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1/6

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 6Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Feel free to use conventional chords.
22.4.17(edit) I found the F#m and D can be completely skipped and it sounds better.
e|--Ax-----Bmx------Gx-----Dx-----Bbm-x-----F#m-x--
B|--x-----x------x-----x------x------x--
G|--6-----7------4-----11-----6------2--
D|--x-----x------x-----x------x------x--
A|--x-----x------x-----x------x------x--
E|--5-----7------3-----10-----6------2--
[Intro]
G  F#m G  A Bm
[Verse 1]
Nobody sees what's Dhidden in whispersA  Bm  
BmNobody knows how Dyou're feeling tonightG  A  Bm  
You paint your smile like you're Dpainting a picturGe
AAnd you were Bmnever the one to turn and rDun from Ga fightD  
[Verse 2]
Now you Bmdon't know what you're doing wrong,
You've been Adancing to all the right songs
And I Gsee it in your eyes,
You're leaving the sunA, dream of the moonlBmight
[Chours]
BmOooh, loverA  
OF#mooh, Ayou've been hiding in the dGarkness, in the shadows
Saying Bbm"I don't Awanna be lonely"Bm  
oooh loverA  
oooh you're wide eyed and you're Gwasted and you know it
Saying Bbm"I dAon't wanna be lonely"Bm  
[Verse 2]
Don't look back, F#mnow.G  
ABecause there's Bmnobody else
Bmwho can turn this around F#min Gyour head
GAnd now thAese fBmigures appearing in the dark
This Aromance eclipse from your books you read
And I Gsee it in your eyes
Aleaving the sun, dream of the moonligBmht
[Chours]
Oooh, loverA  
Oooh, you've been hiding in the Gdarkness, in the shadows
Saying Bbm"I dAon't wanna be lonely"Bm  
oooh loverA  
oooh you're wide eyed and you're Gwasted and you know it
Saying Bbm"I don't Awanna be lonely"D  
[Bridge]
DAnd you hear it in your head and it feels Aglorious
                                       Bm*D G  
To sing these lullabies of death or glory
BmYou hear it in your head and it feels gAlorious
To sing these Glullabies of death or glory
Alullabies of deF#math or Aglory,
Dhey!Bm  
[Chours]
Oooh, loverA  
Oooh, you've been hiding in the Gdarkness, in the shadows
Saying Bbm"I don't Awanna be lonely"Bm  
oooh loverA  
oooh you're wide eyed and you're Gwasted and you know it
GSaying Bbm"I don't Awanna be lonely"
A(play till fade)

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Lover

by Sons And Lovers

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Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

F#m

Feel free to use conventional chords.

22.4.17(edit) I found the F#m and D can be completely skipped and it sounds better.

A Bm G D Bbm F#m

e|--x-----x------x-----x------x------x--

B|--x-----x------x-----x------x------x--

G|--6-----7------4-----11-----6------2--

D|--x-----x------x-----x------x------x--

A|--x-----x------x-----x------x------x--

E|--5-----7------3-----10-----6------2--

[Intro]

G F#m G A Bm

[Verse 1]

D A Bm

Nobody sees what's hidden in whispers

Bm D G A Bm

Nobody knows how you're feeling tonight

D G

You paint your smile like you're painting a picture

A Bm D G D

And you were never the one to turn and run from a fight

[Verse 2]

Now you don't know what you're doing wrong,

You've been dancing to all the right songs

And I see it in your eyes,

A Bm

You're leaving the sun, dream of the moonlight

[Chours]

Bm A

Oooh, lover

F#m A G

Oooh, you've been hiding in the darkness, in the shadows

Bbm A Bm

Saying "I don't wanna be lonely"

oooh lover

oooh you're wide eyed and you're wasted and you know it

Bbm A Bm

Saying "I don't wanna be lonely"

[Verse 2]

F#m G

Don't look back, now.

A Bm

Because there's nobody else

Bm F#m G

who can turn this around in your head

G A Bm

And now these figures appearing in the dark

This romance eclipse from your books you read

And I see it in your eyes

A Bm

leaving the sun, dream of the moonlight

[Chours]

Oooh, lover

Oooh, you've been hiding in the darkness, in the shadows

Bbm A Bm

Saying "I don't wanna be lonely"

oooh lover

oooh you're wide eyed and you're wasted and you know it

Bbm A D

Saying "I don't wanna be lonely"

[Bridge]

D A

And you hear it in your head and it feels glorious

Bm G

To sing these lullabies of death or glory

Bm A

You hear it in your head and it feels glorious

To sing these lullabies of death or glory

A F#m A

lullabies of death or glory,

D Bm

hey!

[Chours]

Oooh, lover

Oooh, you've been hiding in the darkness, in the shadows

Bbm A Bm

Saying "I don't wanna be lonely"

oooh lover

oooh you're wide eyed and you're wasted and you know it

G Bbm A

Saying "I don't wanna be lonely"

(play till fade)

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