Lover Man Chords by Billie Holiday

Tempo:
133 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

Am

C

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Billie Holiday - Lover Man chords
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[A] [Am] [D]
[Am] [D]
[Am] I [D] don't know why, [Am] [D] but I'm feeling so [G] sad.
[Dm] I long to [G] try something I've never had.
[Eb] [C] Never had no kissing, [F] oh what I've been missing.
[Fm] [G] Lover man, oh [C] where can you [F] be?
[E] [Am] The [D] night is cold and [Am] I'm so [D] all alone.
[G] I'd [Dm] give my soul [G] just to call you mine.
[C] Got a moon above me, [F] but no one to love [Fm] me.
[G] Lover man, oh where [C] can [F] you [C] be?
[Em] [A] I've heard it said [Em] that the [A] thrill of [D] romance
[E] can be [Bm] like a [D] heavenly dream.
[Dm] I [G] go to [Dm] bed with [G] a prayer that you'll make love to [Ab] [Am] me.
[B] [E] Strange as it [Am] seems, [D] someday we'll meet
[Am] and you'll [D] dry all my tears.
[G] Then [Dm]
whisper [G] sweet little things in my [C] ears.
Hugging and a kissing, [F] oh what we've been [Bb] missing.
[G] Lover man, oh where [F] can you be?
[C]
[Em] [A] I've heard it [Em] said that [A] the thrill of [D] romance
can be like a heavenly dream.
[Dm] I [G] go to bed [Dm] with [G] a prayer that you'll [C] make love to me.
[E] Strange as it seems, [Am] [D] someday we'll meet
and you'll [D] dry all my [G] tears.
[Dm] Then whisper [G] sweet little things in my [C] ears.
Hugging and a kissing, [F] oh what we've been missing.
Lover [G] man, [Db]
[Db] where be [Bb] [C]
you?
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
Am
2311
C
3211
Dm
2311
G
2131
D
1321
Am
2311
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To learn Billie Holiday - (Single Version) Lover Man chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Am, D, Am, Fm, G, C and F. Ease into the song by practicing at 68 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 137 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: A Minor.

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_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ I [D] don't know why, [Am] _ _ _ [D] but I'm feeling so [G] sad.
_ [Dm] I long to [G] try something I've never had.
[Eb] _ _ [C] _ _ Never had no kissing, [F] _ _ oh what I've been missing.
[Fm] _ _ [G] Lover man, oh [C] where can you [F] be? _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Am] _ The [D] night is cold and [Am] I'm so [D] all _ alone.
[G] _ _ I'd [Dm] give my soul [G] _ _ just to call you mine.
_ [C] _ _ Got a moon above me, [F] _ _ but no one to love [Fm] me.
_ _ [G] Lover man, oh where [C] can [F] you [C] be? _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] I've heard it said [Em] _ that the [A] thrill of _ [D] romance
_ [E] can be [Bm] like a [D] heavenly _ dream. _
_ _ [Dm] _ I _ [G] go to [Dm] bed _ with [G] a prayer that you'll make love to _ [Ab] _ [Am] me.
_ [B] _ [E] Strange as it _ _ [Am] seems, _ _ [D] someday we'll meet
_ [Am] _ and you'll [D] dry all my tears.
[G] _ _ Then [Dm]
whisper _ [G] sweet little things in my _ [C] ears.
_ Hugging and a kissing, _ [F] _ oh what we've been [Bb] missing.
_ _ [G] Lover man, oh where [F] can you be?
[C] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] I've heard it [Em] said _ that [A] the thrill of [D] _ romance
can be like a heavenly dream. _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ I [G] go to bed [Dm] with _ [G] a prayer that you'll [C] make love to me. _ _
_ _ [E] Strange as it _ seems, [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] someday we'll _ meet
and you'll [D] dry all my _ [G] tears.
_ [Dm] Then whisper _ [G] sweet _ little things in my _ [C] ears.
_ Hugging and a kissing, _ [F] _ _ _ oh what we've been missing. _ _ _ _
Lover [G] _ man, [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] where _ _ be _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ you? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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