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So Long My Lover by Carl Barat
So Long My Lover
Tuning: Standard
Intro. Play Twice
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Intro:
G D C
G D
Verse 1.
C E
We met when hope was oh so young
Am Am7
I took you from that drunken bum
C E
And held you like some father
Am Am7
And we both mourned for each other
C C#7
Oh yes we were so full or hope than that you see
D B7
You'd be a dancer, and a singer me
C Gm7 Em
You danced your dance and my sweet song was sung
Vers 2. same chords.
Chorus:
G D C
So long; my lover, It's over
G D C
So long; my lover, It's over
G D Em
So long; my lover, It's over
Vers 3. similar to 1. and 2.
Bridge:
Am Em
Fragile wings in a silver castle
Am Em
And love that's wrought too hard and fast
Dm G
I guess that's how it came to be
Dm E
My dancing girl skipped away from me
Same Chords:
I was blind i could not see
The mirror cracked in front of me
Am Em
Darling girl please understand
Cmaj Fmaj Fmaj (12th fret Bar Chord)
There's no blood on your pretty hands
Chorus (Key Change: Amajor)
A E D
So long; my lover, It's over
(repeat 4 times)
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version 2
C#b7= 4th fret a string, 3rd fret d string
Gm7 = Like a Cmajor but start in fret 3.
Intro:
G D C
G D
Verse 1.
C E
We met when hope was oh so young
Am Am7
I took you from that drunken bum
C E
And held you like some father
Am Am7
And we both mourned for each other
C C#b7
Oh yes we were so full or hope than that you see
D B7
You'd be a dancer, and a singer me
C Gm7 Em
You danced your dance and my sweet song was sung
Vers 2. same chords.
Chorus:
G D C
So long; my lover, It's over
G D C
So long; my lover, It's over
G D Em
So long; my lover, It's over
Vers 3. similar to 1. and 2.
Bridge:
Am Em
Fragile wings in a silver castle
Am Em
And love that's wrought too hard and fast
Dm G
I guess that's how it came to be
Dm E
My dancing girl skipped away from me
Same Chords:
I was blind i could not see
The mirror cracked in front of me
Am Em
Darling girl please understand
Cmaj Fmaj Fmaj (12th fret Bar Chord)
There's no blood on your pretty hands
Chorus (Key Change: Amajor)
A E D
So long; my lover, It's over
(repeat 4 times)
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version 3
STANDARD TUNING.
CHORDS : OR
G 3-2-0-0-3-3
D 0-0-0-2-3-2 /0-5-5-4-3-0 / 0-5-7-7-X-X
C 0-3-2-0-1-0 / 0-3-5-5-X-X
E 0-2-2-1-0-0
Am 0-0-2-2-1-0
C? 0-4-3-0-2-0
E11 0-2-0-2-0-2
Em 0-2-2-0-0-0
B 0-2-4-4-X-X
INTRO: G,D,C,D G,D
VERSE 1
C E
We met when hope was oh so young
Am
I took you from that drunken bum
C E
And held you like some father
Am
And we both mourned for each other
C C?
Oh yes we were so full or hope than that you see
D E11
You'd be a dancer, and a singer me
C D Em
You danced your dance and my sweet song was sung
VERSE 2
C E
I was wreckless, you were free
Am
i took you round the world with me
C E
So holy together
Am
No devils could tear us apart
C C?
The lights were bright on Portland Street
D E11
And with the future at our feet
C D
we held onto each other
Em
But somewhere lost your way
CHORUS
G D
So long; my lover
C D
It's over X2
VERSE 3
C E
Who was that boy that you did see
Am
Did having him bring you loser to me?
C E Am
so blindly you swung from the hook our love hung from
C C?
But retribution does come soon
D E11
two lovers in a hotel room
C D Em
You danced your dance and my sweet song was sung
CHORUS
G D
So Long, My Lover
C D
It's Over 2X
BRIDGE
A
Fragile wings
Em
In a silver castle
A
And love that's wrought
Em
Too hard and fast
A C
I guess that's how it came to be
D B
My dancing girl skipped away from me
A Em
I was blind i could not see
A Em
The mirror cracked in front of me
A C
Darling girl please understand
D B
There's no blood on your pretty hands
CHORUS / OUTRO
G D
So Long, my lover
C D
It's Over X3
FADE OUT
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