Lover I Dont Have To Love

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My take on Lover I don't have to love. I feel it's a little more accurate then the tabs I saw here.
The riff that is played throughout the Intro and the first verse goes something like this:
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H|--1-1p0--1-3-1-|----1p0---1-| |---------------|
G|-2------1------|--2------2-1| |-1-2-1-4-1-2-1-|
D|---------------|-4------3---| 2x |2--------------| 2x
A|---------------|------------| |---------------|
E|---------------|------------| |---------------|
[Chords]
Am E F#dim F Am/G# Am/G D7/F# C Em
|-5-| |-7-| |-x--| |-8--| |-0-| |-0-| |-x-| |-8--| |-7-|
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|-5-| |-9-| |-11-| |-10-| |-2-| |-2-| |-2-| |-9--| |-9-|
|-7-| |-9-| |-10-| |-10-| |-2-| |-2-| |-0-| |-10-| |-9-|
|-7-| |-7-| |-9--| |-8--| |-0-| |-0-| |-0-| |-10-| |-7-|
|-5-| |-x-| |-x--| |-x--| |-4-| |-3-| |-2-| |-8--| |-x-|
If you want to you can also use this riff at the end of the verses and the chorus:
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[Intro]
Am E F#dim F
Am E F#dim F
E E E E
[Verse 1]
Am E F#dim
I picked you out
F Am
Of a crowd and talked to you
E F#dim
Said I liked your shoes,
F Am
You said, "Thanks, Can I follow you?"
E F#dim
So it's up the stairs,
F Am
And out of view. No prying eyes.
E F#dim
I poured some wine.
F
I asked your name;
E
You asked the time.
Am E F#dim
Now it's two o'clock.
F
The club is closed,
Am
We are up the block.
E F#dim
Your hands are on me,
F Am
Pressing hard against your jeans,
E F#dim
Your tongue in my mouth,
F Am
Trying to keep the words from coming out,
E F#dim
You didn't care to know
F E
Who else may have been you before.
[Chorus]
Am E F#dim
I want a lover I don't have to love,
F E Am
I want a girl who's too sad to give a fuck.
E F#dim
Where's the kid with the chemicals?
F
I thought he said to meet him here,
E Am
But I'm not sure.
Am
I've got the money
E
If you've got the time.
F#dim
He said, "It feels good."
F E
I said "I'll give it a try."
[Verse 2]
Am E F#dim
Then my mind went dark,
F Am
We both forgot where your car was parked.
E F#dim
Let's just take the train.
F Am
I'll meet up with the band in the morning
Am E F#dim F
Bad actors, with bad habits...
Am E F#dim F
Some sad singers, they just play tragic.
Am E
And the phone is ringing,
F#dim F
And the van is leaving
Am E
Let's just keep touching,
F#dim F E
Let's just keep... keep singing
[Chorus]
Am E F#dim
I want a lover I don't have to love,
F E Am
I want a boy who's too drunk he doesn't talk.
E F#dim
Where's the kid with the chemicals?
F E Am
I got a hunger and I can't seem to get full.
E F#dim
I need some meaning I can memorize.
F E
The kind I have always seems to slip my mind.
[Bridge]
E
But you, but you...
C Em F
You write such pretty words,
C Em F
But life's no storybook.
C Em F
Love's an excuse to get hurt.
E
And to hurt.
E
Do you like to hurt?
E
I do, I do.
Am Am/G# Am/G D7/F#
Then hurt me,
Am Am/G# Am/G D7/F#
Then hurt me,
Am Am/G# Am/G D7/F#
Then hurt me...

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My take on Lover I don't have to love. I feel it's a little more accurate then the tabs I saw here.
The riff that is played throughout the Intro and the first verse goes something like this:
[Chords]
[Intro]
Am E F#dim F
Am E F#dim F
E E E E
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]

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