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Lover Man – Billie Holiday
[VERSE 1]
Dm7I don't know wG7hy but I'm Dm7feeling so sG7ad
Gm7I long to tC7ry something Gm7I never hadC7  
Fm7Never had no kFm7/Cissin'
Bbm7Oh, what you've been mBbm7/Fissin'
C#7Lover man, oh, wChere can you Fbe?
[VERSE 2]
Dm7The night is cG7old and I'm Dm7so aloneG7  
Gm7I'd give my C7soul just tGm7o call you mC7y own
Fm7Got a moon aboFm7/Cve me
Bbm7But no one to lBbm7/Fove me
C#7Lover man, oh, wChere can you Fbe?
[BRIDGE]
AmI've heard it sAmmaj7aid
That the Am7thrill of romanD7ce
  GM7                Am7   Bm7,  Am7  D7  
Can be like a heavenly dream
GmI go to GmM7bed with Gm7a prayer
That you'll mC7ake love to Fmaj7meEb7  
Gm6/EStrange as it seeA7ms
[VERSE 3]
Dm7Someday we'll G7meet and yoDm7u'll dry all G7my tears
Gm7Then whispeC7r sweet littGm7le things in C7my ear
Fm7Hugging and a-Fm7/Ckissing
Bbm7Oh, what I've bBbm7/Feen missing
C#7Lover man, oh, wChere can you Fbe?

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Lover Man

by Billie Holiday

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Gm7

Fm7

Fm7/C

Bbm7

Bbm7/F

C#7

Ammaj7

Am7

Bm7

GmM7

Fmaj7

Eb7

Gm6/E

Lover Man – Billie Holiday

[VERSE 1]

Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7

I don't know why but I'm feeling so sad

Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7

I long to try something I never had

Fm7 Fm7/C

Never had no kissin'

Bbm7 Bbm7/F

Oh, what you've been missin'

C#7 C F

Lover man, oh, where can you be?

[VERSE 2]

Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7

The night is cold and I'm so alone

Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7

I'd give my soul just to call you my own

Fm7 Fm7/C

Got a moon above me

Bbm7 Bbm7/F

But no one to love me

C#7 C F

Lover man, oh, where can you be?

[BRIDGE]

Am Ammaj7

I've heard it said

Am7 D7

That the thrill of romance

GM7 Am7 Bm7 Am7 D7

Can be like a heavenly dream

Gm GmM7 Gm7

I go to bed with a prayer

C7 Fmaj7 Eb7

That you'll make love to me

Gm6/E A7

Strange as it seems

[VERSE 3]

Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7

Someday we'll meet and you'll dry all my tears

Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7

Then whisper sweet little things in my ear

Fm7 Fm7/C

Hugging and a-kissing

Bbm7 Bbm7/F

Oh, what I've been missing

C#7 C F

Lover man, oh, where can you be?

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