Lovers In A Dangerous Time
Bruce Cockburn (1984)


      Swiss Army Strum
4/4 | d - D u - u d u |
      1   2 &   & 4 &

Intro
| [G] | [Am] | [F] | [F] |
| [G] | [Am] | [F] | [F] |

[G] Don't the hours grow [Am] shorter as the days go [F] by? [F]
[G] You never get to [Am] stop and open your [F] eyes [F]
[G] One day you're [Am] waiting for the sky to [F] fall [F]
[G] The next you're dazzled by the [Am] beauty of it [F] all [F] when you're

Chorus
[G] Lover- [Am] ers in a dangerous [F] time [F]
[G] Lover- [Am] ers in a dangerous [F] time [F]

[G] These fragile [Am] bodies of touch and [F] taste [F]
[G] This vibrant [Am] skin, this hair like [F] lace [F]
[G] Spirits [Am] open to the thrust of [F] grace [F]
[G] Never a [Am] breath you can afford to [F] waste [F] when you're

Chorus
[G] Lover- [Am] ers in a dangerous [F] time [F]
[G] Lover- [Am] ers in a dangerous [F] time [F]
[G] Lover- [Am] ers in a dangerous [F] time [F]
[G] Lover- [Am] ers in a dangerous [F] time [F]

| [G] | [Am] | [F] | [F] |
| [G] | [Am] | [F] | [F] |

[G] When you're [Am] lovers in a dangerous [F] time [F]
[G] Sometimes you're made to feel as [Am] if your love's a [F] crime [F]
But [G] nothing worth having comes with- [Am] out some kind of [F] fight [F]
[G] Got to kick at the [Am] darkness till it bleeds day- [F] light [F]

Chorus
When you're [G] lover- [Am] ers in a dangerous [F] time [F]
When you're [G] lover- [Am] ers in a dangerous [F] time [F]
When you're [G] lover- [Am] ers in a dangerous [F] time [F]
[G] Lover- [Am] ers in a dangerous [F] time [F]

Chorus
[G] Lover- [Am] ers in a dangerous [F] time [F]
| [G] | [Am] | [F] | [F] |
[G] Lover- [Am] ers in a dangerous [F] time [F]
| [G] | [Am] | [F] | [F] |

#Capo on 4th fret to play with original. Thanks for the chart Dan.

#Capo on 2nd fret to play with BNL.

#Last Updated 11/03/18 JJ
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