Lover lover
lover
Em ~
Am Em
1. I asked my father,
I said, 'father change my name,
Am
the
one I'm using now is covered up
Em
with
fear and filth and cowardice and shame'.
C
G
Yes, and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, come back to
me.
C
G
Yes, and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, come back to
me.
Am
Em
2. He said, 'I locked you in this body, I meant
it as a kind of trial,
Am
Em
you
can use it for a weapon, for to make some woman smi.....le'.
+ CHORUS
Am
Em
3. 'Then let me start again', I cried, 'please, let me start again !
Am
Em
I want a face that's fair this
time, I want a spirit that is calm'.
+ CHORUS
Am
Em
4. 'I never turned aside', he said, 'I never walked away,
Am Em
it
was you who built the temple, it was you who covered up my face'.
+ CHORUS
Am
Em
5. And may the spirit of this song, may it rise up pure and free,
Am
Em
may
it be a shield for you, a shield against the enemy.
+ CHORUS (2x) .....
(Leonard Cohen)