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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
Am Em Am G
Am Em Am G
Am Em Am G
Am Em Am G
Verse 1:
Am Dm/F Am
We meet inside the cafΓ©
G Am
The air is thick like hospital
Dm/F Am
Choked by the gold on your finger
G
We were lovers
Interlude:
Am Dm Am G
Verse 1b:
Am Dm/F Am
Bury the thoughts that resurface
G
Those hands were mine
Chorus:
Am
And now our love has been forgotten
F
Like it was never there
Am F
We're just sitting here like strangers
Am F
You gave me yourself for just a little while
Am F Am
But it was you, it was really you
Verse 2:
Am Dm/F
Staring into my coffee
Am G Am
It is not black just a shade of brown
Dm/F Am
Too scared to let our eyes meet
G
What will we see?
Chorus 2:
Am
And now our love has been forgotten
F
Like it was never there
Am F
We're just sitting here like strangers
Am F
You gave me yourself for just a little while
Am F
But it was you, it was really you
Bridge:
Am Dm G
Am F Dm
Am Dm G
Am F Dm
Chorus 3:
Am
And now our love has been forgotten
F
Like it was never there
Am F
We're just sitting here like strangers
Am F
You gave me yourself for just a little while
Am F G
But it was you, it was really you
Verse 2:
Am Dm/F
The space between us
Am G
Will not be beat
Am Dm/F
Oceans and past lives
Am G Am
We were lovers
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- We Were Lovers (Tabs)
Song History
Published: June 22, 2021
Last Updated: February 6, 2026