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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EE They haunt the boulevards and bars
EE they pray to wishing wells and stars
EE they ride the hurricane of hope
EF#mB not looking back but on they go
EC#m toward the distance and deceiving
F#mB and all the while they keep believing
EC#m they are special and apart
F#mBF#mBC#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
EF#mB they feel like velvet in the night
EC#m and so the night is never ending
F#mB it’s made of distance and pretending
EC#m coz they’re special and apart
F#mBF#mBC#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#mBF#mB catches in their throats like cotton
G#C#m rises in their hearts like rain
F#mG#C#m the good times suddenly are all forgotten
F#mBE 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
EF#mB and so they hide behind the moon
E their loneliness inside them growing
C#mF#mB but they take comfort in just knowing
E that they are special and apart
F#mBF#mBC#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#mBF#mB 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#mBE 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
EF#mB that they can face each other’s faults
EC#m and though the waltz will have its ending
F#mB there is no harm in just pretending
EC#m that they are special and apart
F#mBF#mBC#m