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Frente! - "Not Given Lightly" (from the EP "Labour Of Love")
CHello my Afriend
It's Fmorning, time to Gwake now
CIn body in Amind
In Ftwined will have to Gbreak now
CBut I need your Aflesh
Your Fwarmth to stay beGside me
COh how I Awish you Fcould be
Deep inGside me
CShow me your Aeyes
Your Flow most tender Gfeelings
CAnd I'll give you Amine
Be Ftruthful and reGvealing
And it's Cyou that I love
And it's Bbtrue that I love
And it's Flove not given Glightly
But I Cknew that it's love
And it's Bbyou that I love
And it's Fmore than what it Gmight be
E --3----|
B ----3--|
CWhen we're aAlone
I Fcannot always Gface you
CMaybe my Amood
Will Flet these arms emGbrace you
CBut that doesn't Amean
My Flove's somewhat diGminished
CGive me the Atime
To Fshow our love's unGfinished
DAnd every word I say is FtruGe
CWhat can I Asay
The Fwords destroy all Gmeanings
CThere's only cliAches
To Fget across this Gfeeling
low E -8\--  B -1-1-1-1---|
             G --0-0-0-0--|
CThis is a Alove song
For FJohn and Desha's Gmother
CThis isn't Aeasy
I Fmight not write aGnother
(repeat chorus x2)

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Not Given Lightly

by Frente!

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Frente! - "Not Given Lightly" (from the EP "Labour Of Love")

C A

Hello my friend

F G

It's morning, time to wake now

C A

In body in mind

F G

In twined will have to break now

C A

But I need your flesh

F G

Your warmth to stay beside me

C A F

Oh how I wish you could be

Deep inside me

C A

Show me your eyes

F G

Your low most tender feelings

C A

And I'll give you mine

F G

Be truthful and revealing

And it's you that I love

And it's true that I love

F G

And it's love not given lightly

But I knew that it's love

And it's you that I love

F G

And it's more than what it might be

E --3----|

B ----3--|

C A

When we're alone

F G

I cannot always face you

C A

Maybe my mood

F G

Will let these arms embrace you

C A

But that doesn't mean

F G

My love's somewhat diminished

C A

Give me the time

F G

To show our love's unfinished

D F G

And every word I say is true

C A

What can I say

F G

The words destroy all meanings

C A

There's only cliches

F G

To get across this feeling

low E -8\-- B -1-1-1-1---|

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

C A

This is a love song

F G

For John and Desha's mother

C A

This isn't easy

F G

I might not write another

(repeat chorus x2)

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