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[Intro]
(E(7th Fret); B(7th Fret)
E  B  E  B  E  B  E  B
[Verse 1]
(E(7th Fret); B(7th Fret); A(Standard);
last verse'oh no no no': A(5th Fret); E(4th Fret);
B(2nd Fret); E(Standard))
EThinkin' about todBay,
Aworryin' about tommorrow,
Enothin' ever stays the sBame,
Ablame your madness on sorrow,
but be a Ehappy man.
ETake your time, don't you hBurry,
Alife is the love that you give,
Elive in the shadow of loBnliness,
Aoceans of tears and a sky full of fears,
Aoh, Eno, Bno, Eno.
[Chorus]
In the chorus there is this typical blues/R'n'R riff:
In E:                         In A:     
                              |D(string)|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4...
E(Riff)
C           G        A(Riff)
E(Riff)
         C            G          DA(Riff)
tell her what you're thinking of.
[Verse 2]
Riff(E)
         Riff(A)          E(4th Fret)      Riff(E)
Riff(E)
Riff(A)         E  
runnin' from romances,
Riff(A)                  E  
and lookin' for one who dances
         Riff(E)
[Bridge]
BmShe will never lie,
                 BmRiff(A)
she will never lie.
BmYou will never cry,
                 BmRiff(A)
you will never cry.
Riff(E)
[Verse 3]
Riff(E)
Riff(A)          E(4th Fret)         Riff(E)
Riff(E)  
Sing her a song that will last forever,
Riff(A)                      E  
give her your heart, let her love you,
Riff(A)                 E  
you know she's thinkin' of you,
Riff(E)
[Bridge]
BmYou can have it all,
                  BmRiff(A)
you can have it all.
BmShe won't let you fall,
                     BmRiff(A)
she won't let you fall.
[Solo]
   In the Solo there is the Blues Riff In D:
Riff(A)              Riff(E)
Riff(A)  Riff(D)Riff(A)  Riff(E)
Riff(E)  Riff(A)  Riff(D)Riff(A)  Riff(E)
[Bridge]
Bmyou can have it all,
                  BmRiff(A)
you can have it all.
BmShe won't let you fall,
Bmshe won't let you fall,
                     BmRiff(A)
she won't let you fall.
Riff(A)
[Chorus]
E(Riff)
C           G        A(Riff)
E(Riff)
         C            G          DA(Riff)
tell her what you're thinking of.
E(Riff)
C           G        A(Riff)
E(Riff)
         C            G          DA(Riff)
tell her what you're thinking of.
Solo/Outro:
Riff(E)  Riff(A)  Riff(D)Riff(A)  Riff(E)
Riff(E)  Riff(A)  Riff(D)Riff(A)  Riff(E)
Riff(E)  Riff(A)  Riff(D)Riff(A)  Riff(E)
Riff(E)  Riff(A)   C   G   D   A   E~let ring
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Lover Boy

by Outlaws

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

(E(7th Fret); B(7th Fret)

E B E B E B E B

[Verse 1]

(E(7th Fret); B(7th Fret); A(Standard);

last verse'oh no no no': A(5th Fret); E(4th Fret);

B(2nd Fret); E(Standard))

E B

Thinkin' about today,

worryin' about tommorrow,

E B

nothin' ever stays the same,

blame your madness on sorrow,

but be a happy man.

E B

Take your time, don't you hurry,

life is the love that you give,

E B

live in the shadow of lonliness,

oceans of tears and a sky full of fears,

A E B E

oh, no, no, no.

[Chorus]

In the chorus there is this typical blues/R'n'R riff:

In E: In A:

|D(string)|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4...

E(Riff)

C G A(Riff)

E(Riff)

C G D

A(Riff)

tell her what you're thinking of.

[Verse 2]

Riff(E)

Riff(A) E(4th Fret) Riff(E)

Riff(E)

A E

Riff()

runnin' from romances,

A E

Riff()

and lookin' for one who dances

Riff(E)

[Bridge]

She will never lie,

Bm A

Riff()

she will never lie.

You will never cry,

Bm A

Riff()

you will never cry.

Riff(E)

[Verse 3]

Riff(E)

Riff(A) E(4th Fret) Riff(E)

Riff(E)

Sing her a song that will last forever,

A E

Riff()

give her your heart, let her love you,

A E

Riff()

you know she's thinkin' of you,

Riff(E)

[Bridge]

You can have it all,

Bm A

Riff()

you can have it all.

She won't let you fall,

Bm A

Riff()

she won't let you fall.

[Solo]

In the Solo there is the Blues Riff In D:

Riff(A) Riff(E)

Riff(A) Riff(D)Riff(A) Riff(E)

Riff(E) Riff(A) Riff(D)Riff(A) Riff(E)

[Bridge]

you can have it all,

Bm A

Riff()

you can have it all.

She won't let you fall,

she won't let you fall,

Bm A

Riff()

she won't let you fall.

Riff(A)

[Chorus]

E(Riff)

C G A(Riff)

E(Riff)

C G D

A(Riff)

tell her what you're thinking of.

E(Riff)

C G A(Riff)

E(Riff)

C G D

A(Riff)

tell her what you're thinking of.

Solo/Outro:

Riff(E) Riff(A) Riff(D)Riff(A) Riff(E)

E A C G D A E

Riff() Riff() ~let ring

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