I Forgot To Be Your Lover


----------------------------------------------------------------------------- I Forgot to be Your Lover - William Bell ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Joe Roberts Email: joeroberts46@hotmail.com Tuning: Standard Intro: G D e|-12---10---7----7h10p7-------------------------10-------------------------| B|-12---12---8-----------8h10p8--------12--10----10-------------------------| G|-12---12---9------------------9------12-----12-11-------------------------| D|-------------------------------------12--------12-------------------------| A|-------------------------------------10--------12-------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------10-------------------------| G Am Bm Em Bm Am G G e|--3----5/----7-----7---------7\----5-----3--3-----------------------------| B|--3----5/----7-----8---------7\----5-----3--3-----------------------------| G|--4----5/----7-----9---------7\----5-----4--4-----------------------------| D|--5----7/----9-----9---------9\----7-----5--5-----------------------------| A|--5----7/----9-----7---------9\----7-----5--5-----------------------------| E|--3----5/----7---------------7\----5-----3--3-----------------------------| First Verse: (Have I told you...) Em G C Am Repeat x 2 e|--7------3----------------------------8----5------------------------------| B|--8------3----------------------------8----5------------------------------| G|--9------4----------------------------9----5-------5---5------------------| D|--9------5-------5-7-7/9-9\7p5-7p5----10---7------5-5--5h7----------------| A|--7------5---5/7-------------------7--10---7----/7---7-----7--------------| E|---------3----------------------------8----5------------------------------| Build up and Chorus (Now I realize...) (I forgot to be your lover) Em G G Am Bm Em e|-7----7-----3----|-3-----5/----7-----7------------------------------------| B|-8----8-----3----|-3-----5/----7-----8------------------------------------| G|-9----9-----4----|-4-----5/----7-----9------------------------------------| D|-9----9-----5----|-5-----7/----9-----9------------------------------------| A|-7----7-----5----|-5-----7/----9-----7------------------------------------| E|------------3----|-3-----5/----7------------------------------------------| (And I'm sorry...) Bm Am G D e|-7\----5-----3---(5)------------------------------------------------------| B|-7\----5-----3----7-------------------------------------------------------| G|-7\----5-----4----7-------------------------------------------------------| D|-9\----7-----5----7-------------------------------------------------------| A|-9\----7-----5----5-------------------------------------------------------| E|-7\----5-----3------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat first verse then build up and chorus. Then repeat intro followed by this until finish: G Am Bm Em Bm Am G D e|-3----5\----7-----7---|-7------5----3----(5)------------------------------| B|-3----5\----7-----8---|-7------5----3-----7-------------------------------| G|-4----5\----7-----9---|-7------5----4-----7-------------------------------| D|-5----7\----9-----9---|-9------7----5-----7-------------------------------| A|-5----7\----9-----7---|-9------7----5-----5-------------------------------| E|-3----5\----7---------|-7------5----3-------------------------------------| I think I can hear a slight tremolo effect on the guitar on the record so play around that if you're trying to get a similar tone. ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************