Once Were Lovers Chords by Luther Vandross

_ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
[Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [F] We've shared a life, [Gm] we've [Dm] shared a [Cm] heart, but what we unite [Gm] seems to [F] be breaking [Gm] apart.
It's [F] a horn and pain [Gm] goes right [Dm] to the core.
[Cm] Now we're divided, [Gm] what's mine from [F] what's yours.
[Eb] _ I'll keep the same [D] old things I had when we met.
[Gm] You keep what's yours, cause [F] that would only [Bb] be fair.
[Eb] But what about the heart that [F] we both created [Fm] together?
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] We used to be [F] the toast of [Gm] the [Bb] town.
We used to have [F] the best [Gm] love of [F] all.
[Bb] We had blue skies but [F] they came [Gm] falling down.
[Ab] What happened [Eb] to us?
_ [Gm] You and [Fm] I [Gm] was one lover.
No [F] cheating hearts [Gm] and no one [Dm] did [Bb] wrong.
[Cm] So why did we break?
[Gm] Can't say [F] our love [Gm] wasn't strong, but I [F] know in time [Gm] that things start [Dm] to mend.
_ [Cm] So let's fix these hearts [Bb] so they can't [F] be broken [Eb] again.
You need a [Cm] man who [D] sees how lonely you've been.
[Gm] Don't worry I will [F] start all over [Bb] again.
_ [Eb] We will get back the [Fm] heart that we both created together.
_ [Bb] We used to be the [F] toast of [Gm] the town.
[Bb] We used [C] to [Bb] have [F] the best love [Eb] of [F] all.
[Bb] We had blue skies but [F] they came falling [Gm] down.
[Ab] What happened [Eb] to us?
_ You and I was [Bbm] one lover.
[Ebm] Last night I [Fm] cried, [Gb] but girl you were [Bbm] not here.
_ [Ab] So it was [Eb] just [Bb] a big waste of tears.
[Ebm] But then I [Cm] smiled, I [Gb] heard your voice say my name.
[Eb] Telling me you wish you could be like you was in [Bb] the beginning.
_ _ _ [F] I [Gm] miss you baby.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Gm] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ I [F] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ [Cm] _
[Bb] love you.
We used to be the [F] toast of [Gm] the town.
[Bb] We used [C] to [Bb] have the [F] best love [Eb] of all.
[Am] [Bb] We had blue skies but [F] they [Gm] came falling down.
[Ab] What happened [Eb] to us?
[C] You [Eb] and [F] I was one [Bb] lover.
We used to be the [F] toast of the [Gm] town.
We [Eb] used to [Bb] have the [F] best love of [Gm] all.
[Bb] We had blue skies but [F] they came [Gm] falling down.
[Ab] What happened [Eb] to us?
You [Cm] and [Bb] I was one lover.
We used to be the [F] toast [Gm] of the town.
[Bb] We [C] used to [Bb] have the [F] best [Gm] love of all.
[F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ [F] _
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