New Lover
Josh RitterVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
-> -> ->
Strumming pattern is something like ... D D DUDU go nuts. Last chord rolls into the
start of the next line a bit.
Progression x 4 (4th time he skips the E/Cand plays the E twice into the A)
Can't pretend that all is well it's like I'm haunted by a ghost
There are times I cannot speak your name but I catch it in my throat
And if I don't sing this song it's out of fear of sour notes (not sure
if that's 'of' OR 'or')
Progression x 1 ( )
Oh I feel like a miser Oh I feel low and mean
For accusing you of stealing what I offered you for free
Oh it beggars the belief sometimes what thieves we lovers be
Progression x 1 ( )
Oh I don't know who you're with these days might be with someone new
And if you are I hope he treats you like a lover ought to do
But whoever makes you happy it don't really matter who
I've got a new lover now I hope you've got a lover too
Progression x 4 ( )
Praise the water under bridges praise the time we say we'll heal
Praise the fonder that still grows on the absent heart and fields
Praise be to this pain these days it's all I seem to feel (not
sure on lyric? all the same i fear? all the same i feel?)
Progression x 1 ( )
Perhaps the fault was mine perhaps I just ignored
Who you were always gonna be instead of who I took you for
I've been treated worse it's true still I expected more
Progression x 1 ( )
But I will not chase your shadow as you go from room to room
Dropping handkerchiefs and daggers smoking guns and other clues
For what someone did with someone and who did what to who
I've got a new lover now I hope you've got a lover too.
Progression x 4
I got a new lover now she knows just what I need
When I wake up in the night she can read me back my dreams
And she loves them cause she never needs to tell me what they mean
Progression x 1 ( )
I got a new lover now I know that she's not mine
And I only want to hold her I don't need to read her mind
And she only looks like you when she's in a certain light
Progression x 1 ( )
I hope you've got a lover now hope you've got somebody who
Can give you what you need like i couldn't seem to do
But if you're sad and you are lonesome and you've got nobody true
I'd be lying if I said that didn't make me happy too.
Progression x 1 ( )
I'd be lying if I said that didn't make me happy too.
Progression x 4
Ring out E
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Readable chord sheet for New Lover by Josh Ritter
[E] -> [E/C#] -> [A] -> [B7]
Strumming pattern is something like ... D D DUDU go nuts. Last chord rolls into the
start of the next line a bit.
Progression x 4 (4th time he skips the E/C
[E] [E/C#] [A] [B7]
[E] [E/C#] [A] [B7]
[E] [E/C#] [A] [B7]
[E] [E] [A] [B7]
Can't pre[E]tend that all is [E/C#]well it's like I'm [A]haunted by a [B7]ghost
There are [E]times I cannot [E/C#]speak your name but I [A]catch it in my [B7]throat
And if [E]I don't sing this [E/C#]song it's out of [A]fear of sour [B7]notes (not sure
if that's 'of' OR 'or')
Progression x 1 ([E] [E/C#] [A] [B7])
Oh I [E]feel like a [E/C#]miser Oh I [A]feel low and [B7]mean
For a[E]ccusing you of [E/C#]stealing what I [A]offered you for [B7]free
Oh it [E]beggars the [E/C#]belief sometimes what [A]thieves we lovers [B7]be
Progression x 1 ([E] [E/C#] [A] [B7])
Oh I [E]don't know who you're [E/C#]with these days might [A]be with someone [B7]new
And if you [E]are I hope he [E/C#]treats you like a [A]lover ought to [B7]do
But [E]whoever makes you [E/C#]happy it don't [A]really matter [B7]who
I've got a [E]new lover [E/C#]now I [A]hope you've got a [B7]lover too
Progression x 4 ([E] [E/C#] [A] [B7])
Praise the [E]water under [E/C#]bridges praise the [A]time we say we'll [B7]heal
Praise the [E]fonder that [E/C#]still grows on the [A]absent heart and [B7]fields
Praise be [E]to this pain these [E/C#]days it's [A]all I seem to [B7]feel (not
sure on lyric? all the same i fear? all the same i feel?)
Progression x 1 ([E] [E/C#] [A] [B7])
Perhaps [E]the fault was [E/C#]mine per[A]haps I just ig[B7]nored
Who you were [E]always gonna [E/C#]be instead of [A]who I took you [B7]for
I've been [E]treated worse it's [E/C#]true still [A]I expected [B7]more
Progression x 1 ([E] [E/C#] [A] [B7])
But I [E]will not chase your [E/C#]shadow as you [A]go from room to [B7]room
Dropping [E]handkerchiefs and [E/C#]daggers smoking [A]guns and other [B7]clues
For what [E]someone did with [E/C#]someone and [A]who did what to [B7]who
I've got a [E]new lover [E/C#]now I [A]hope you've got a [B7]lover too.
Progression x 4
I got a [E]new lover [E/C#]now she [A]knows just what I [B7]need
When I [E]wake up in the [E/C#]night she can [A]read me back my [B7]dreams
And she [E]loves them cause she [E/C#]never needs to [A]tell me what they [B7]mean
Progression x 1 ([E] [E/C#] [A] [B7])
I got a [E]new lover [E/C#]now I [A]know that she's not [B7]mine
And I [E]only want to [E/C#]hold her I don't [A]need to read her [B7]mind
And she [E]only looks like [E/C#]you when she's [A]in a certain [B7]light
Progression x 1 ([E] [E/C#] [A] [B7])
I [E]hope you've got a [E/C#]lover now hope you've [A]got somebody [B7]who
Can g[E]ive you what you [E/C#]need like i [A]couldn't seem to [B7]do
But if you're [E]sad and you are [E/C#]lonesome and you've [A]got nobody [B7]true
I'd be [E]lying if I [E/C#]said that [A]didn't make me happy [B7]too.
Progression x 1 ([E] [E/C#] [A] [B7])
I'd be [E]lying if I [E/C#]said that [A]didn't make me happy [B7]too.
Progression x 4
Ring out E