C#m
Up from the pastures of boredom
C#m
Out from the sea of discontent
G#m
they come in packs like hungry hounds
G#
the seekers of the dark enchantment.
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E E
They haunt the boulevards and bars
E E
they pray to wishing wells and stars
E E
they ride the hurricane of hope
E F#m B
not looking back but on they go
E C#m
toward the distance and deceiving
F#m B
and all the while they keep believing
E C#m
they are special and apart
F#m B F#m B C#m
the lovers, the lovers of the heart... the lovers.
E
And when they pair off two by two
E
they feel they are the chosen few
E
and though their beds are made of straw
E F#m B
they feel like velvet in the night
E C#m
and so the night is never ending
F#m B
it's made of distance and pretending
E C#m
coz they're special and apart
F#m B F#m B C#m
the lovers, the lovers of the heart... the lovers.
F#m
And when love goes away
B
and when love goes...
E then hammer on Emaj7Aug
goodbye... F#m B F#m B
catches in their throats like cotton
G# C#m
rises in their hearts like rain
F#m G# C#m
the good times suddenly are all forgotten
F#m B E hammer on Emaj7Aug
the hunt begins again.
E
They search the subways and the streets
E
their faces tired, like their feet
E
their bodies aching to be warm
E F#m B
and so they hide behind the moon
E
their loneliness inside them growing
C#m F#m B
but they take comfort in just knowing
E
that they are special and apart
F#m B F#m B C#m
the lovers, the lovers of the heart... the lovers
F#m
And when love comes again
B
and when love comes
E hammer EmajAug7
hello... F#m B F#m B
rises from their throats like singing
G# C#m
catches in their hearts like wind
F#m
the good things
G# C#m
strangers in their arms are bringing
F#m B E hammer on EmajAug7
makes life all right again.
E
They turn their faces to the light
E
no longer hiding in the night
E
so unashamed and unafraid
E F#m B
that they can face each other's faults
E C#m
and though the waltz will have its ending
F#m B
there is no harm in just pretending
E C#m
that they are special and apart
F#m B F#m B C#m
