Lover chords by Billy Squier

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G
A
C
D
Asus4
B
Am
Bm

Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
I was green in my young (G major) er days
Asus4 
A 
C 
 (Asus4) Full of  (A major) plans but not  (C major) much knowin'
Em 
G 
 (E minor) Tried my hand at the game  (G major) of love
A 
Asus4 
A 
B 
But  (A major) I   (Asus4) was      so naive  (A major)  (B major) 
Em 
 (E minor) From the shelter of
G 
A 
mama's  (G major) wings  (A major) 
C 
Em 
Learned to fly but I  (C major) was broken  (E minor) 
G 
By a woman  (G major) of 25
Asus4 
When  (Asus4) I        was just
A 
B 
Am 
 (A major)  (B major)  (A minor) 19

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Verse 2

Didn't know where to find myself

The rules they were not

so simple

Makes no sense tryin'

to face this world

'til you're old enough to fight

Verse 3
Em 
 (E minor) 
D 
C 
D 
Lover...you're the reason  (D major) I'll be  (C major) home tonite  (D major) 
Em 
D 
Em 
G 
Em 
 (E minor)  (D major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (E minor) 
D 
Lover...never thought that  (D major) I
C 
D 
Em 
would  (C major) see the light  (D major)  (E minor) 

Verse 4
G 
Am 
I was hungry in  (G major)  (A minor) '81
C 
Em 
For a time I thought  (C major) I'd found her  (E minor) 
G 
Found myself on the road  (G major) again
Am 
A 
B 
 (A minor) Freezin' from  (A major) the cold  (B major) 
Bm 
B 
Em 
 (B minor)  (B major)  (E minor) 
G 
A 
Fortune found me in  (G major)  (A major) '82
Am 
C 
Em 
With a girl  (A minor) from way  (C major) down under  (E minor) 
G 
She seemed like the natur (G major) al thing
A 
B 
I  (A major) thought I knew for sure  (B major) 

Verse 5
Am 
Bm 
C 
 (A minor) Tried to hold her- - I could  (B minor) not  see  (C major) 
Past her eyes was a spell
D 
Am 
 (D major) unbroken  (A minor) 
Bm 
Battered visions and frozen  (B minor) dreams
C 
D 
That would  (C major) never see the  (D major) light...now you're
Em 
G 
Em 
my  (E minor)  (G major)  (E minor) 
D 
Lover...you're the reason  (D major) I'll
C 
D 
Em 
be  (C major) home tonite  (D major)  (E minor) 
D 
C 
Lover (D major) ...someone told me it comes  (C major) once-
D 
Em 
G 
Em 
in- a-  (D major)  (E minor) lifetime  (G major)  (E minor) 
D 
C 
Lover (D major) ...never thought that I would  (C major) see the
D 
Em 
D 
Em 
light  (D major)  (E minor)  (D major)  (E minor) 
Lover...you're the reason I'll
C 
D 
C 
be  (C major) home tonite  (D major)  (C major) 

Verse 6
D 
It's a long road to  (D major) salvation
C 
D 
 (C major) People say nothin'  (D major) lasts forever
C 
D 
C 
 (C major) But when it comes to the bottom  (D major) line  (C major) 
When I make it I'll see you
D 
Em 
C 
D 
Em 
 (D major) there...see you there  (E minor)  (C major)  (D major)  (E minor) 
C 
D 
 (C major) Once in a  (D major) lifetime...

Interlude 1

Verse 7
Bm 
Now we're lookin' on bet (B minor) 
C 
ter times  (C major) 
D 
Am 
It seems like a mir (D major) acle  (A minor) 
Bm 
But I'll never forget  (B minor) those days
C 
I'm  (C major) ready now to fight...for you my
D 
Em 
G 
 (D major)  (E minor)  (G major) 

Verse 8
Em 
 (E minor) 
Lover...you're the reason
D 
C 
 (D major) I'll be  (C major) home tonite
D 
Em 
D 
 (D major)  (E minor) Lover...someone told me  (D major) it comes
C 
D 
Em 
G 
Em 
 (C major) once- in- a-  (D major) lifetime  (E minor)  (G major)  (E minor) 
D 
C 
 (D major) Lover...never thought that I would  (C major) see
D 
Em 
G 
Em 
the light  (D major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (E minor) 
C 
D 
Lover...you're the reason I'll be  (C major) home tonite  (D major) 
Em 
D 
Em 
C 
D 
Em 
Em 
Em 
 (E minor)  (D major)  (E minor)  (C major)  (D major)  (E minor)  (E minor)  (E minor) 
C 
D 
 (C major) Once in a  (D major) lifetime...