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Lovers Rock

Sade
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
e-2| e-2| e-0| |e-0| e-2|
B-2| B-3| B-0| |B-0| B-3|
G-2| G-4| G-0| |G-0| G-4|
D-0| D-x| D-2| |D-2| D-x|
A-x| A-x| A-2| |A-2| A-x|
E-x| E-3| E-0| |E-2| E-3|
{sot}Opening Lick (x4)-usually starts towards the Start of Gmaj7 chord
e----------------|
B----------------|{eot}
G-7--9/11~---9\7~|
{sot}D----------------|{eot}
A-5--7/9~----7\5~|
{sot}Opening Lick
e---------------------|
B---------------------|{eot}
G-7--9/11~---9\7--7--9|
{sot}D---------------------|{eot}
A-5--7/9~----7\5--5--7|
{sot}Opening Lick
e---------------------|
B---------------------|{eot}
G-7--9/11~---9\7--7--9|
{sot}D---------------------|{eot}
A-5--7/9~----7\5--5--7|
Opening Lick
e---------------------|
B---------------------|{eot}
G-7--9/11~---9\7--7--9|
{sot}D---------------------|{eot}
A-5--7/9~----7\5--5--7|
Repeat 1
Repeat 3
Repeat 4
Repeat 4
When I need to be rescued you're there
When I need a place to swim to in a storm
I sing to you
And all my life
And in all my life
Repeat 4

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Arrangement source for Lovers Rock by Sade

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
[Dmaj7]     [Gmaj7]          Bridge/Break- [Em]   [F#m]    [Gmaj7]
e-2|      e-2|                         e-0| |e-0|  e-2|
B-2|      B-3|                         B-0| |B-0|  B-3|
G-2|      G-4|                         G-0| |G-0|  G-4|
D-0|      D-x|                         D-2| |D-2|  D-x|
A-x|      A-x|                         A-2| |A-2|  A-x|
E-x|      E-3|                         E-0| |E-2|  E-3|

{sot}Opening Lick (x4)-usually starts towards the Start of Gmaj7 chord
e----------------|
B----------------|{eot}
G-7--9/11~---9\7~|
{sot}D----------------|{eot}
A-5--7/9~----7\5~|

V.1 - I am in th[Dmaj7]e wilderness
You are in the [Gmaj7]music
In the man's car [Dmaj7]next to me
Somewhere in my [Gmaj7]sadness
I know I won't fall apart complete[Dmaj7]ly           [Gmaj7]
[Dmaj7]V.2 - When I need to be rescued
[Gmaj7]And I need a place to swim
[Dmaj7]I have a rock to cling to in the [Gmaj7]storm
[Dmaj7]When no one can hear me calling           [Gmaj7]
I have you[Dmaj7] I can sing to                  [Gmaj7]

{sot}Opening Lick
e---------------------|
B---------------------|{eot}
G-7--9/11~---9\7--7--9|
{sot}D---------------------|{eot}
A-5--7/9~----7\5--5--7|

[Em]B.1 [F#m]- And in all t[Gmaj7]his
And in all my lif[Em]e   [F#m]                 [Gmaj7]

{sot}Opening Lick
e---------------------|
B---------------------|{eot}
G-7--9/11~---9\7--7--9|
{sot}D---------------------|{eot}
A-5--7/9~----7\5--5--7|

[Dmaj7]V. 4 - You are the lovers r[Gmaj7]ock
The rock that I cling to[Dmaj7]           [Gmaj7] (Opening Lick)
[Dmaj7]You're the one
The one I swim [Gmaj7]to in a storm
{sot}Like[Dmaj7] a lovers rock     [Gmaj7]
Opening Lick
e---------------------|
B---------------------|{eot}
G-7--9/11~---9\7--7--9|
{sot}D---------------------|{eot}
A-5--7/9~----7\5--5--7|

Repeat 1
Repeat 3
Repeat 4
Repeat 4

When I need to be rescued you're there
When I need a place to swim to in a storm
I sing to you
And all my life
And in all my life

Repeat 4

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