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Dear Lover

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Capo 1st fret
[Intro]
 Em   C   G    Dx4
Em
   Em   G     C   D    Emx4
[Verse 1]
EmLoving,  G   Cover and Dover agEmain nowG  C  
DIt ain't Emnothing girlG,  Ctill you've Dfelt Emthe painG  C  
  D  EmUp against tGhe wCall, why does love alDways Emhave to hurtG  C  
DYour scratches Emrun across Gmy bCack and then Da tEmearG  C  D  
[Chorus]
  EmDear LCover,  GI can't Dtake the pain no Emmore
  EmDear LCover,  GI pick my Dheart up from thEme floor
  EmDear LCover,  GI can't beDlieve its come Emto this
  EmDear LCover,  Ggive me Done last painfuEml kiss
[Interlude]
Em   G C   D Em
Em   G C
[Verse 2]
There Dain't Emnothin'G,   Cin this world fDor Emfree nowG  C  
DSo how Emhigh of Ga pCrice will Dyou paEmyG  C  
  D  EmHear the screams Gso lCoud, wake up to the Dbroken gEmlassG  C  
DIt's a Emscene from bad Gto wCorse, and maDny Emmore tearsG  C  
[Chorus]
  EmDear LCover,  GI can't Dtake the pain no Emmore
  EmDear LCover,  GI pick my Dheart up from thEme floor
  EmDear LCover,  GI can't beDlieve its come Emto this
  EmDear LCover,  Ggive me Done last painfuEml kiss
[Solo]
Em    G C   D Em
Em    G C   D Em
 Em   C   G    Dx4
[Chorus]
  EmDear LCover,  GI can't Dtake the pain no Emmore
  EmDear LCover,  GI pick my Dheart up from thEme floor
  EmDear LCover,  GI can't beDlieve its come Emto this
  EmDear LCover,  Ggive me Done last painfuEml kiss
[Outro]
  G    COne lDast kEmiss
  G    COne lDast kEmiss
  G    COne lDast kEmiss

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Dear Lover

by Social Distortion

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1st fret

[Intro]

Em C G D

Em G C D Em

[Verse 1]

Em G C D Em G C

Loving, over and over again now

D Em G C D Em G C

It ain't nothing girl, till you've felt the pain

D Em G C D Em G C

Up against the wall, why does love always have to hurt

D Em G C D Em G C D

Your scratches run across my back and then a tear

[Chorus]

Em C G D Em

Dear Lover, I can't take the pain no more

Em C G D Em

Dear Lover, I pick my heart up from the floor

Em C G D Em

Dear Lover, I can't believe its come to this

Em C G D Em

Dear Lover, give me one last painful kiss

[Interlude]

Em G C D Em

Em G C

[Verse 2]

D Em G C D Em G C

There ain't nothin', in this world for free now

D Em G C D Em G C

So how high of a price will you pay

D Em G C D Em G C

Hear the screams so loud, wake up to the broken glass

D Em G C D Em G C

It's a scene from bad to worse, and many more tears

[Chorus]

Em C G D Em

Dear Lover, I can't take the pain no more

Em C G D Em

Dear Lover, I pick my heart up from the floor

Em C G D Em

Dear Lover, I can't believe its come to this

Em C G D Em

Dear Lover, give me one last painful kiss

[Solo]

Em G C D Em

Em C G D

[Chorus]

Em C G D Em

Dear Lover, I can't take the pain no more

Em C G D Em

Dear Lover, I pick my heart up from the floor

Em C G D Em

Dear Lover, I can't believe its come to this

Em C G D Em

Dear Lover, give me one last painful kiss

[Outro]

G C D Em

One last kiss

G C D Em

One last kiss

G C D Em

One last kiss

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