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Why Do Lovers

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INTRO:
e----------------------     e------------------------
B----------------------     B-------------------0-1--
G----0--2-0------------     G----0--2-0------0-2-----
D---2-3-------2-3-2-0-- x3  D---2-3-------2-3--------
A--3---------3---------     A--3---------3-----------
E----------------------     E------------------------
VERSE 1:
CCome nFow Dsus4baby Em7  
 Cstay in beFd, don’t thDsus4ink that it’s lEm7azy 
 Cget oursFelves anDsus4other gEm7od 
Emdon’t let them tell us there iFsn’t one (iGsn’t one) 
VERSE 2:
Cstay, swFeet Dsus4honey Em7  
 Clife’s so fFast, ya knDsus4ow it ain’t fEm7unny 
 Cget oursFelves anGother gFod 
Emdon’t let them tell us there iFsn’t one (iGsn’t onEme) 
BRIDGE 1:
like we are just sAmkin 
can you behEmold 
                 Am(Em)
know beauty within 
know beauty insFide your body 
you don’t love Ganybody
CHORUS 1:
Cwhy Gdo lFoverGs 
choose Cothers 
we cGircle, entwine one-anFother 
in that mGask that we wear with each Cother 
oh my gGod how I looked in that mFirror 
and I loGoked in a hollow pCicture 
it was sGomething I could FfraGme 
VERSE 3:
C F G F
tChat’s rFight, sGweet-heFart 
 Clife’s tFough now, lGife can be hFard 
 Cdon’t blame Fme for these prGessures in lFife 
Emdon’t blame me for this sFacrifice (sGacrifice) 
VERSE 4:
CF         G  F  
ok, sweet-heart 
 Ctake your tFime, I know lGovers they pFart 
 Ctime slFows when you’rGe in lFove 
Emtime moves so fast when it’s gFettin’ on (gGettin’ onEm) 
BRIDGE 2:
cos we are just sAmkin 
can you behEmold 
                   Am(Em)
I know beauty within 
know beauty insFide my body 
I don’t love Ganybody 
CHORUS 2:
Cwhy Gdo lFoverGs 
choose Cothers 
to mGirror their paFin, yeGah 
slow down strCanger 
you knGow that you’re in dFanger 
These dGemons I've got they are mCajor
rGeady for you to lFay-ay-Gay it FoooooGnnnnn
FoooooGnnnnn FoooooGnnnnn FoooooGnnnnnC  

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Why Do Lovers

by Richard Ashcroft

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Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

Em7

INTRO:

e---------------------- e------------------------

B---------------------- B-------------------0-1--

G----0--2-0------------ G----0--2-0------0-2-----

D---2-3-------2-3-2-0-- x3 D---2-3-------2-3--------

A--3---------3--------- A--3---------3-----------

E---------------------- E------------------------

VERSE 1:

C F Dsus4 Em7

Come now baby

C F Dsus4 Em7

stay in bed, don’t think that it’s lazy

C F Dsus4 Em7

get ourselves another god

Em F G

don’t let them tell us there isn’t one (isn’t one)

VERSE 2:

C F Dsus4 Em7

stay, sweet honey

C F Dsus4 Em7

life’s so fast, ya know it ain’t funny

C F G F

get ourselves another god

Em F G Em

don’t let them tell us there isn’t one (isn’t one)

BRIDGE 1:

like we are just skin

can you behold

Am Em

()

know beauty within

know beauty inside your body

you don’t love anybody

CHORUS 1:

C G F G

why do lovers

choose others

G F

we circle, entwine one-another

G C

in that mask that we wear with each other

G F

oh my god how I looked in that mirror

G C

and I looked in a hollow picture

G F G

it was something I could frame

VERSE 3:

C F G F

that’s right, sweet-heart

C F G F

life’s tough now, life can be hard

C F G F

don’t blame me for these pressures in life

Em F G

don’t blame me for this sacrifice (sacrifice)

VERSE 4:

G F

ok, sweet-heart

C F G F

take your time, I know lovers they part

C F G F

time slows when you’re in love

Em F G Em

time moves so fast when it’s gettin’ on (gettin’ on)

BRIDGE 2:

cos we are just skin

can you behold

Am Em

()

I know beauty within

know beauty inside my body

I don’t love anybody

CHORUS 2:

C G F G

why do lovers

choose others

G F G

to mirror their pain, yeah

slow down stranger

G F

you know that you’re in danger

G C

These demons I've got they are major

G F G F G

ready for you to lay-ay-ay it ooooonnnnn

F G F G F G C

ooooonnnnn ooooonnnnn ooooonnnnn

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