the hours grow Amshorter as the days go Fby
GYou never get to Amstop and open your Feyes
GOne day you're Amwaiting for the sky to Ffall
GAnd next you're dazzled by the Ambeauty of it Fall
When you're Glovers Amin a dangerous Ftime
GLovers Amin a dangerous Ftime
GThese fragile Ambodies of touch and Ftaste
GThis vibrant Amskin, this hair like Flace
GSpirits Amopen to the thrust of Fgrace
GNever a breaAmth you can afford to Fwaste
When you're Glovers Amin a dangerous Ftime
GLovers Amin a dangerous Ftime
When you're Glovers Amin a  dangerous Ftime
GLovers Amin a dangerous Ftime
GWhen you're Amlovers in a dangerous Ftime
GSometimes you're made to feel as Amif your love's a Fcrime
GBut nothing worth having comes Amwithout some kind of Ffight
GYou gotta kick at the Amdarkness 'til it bleeds dayFlight
When you're GloverAms in a dangerous Ftime
GLovers Amin a dangerous Ftime
When you're GloverAms in a dangerous Ftime
GLovers Amin a dangerous Ftime
LOVERS IN A DANGEROUS TIME by Bruce Cockburn
     B024400
   C#m046600
 Amaj9002200
B  C#m  Amaj9
B  C#m  Amaj9
BDon't the hours grow C#mshorter as the days go Amaj9by
BYou never get to stop C#mand open your eAmaj9yes
BOne day you're waitinC#mg for the sky to Amaj9fall
BAnd next you're dazzlC#med by the beauty Amaj9of it all
When you're Blovers C#min a dangerous tAmaj9imeE  
BLovers C#min a dangerous tAmaj9imeE  
These fragile bodies of touch and taste
This vibrant skin this hair like lace
Spirits open to the thrust of grace
Never a breath you can afford to waste
When you're lovers in a dangerous time
Lovers in a dangerous time
When you're lovers in a dangerous time
Lovers in a dangerous time
INSTRUMENTAL:
(SLOW)    B    C#m    Asus2    F#m7    E    B    C#m  Asus2  
        B  C#m  Asus2  F#m7  E  B  C#m  Asus2
When you're lovers in a dangerous time
Sometimes you're made to feel as if your love's a crime
Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight
Got to kick at the darkness till it bleeds daylight
When you're lovers in a dangerous time
When you're lovers in a dangerous time
When you're lovers in a dangerous time
Lovers in a dangerous time

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Lovers In A Dangerous Time

by Bruce Cockburn

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Amaj9

Asus2

F#m7

Lovers in a Dangerous Time

Actually, it's by Bruce Cockburn, but the ladies do a pretty decent version

of it too. This is how I do the song, not the same key as Cockburn, but

you get the idea.

Capo 4th fret

G Am F

Don't the hours grow shorter as the days go by

G Am F

You never get to stop and open your eyes

G Am F

One day you're waiting for the sky to fall

G Am F

And next you're dazzled by the beauty of it all

G Am F

When you're lovers in a dangerous time

G Am F

Lovers in a dangerous time

G Am F

These fragile bodies of touch and taste

G Am F

This vibrant skin, this hair like lace

G Am F

Spirits open to the thrust of grace

G Am F

Never a breath you can afford to waste

G Am F

When you're lovers in a dangerous time

G Am F

Lovers in a dangerous time

G Am F

When you're lovers in a dangerous time

G Am F

Lovers in a dangerous time

G Am F

When you're lovers in a dangerous time

G Am F

Sometimes you're made to feel as if your love's a crime

G Am F

But nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight

G Am F

You gotta kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight

G Am F

When you're lovers in a dangerous time

G Am F

Lovers in a dangerous time

G Am F

When you're lovers in a dangerous time

G Am F

Lovers in a dangerous time

LOVERS IN A DANGEROUS TIME by Bruce Cockburn

024400

C#m

046600

Amaj9

002200

B C#m Amaj9

Don't the hours grow shorter as the days go by

B C#m Amaj9

You never get to stop and open your eyes

B C#m Amaj9

One day you're waiting for the sky to fall

B C#m Amaj9

And next you're dazzled by the beauty of it all

B C#m Amaj9 E

When you're lovers in a dangerous time

B C#m Amaj9 E

Lovers in a dangerous time

These fragile bodies of touch and taste

This vibrant skin this hair like lace

Spirits open to the thrust of grace

Never a breath you can afford to waste

When you're lovers in a dangerous time

Lovers in a dangerous time

When you're lovers in a dangerous time

Lovers in a dangerous time

INSTRUMENTAL:

B C#m Asus2 F#m7 E B C#m Asus2

(SLOW)

B C#m Asus2 F#m7 E B C#m Asus2

When you're lovers in a dangerous time

Sometimes you're made to feel as if your love's a crime

Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight

Got to kick at the darkness till it bleeds daylight

When you're lovers in a dangerous time

Lovers in a dangerous time

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