Capo V to play along at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D61MDy9FF4&list=RD5D61MDy9FF4&start_radio=1
The Kinks were a Garage Rock band. This song was on the UK release but not on the first American version.
The composer was Joseph Denton "Jay" Miller was an American record producer, musician and songwriter from
Crowley, Louisiana, whose Cajun, swamp blues, and swamp pop recordings influenced American popular culture.
This is a rock tune but should be played very fast.
[Intro]
E
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D|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------2--4--2-----------2--4--2--|-----------2--4--2-----------2--4--2--|
E|--0--3--4-----------0--3--4-----------|--0--3--4-----------0--3--4-----------|
[Verse]
E
Well I met a pretty girl, as pretty as can be
E E E7
I thought she was my baby till she introduced to me
A
A great big tall fella, about six foot tall
D NC D7
I shivered and I shook, couldn't do any more
[Chorus]
A7
'Cause I'm a lover not a fighter
E
Yes, I'm a lover not a fighter
B7
Yes, I'm a lover not a fighter
A7
And I'm really built for speed
E
Built for speed
[Verse]
E
Well, some people think I'm lazy
E
but there's one thing they don't know
E NC E7
'Cause when I'm in the mood I can go caddy go
[Chorus]
A7
'Cause I'm a lover not a fighter
E
Yes, I'm a lover not a fighter
B7
Yes, I'm a lover not a fighter
A7
And I'm really built for speed
E
Built for speed
E
Built for speed
E
Whoa yeah
[Instumental]
NC
(16 bars)
[Verse]
E
Well I can roar like a lion,
E
I can sting like a bee
E
But some times I think, baby,
E NC E7
I've got rabbit blood in me
[Chorus]
A7
'Cause I'm a lover not a fighter
E
Yes, I'm a lover not a fighter
B7
Yes, I'm a lover not a fighter
A7
And I'm really built for speed
E
Built for speed
E
Built for speed
[Outro]
E
Built for speed
E
Whoa yeah
B7 A
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A|--2--2--2--2-|-2--2--2--2--|-0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0-|
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E|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|Im A Lover Not A Fighter chords and lyrics
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Capo V to play along at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D61MDy9FF4&list=RD5D61MDy9FF4&start_radio=1 The Kinks were a Garage Rock band. This song was on the UK release but not on the first American version. The composer was Joseph Denton "Jay" Miller was an American record producer, musician and songwriter from Crowley, Louisiana, whose Cajun, swamp blues, and swamp pop recordings influenced American popular culture. This is a rock tune but should be played very fast. [Verse] [Chorus] [Verse] [Chorus] [Instumental] NC (16 bars) [Verse] [Chorus] [Outro]
Im A Lover Not A Fighter Chords by The Kinks
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