Foreign Lovers
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A D
e|-----------------------------------------------------------||
B|-----------------------------------------------------------||
G|---------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-||
D|---------------------7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-||
A|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-----------||
E|-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------||
...verse 1...
A
You got foreign lovers
D
Five or six, now, don't you?
A
You got their pictures up on your walls
D
Just a minute and you're lost
A D
Well, the one in Chicago wasn't there anymore
A D
Because that thing in Berlin wasn't anyone's fault
[Refrão]
A
I got no idea what's fair
Bm
But I knew before
D
You got foreign lovers
A
You got foreign lovers
...verse 2...
A
But I wanted to tell you
D
To take the pictures and rip them up
A
No better feeling to know about
D
When there's no one to follow home
A
Well it made no difference then
D
And no it wasn't that we weren't friends
A D
Anyway, in Berlin, you never had a dumb chance
[Refrão]
A
I got no idea what's fair
Bm
But I knew before
D
You got foreign lovers
A
You got foreign lovers
Interlude
A D (X4)
A
[Refrão]
Bm
But everything good will come to an end
D
You got foreign lovers
A
You got foreign lovers
...verse 3...
A D
Well, the picture's only alive for you inside of that frame
A
Not a lover that leaves you cold
D
Oh, in the kitchen beside your toaster
[Refrão]
A
I got no idea what's fair
Bm
But I knew before
D
You got foreign lovers
A
You got foreign lovers
How to play Foreign Lovers
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.