Lover chords by Billy Squier

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D
Asus4
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Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
I was green in my younger days
Asus4 
A 
C 
Full of plans but not much knowin'
Em 
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Tried my hand at the game of love
A 
Asus4 
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B 
But I  was      so naive
Em 
From the shelter of
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A 
mama's wings
C 
Em 
Learned to fly but I was broken
G 
By a woman of 25
Asus4 
When I        was just
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B 
Am 
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 
D 
C 
D 
Lover...you're the reason I'll be home tonite
Em 
D 
Em 
G 
Em 
D 
Lover...never thought that I
C 
D 
Em 
would see the light

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

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

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

Interlude 1

Verse 7
Bm 
Now we're lookin' on bet
C 
ter times
D 
Am 
It seems like a miracle
Bm 
But I'll never forget those days
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I'm ready now to fight...for you my
D 
Em 
G 

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