Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover

Sophie B. Hawkins



That old dog has chained you up alright

Give you everything you need to live inside a twisted cage

Sleep beside an empty rage

I had a dream I was your hero



Chorus:

Damn I wish I was your lover

I'll rock you till the daylight comes

Make sure you are smiling and warm

I am everything

Tonight I'll be your mother I will

Do such things to ease your pain

Free your mind and you won't feel ashamed



This monkey can't stand to see you black and blu

Give you something sweet each time you

Come inside my jungle book

What is it just too good

Don't say you'll stay

'Cause then you go away



Chorus



Shucks for me there is no other

You're the only shoe that fits

I can't imagine I'll grow out of it

Damn I wish I was your lover



If I was your girl believe me

I'd turn on the Rolling Stones

We could groove along and feel much better

I could do it forever and ever

Give me an hour to kiss you

Walk through heaven's door I'm sure

We don't need no doctor to feel much better

Let me in

Forever and ever and ever and ever



I sat on the mountainside with peace of mind

I lay by the ocean making love to her with visions clear

Walked for days with no one near

And I return as chained and bound to you



Chorus



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Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover

Sophie B. Hawkins

Words and Music By Sophie B. Hawkins



Moderately steady beat



Intro(repeat 4 times):



A D/G



Verse 1:



A D/G A D/G

That old dog has chained you up alright.



A D/G

Give you ev'rything you need to live inside a twisted cage,



A D/G

Sleep beside an empty rage.



I had a dream I was your hero.



Chorus:



D A/C# Bm

Damn, I wish I was your lover. I'd rock you 'til the daylight comes,



Make sure you are smiling and warm.



D F#m7 Bm

I am ev'rything. Tonight I'll be your mother. I'll do such things to ease your pain,



Free your mind and you won't feel ashamed.



(first time only):

A D/G A D/G

Oh. Open up, coming inside, gonna fill you up, gonna make you cry. Uh-huh



Verse 2:

(Same as above)

This monkey can't stand to see you black and blu.

I'll give you something sweet each time

you come inside my jungle book. What is it, just too good?

Don't say you'll stay 'cause then you'll go away.



Chorus 2:

Damn I wish I was your lover. I'd rock you 'til the daylight comes,

Make sure you are smiling and warm.

I am everything. Tonight I'll be your mother. I'll do such things to ease your pain,

Free your mind and you won't feel ashamed.



D A/C# Bm

Shucks, for me there is no other. You're the only shoe that fits.



I can't imagine I'll grow out of it.



D F#m7 Bm

Damn, I wish I was you lover (Spoken: yeah)



Bridge:

A G D

If I was your girl, believe me I'd turn on the Rolling Stones.



C D

We could groove along and feel much better.



A G D C D

Let me in. Mm mm mm. I dould do it forever and ever and ever and ever.



A G D

Give me an hour to kiss you. Walk through heaven's door I'm sure.



C D

Don't need no doctor to feel much better.



A G D C D

Let me in. Ooh. (I wanna live) Forever and ever and ever and ever.



C D C A (left hand bass work here)



Verse 3:



I sat on the mountain side with peace of mind.

And I lay by the ocean making love to her with visions clear,

Walked for days with noone near.

And I returned as chained and bound to you.



Chorus 3:



Damn, I wish I was your lover. I'd rock you 'til the daylight comes

Make sure you are smiling and warm.

I am every thing tonight I'll be your mother.

I'll do such things to ease your pain.

Free your mind and you wont feel ashamed.

Shucks for me there is no other.

You're the only shoe that fits.

I can't imagine I'll grow out of it

D F#m7 Bm

Damn I wish I was your lover I'm gonna open up.



I wanna come inside. I'm gonna fill you up.



I wanna make you cry



D A/C# Bm

Damn I wish I was your lover. Im on a subway and I'm riding uptown.



D A/C# Bm

Damn I wish I was your lover. Standing on a street corner



waiting for my life to change.



D A/C# Bm

Damn wish I was your lover and I'm feeling like a school boy,



too shy and too young. Oh.



D F#m7 Bm

Damn I wish I was your lover. Tryin' to open up,



I wanna come inside. gonna fill you up, gonna make you cry.



D A/C# Bm

Damn I wish I was your lover. I'm getting on my camel



and I'm riding up town, ooh.



(fade)