Lover Lover Lover

Leonard Cohen / Leonard Cohen: New Skin for the Old Ceremony (1974)

Bm Em Bm
I asked my father, I said, "Father change my name."
Em Bm
The one I'm using now it's covered up with fear and filth and cowardice and shame.
G D
Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me,
G D
yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me.
 
D Em Bm
He said, "I locked you in this body,I meant it as a kind of trial.
Em Bm
You can use it for a weapon, or to make some woman smile."
G D
Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me,
G D
yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me.
 
D Em Bm
"Then let me start again," I cried, "Please let me start again.
Em Bm
I want a face that's fair this time, I want a spirit that is calm."
G D
Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me,
G D
yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me.
|: Am Em :| |: C G :|
D Em Bm
"I never never turned aside," he said, "I never walked away.
Em Bm
It was you who built the temple, it was you who covered up my face."
G D
Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me,
G D
yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me.
 
D Em Bm
And may the spirit of this song, may it rise up pure and free.
Em Bm
May it be a shield for you, a shield against the enemy.
G D
Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me,
G D
yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me.


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