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Wayward Lover

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Capo on 4th fret to play along with recording
|       G/B|     A/C#|  F#m7     D/F#|   Gmaj7|      G6|
|       Em7|     A/C#|        Dsus4|        D|
It's Ggood to see the Aadd9sun
And trace the D/F#miles of golden Gcorn
       F#m7To Em7walk the sa Em7/Dcred   A/C#ground
GWhere I was Dborn
To Gtouch the morning Aglories
Upon the D/F#hills we used to GclimbD/G  G  
To F#m7see your Em7faceA  G/A  Aadd9  
GAfter D/Gall this Atime
D/F#From the Glong lonesome Aadd9road I come to Bm7greet you
D/F#From the Gland where the Arestless  F#7/A#hearts    Bm7roamA6  
I've come Gback to let you Gdimknow how much I F#m7need youA#  A#maj7  
And that your A11wayward lover has come GhomeD  
(Chorus)
So Gfine to lay in Aadd9fields
Beneath the Darc of heaven's Gmaj7lightG6  Gmaj7  F#m  
To Em7hold you in my Aadd9armsA6  
Deep in Gto the Dnight
So Gglad to know your A/C#heart
Has not grown D/F#bitter with the Gmaj7yearsA/G  Gmaj7  
To D/F#see   D/Efor  Em7givenessEm7  D/F#  
GIn your Gmaj7moon   Bm7lit  AtearsAadd9  D/G  A7sus4/E  A  
(Chorus)
D/F#From the Glong lonesome Aroad I come to Bm7greet you
D/F#From the Gland where the Arestless F#7/A#hearts    Bm7roamA6  
I've come Gback to let you Gdimknow how much I F#m7need youA#  A#maj7  
And that your A11wayward lover has come hGomeD  
     Em7       D/F#      F/AOnce I left a girl G/Acrying
Beneath an old Dmaj7/Awillow tree
Just thought she Fadd9/Amight be  G/Awaiting there for FmeG/C  D/G  A  
G/C   D/G     A
|    G/B       A/C#|      Em7|     Bm7|    A6  D/F#  
                                           From
the Gland D/Gwhere Aangels F#7/A#fear    to Bm7strayA6  
It took a Gmaj7million miles to Gdimknow how much I Bm7want youA#  A#maj7  
And that your A11wayward lover's here to stay
|           G/B|     A/C#|  F#m7     D/F#|   Gmaj7|      G6|
|  Em7      Em7/D|     A/C#|         G|       D|
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Wayward Lover

by Gino Vannelli

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

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

A/C#

F#m7

D/F#

Gmaj7

Em7

Dsus4

Aadd9

Em7/D

D/G

G/A

Bm7

F#7/A#

Gdim

A#maj7

A11

F#m

A/G

Capo on 4th fret to play along with recording

G/B A/C# F#m7 D/F# Gmaj7 G6

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Em7 A/C# Dsus4 D

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G Aadd9

It's good to see the sun

D/F# G

And trace the miles of golden corn

F#m7 Em7 Em7/D A/C#

To walk the sa cred ground

G D

Where I was born

G A

To touch the morning glories

D/F# G D/G G

Upon the hills we used to climb

F#m7 Em7 A G/A Aadd9

To see your face

G D/G A

After all this time

D/F# G Aadd9 Bm7

From the long lonesome road I come to greet you

D/F# G A F#7/A# Bm7 A6

From the land where the restless hearts roam

G Gdim F#m7 A# A#maj7

I've come back to let you know how much I need you

A11 G D

And that your wayward lover has come home

(Chorus)

G Aadd9

So fine to lay in fields

D Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 F#m

Beneath the arc of heaven's light

Em7 Aadd9 A6

To hold you in my arms

G D

Deep in to the night

G A/C#

So glad to know your heart

D/F# Gmaj7 A/G Gmaj7

Has not grown bitter with the years

D/F# D/E Em7 Em7 D/F#

To see for giveness

G Gmaj7 Bm7 A Aadd9 D/G A7sus4/E A

In your moon lit tears

(Chorus)

D/F# G A Bm7

From the long lonesome road I come to greet you

D/F# G A F#7/A# Bm7 A6

From the land where the restless hearts roam

G Gdim F#m7 A# A#maj7

I've come back to let you know how much I need you

A11 G D

And that your wayward lover has come home

Em7 D/F# F/A G/A

Once I left a girl crying

Dmaj7/A

Beneath an old willow tree

Fadd9/A G/A F G/C D/G A

Just thought she might be waiting there for me

G/C D/G A

G/B A/C# Em7 Bm7 A6 D/F#

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From

G D/G A F#7/A# Bm7 A6

the land where angels fear to stray

Gmaj7 Gdim Bm7 A# A#maj7

It took a million miles to know how much I want you

A11

And that your wayward lover's here to stay

G/B A/C# F#m7 D/F# Gmaj7 G6

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Em7 Em7/D A/C# G D

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