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Title: For My Lover
Artist: Tracy Chapman
Album: Tracy Chapman
Chords:
  Aadd9x02420
  Cmaj7x32000
[Intro] x2
      EmD   u           GD   u            DD   u   D   Cmaj7u
e-----0---0-----------3---3-----------|2---2---2---0---------|
B--T--0---0-----------0---0-----------|3---3---3---0---------|
G--A--0---0-----------0---0-----------|2---2---2---0---------|
D--B--2---2-------0---0---0-------0---|0---0---0---2---------|
A-----2---2---0^2-----2---2---0^2-----|------------3---------|
E-----0---0-----------3---3-----------|----------------------|
[Verse 1]
EmTwo weeks in a VirGginia jail
DFor my lover, Afor my lover
EmTwenty thousand Gdollar bail
DFor my lover, Afor my lover
[Chorus]
  CAnd everybody thinksAadd9.. I'm the fool
  DThey don't get.. any Clove from you
  EmThings we won't do for Aadd9love 
  EmI'd climb a mountain if I had to,
  GRisk my life so I could have you 
Dyou you you you, Cmaj7you you you you you
[Verse 2]
EmEveryday I'm psychoaGnalyzed
DFor my lover, Afor my lover
EmThey Dope me up and I Gtell them lies
DFor my lover, Afor my lover
[Chorus]
  CAnd everybody thinksAadd9.. I'm the fool
  DThey don't get.. any Clove from you
  EmThings we won't do for Aadd9love 
  EmI'd climb a mountain if I had to,
  GRisk my life so I could have you 
Dyou you you you, Cmaj7you you you you you
[Bridge]
 Cmaj7I follow my heart.Em. and leave my head to ponder
 DDeep in this love.. no Cmaj7man can shake.
 Cmaj7I follow my heart.Em. and leave my mind to wonder,
 Dis this love worth.. the sacriCmaj7fices I make?
[Verse 3]
EmTwo weeks in a VirGginia jail
DFor my lover, fAor my lover
EmTwenty Thousand GDollar Bail
DFor my lover, fAor my Lover
EmEveryday I'm psychoGanalyzed
DFor my lover, fAor my lover 
EmThey Dope me up and I Gtell them lies
DFor my lover, Afor my lover
[Chorus]
  CAnd everybody thinksAadd9.. I'm the fool
  DThey don't get.. any Clove from you
  EmThings we won't do for Aadd9love 
  EmI'd climb a mountain if I had to,
  GRisk my life so I could have you 
Dyou you you you, Cmaj7you you you you you
[Outro]
|  Em   G|  D   Cmaj7|
|  Em   G|  D   Cmaj7|

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The story behind the song

This song, appearing on the Montreux Jazz Festival recording, comes from the world of Tracy Chapman, an American singer-songwriter known for her impactful and resonant music. Her debut album in 1988 was a significant success, earning her multiple Grammy Awards. Her work often delves into themes of emotion and human connection, and this song carries that intimate and heartfelt spirit. It plays like a personal message, delivered with profound feeling.

AI-written from these sources:Tracy Chapman — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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For My Lover

by Tracy Chapman

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Chords in this song · guitar

Aadd9

Cmaj7

Title: For My Lover

Artist: Tracy Chapman

Album: Tracy Chapman

Chords:

Aadd9

x02420

Cmaj7

x32000

[Intro] x2

Em G D Cmaj7

D u D u D u D u

e-----0---0-----------3---3-----------|2---2---2---0---------|

B--T--0---0-----------0---0-----------|3---3---3---0---------|

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

D--B--2---2-------0---0---0-------0---|0---0---0---2---------|

A-----2---2---0^2-----2---2---0^2-----|------------3---------|

E-----0---0-----------3---3-----------|----------------------|

[Verse 1]

Em G

Two weeks in a Virginia jail

D A

For my lover, for my lover

Em G

Twenty thousand dollar bail

D A

For my lover, for my lover

[Chorus]

C Aadd9

And everybody thinks.. I'm the fool

D C

They don't get.. any love from you

Em Aadd9

Things we won't do for love

I'd climb a mountain if I had to,

Risk my life so I could have you

D Cmaj7

you you you you, you you you you you

[Verse 2]

Em G

Everyday I'm psychoanalyzed

D A

For my lover, for my lover

Em G

They Dope me up and I tell them lies

D A

For my lover, for my lover

[Chorus]

C Aadd9

And everybody thinks.. I'm the fool

D C

They don't get.. any love from you

Em Aadd9

Things we won't do for love

I'd climb a mountain if I had to,

Risk my life so I could have you

D Cmaj7

you you you you, you you you you you

[Bridge]

Cmaj7 Em

I follow my heart.. and leave my head to ponder

D Cmaj7

Deep in this love.. no man can shake.

Cmaj7 Em

I follow my heart.. and leave my mind to wonder,

D Cmaj7

is this love worth.. the sacrifices I make?

[Verse 3]

Em G

Two weeks in a Virginia jail

D A

For my lover, for my lover

Em G

Twenty Thousand Dollar Bail

D A

For my lover, for my Lover

Em G

Everyday I'm psychoanalyzed

D A

For my lover, for my lover

Em G

They Dope me up and I tell them lies

D A

For my lover, for my lover

[Chorus]

C Aadd9

And everybody thinks.. I'm the fool

D C

They don't get.. any love from you

Em Aadd9

Things we won't do for love

I'd climb a mountain if I had to,

Risk my life so I could have you

D Cmaj7

you you you you, you you you you you

[Outro]

Em G D Cmaj7

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Em G D Cmaj7

| | |

About For My Lover Chords by Tracy Chapman

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