Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover — Sophie B. Hawkins
Chords and lyrics for Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover by Sophie B. Hawkins (key of G).
Verse 1
[Intro] (x5)
[A] [D/G]
Verse
That old dog has chained you up, all [A]right[D/G]
Give you everything you need to [A]live inside [D/G]a twisted cage
Sleep beside an empty [A]rage[D/G]
I had a dream I was your hero
[D]Damn, I wish [A/C#]I was your lover
I'd [Bm]rock you 'til the daylight comes
Made sure you are smiling and warm
[D] I am everything, [F#m7]tonight, I'll be your mother
I'll [Bm]do such things to ease your pain
Free your mind, and you won't feel ashamed
[A]Oh...[D/G]
[A] Open up [D/G]coming inside
Gonna fill you up, gonna make you cry
Instrumental
[A] [D/G]
Verse
This monkey can't stand to see you [A]black and blue[D/G]
I give you something sweet each time you [A]come inside my [D/G]jungle book
What is it just too [A]good?[D/G]
Don't say you'll stay, 'cause then you go away
[D]Damn, I wish [A/C#]I was your lover
I'd [Bm]rock you 'til the daylight comes
Made sure you are smiling and warm
[D] I am everything, [F#m7]tonight, I'll be your mother
I'll [Bm]do such things to ease your pain
Free your mind, and you won't feel ashamed
[D]Shucks, for [A/C#]me there is no other
[Bm]You're the only shoe that fits
I can't imagine I'll grow out of it
[D] Damn, I [F#m7]wish I was your lover (yeah)
[A] If I was your [G]girl, believe me
[D]I'd turn on the Rolling Stones
We could [C]groove along and feel [D]much better
Let me [G]in [D]
I could do it [C]forever and ever and [D]ever and ever
[A] Give me an [D]hour to kiss you
[D]Walk through Heaven's door I'm sure
Don't [C]need no doctor to feel[D] much better
[A] Let me in, oh[D]
(I wanna live) [C]Forever and ever and ever [D]and [C]ever[A][C][D]
Instrumental
[A] [D/G]
Verse
I sat on a mountainside with [A]peace of mind[D/G]
And I lay by the ocean making [A]love to her [D/G]with visions clear
Walked for days with no one [A]near[D/G]
And I return as chained and bound to [D]you
Damn, I wish [A/C#]I was your lover
I'd [Bm]rock you 'til the daylight comes
Made sure you are smiling and warm
[D] I am everything, [F#m7]tonight, I'll be your mother
I'll [Bm]do such things to ease your pain
Free your mind, and you won't feel ashamed
[D]Shucks, for [A/C#]me there is no other
[Bm]You're the only shoe that fits
I can't imagine I'll grow out of it
[D] Damn, I [F#m7]wish I was your lover
I wanna [Bm]open up, I'm gonna come inside
I wanna fill you up, I wanna make you cry
[D]Damn, I wish [A/C#]I was your lover
[Bm]Gettin' on a subway, and I'm comin' uptown
[D]Damn, I [A/C#]wish I was your lover
[Bm]Standing on the street corner, waiting for my life to change
[D]Damn, I wish [A/C#]I was your lover
And I'm [Bm]feelin' like a school boy, too shy and too young, oh
[D]Damn, [F#m7]I wish I was your lover
Tryna [Bm]open up, I wanna come inside
Outro
Gunna fill you up, I'm gunna make you cry
[D]Damn, I wish [A/C#]I was your lover
I'm [Bm]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
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