Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover by Sophie B. Hawkins, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover

Biography:

Vulnerability underscored by grit. Strength sealed by fire. Mood driven by melody. Reconciliation that
turns to inspiration. This is the territory of Sophie B. Hawkins’ remarkable sixth album, which is at once the most directly personal, musically transporting and defiantly raw work yet from the Grammy nominated
singer/songwriter.

Since her instantaneous 1992 breakthrough with the indelible hit single “Damn I Wish I Was Your
Lover” and her acclaimed debut album Tongues and Tails

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[Intro] (x5)
A D/G

[Verse]
A D/G
That old dog has chained you up, all right
A D/G
Give you everything you need to live inside a twisted cage
A D/G
Sleep beside an empty rage
I had a dream I was your hero
D A/C#
Damn, I wish I was your lover
Bm
I'd rock you 'til the daylight comes
Made sure you are smiling and warm
D F#m7
I am everything, tonight, I'll be your mother
Bm
I'll do such things to ease your pain
Free your mind, and you won't feel ashamed
A D/G
Oh...
A D/G
Open up coming inside
Gonna fill you up, gonna make you cry

[Instrumental]
A D/G

[Verse]
A D/G
This monkey can't stand to see you black and blue
A D/G
I give you something sweet each time you come inside my jungle book
A D/G
What is it just too good?

Don't say you'll stay, 'cause then you go away
D A/C#
Damn, I wish I was your lover
Bm
I'd rock you 'til the daylight comes

Made sure you are smiling and warm
D F#m7
I am everything, tonight, I'll be your mother
Bm
I'll do such things to ease your pain
Free your mind, and you won't feel ashamed
D A/C#
Shucks, for me there is no other
Bm
You're the only shoe that fits
I can't imagine I'll grow out of it
D F#m7
Damn, I wish I was your lover (yeah)
A G
If I was your girl, believe me
D
I'd turn on the Rolling Stones
C D
We could groove along and feel much better
G D
Let me in
C D
I could do it forever and ever and ever and ever
A D
Give me an hour to kiss you
D
Walk through Heaven's door I'm sure
C D
Don't need no doctor to feel much better
A D
Let me in, oh
C D C D C A
(I wanna live) Forever and ever and ever and ever

[Instrumental]
A D/G

[Verse]
A D/G
I sat on a mountainside with peace of mind
A D/G
And I lay by the ocean making love to her with visions clear
A D/G
Walked for days with no one near
D
And I return as chained and bound to you
A/C#
Damn, I wish I was your lover
Bm
I'd rock you 'til the daylight comes
Made sure you are smiling and warm
D F#m7
I am everything, tonight, I'll be your mother
Bm
I'll do such things to ease your pain
Free your mind, and you won't feel ashamed
D A/C#
Shucks, for me there is no other
Bm
You're the only shoe that fits
I can't imagine I'll grow out of it
D F#m7
Damn, I wish I was your lover
Bm
I wanna open up, I'm gonna come inside
I wanna fill you up, I wanna make you cry
D A/C#
Damn, I wish I was your lover
Bm
Gettin' on a subway, and I'm comin' uptown
D A/C#
Damn, I wish I was your lover
Bm
Standing on the street corner, waiting for my life to change
D A/C#
Damn, I wish I was your lover
Bm
And I'm feelin' like a school boy, too shy and too young, oh
D F#m7
Damn, I wish I was your lover
Bm
Tryna open up, I wanna come inside

[Outro]
Gunna fill you up, I'm gunna make you cry
D A/C#
Damn, I wish I was your lover
Bm
I'm gettin' on my camel, and I'll ride it uptown, oo
D A?C#
Damn, I wish I was your lover
Bm
Standing on a street corner, waiting for my life to change