Riff:
xA|-----------------------------------|
xE|------------3----3-5---5-----------|
xC|-4-4-2h3h4-----4-----4-----4-2h3h4-|
xG|-------------------------4---------|
xA|-7-7-5h6h7--10--7--5-4-----4-5-6-7-|
xE|------------------------7----------|
xC|-----------------------------------|
xG|-----------------------------------|
xA|-----------------------------------|
xE|------------3----3-5---5-----------|
xC|-4-4-2h3h4-----4-----4-----4-2h3h4-|
xG|-------------------------4---------|
xA|------------------------------------|
xE|------------3-------5----5---5--3---|
xC|-4-4-2h3h4-----4-3----4-----------4-|
xG|---------------------------4--------|
Intro: | Em | G | C | AmB7 |
Verse 1:
EmG
When all the worst we fear lets fall its weight
C
When the gyre widens on and when the wave breaks
Am
When St. Peter loses cool and bars the gates
B7Em
When Atlas acts the maggot, makes his arms shake
G
When the birds are heard again in their singin'
C
Once atrocity is hoarse from voicin' shame
Am
And when the earth is trembling on some new beginnin'
B7C6
With the same sweet shock of when Adam first came
Pre-Chorus:
Em
Be, be, be, be, be
Gmaj7
Be as you've always been
C
Be, be, be, be, be
Am
Be as you've always been
-Lover, be good to me-
Chorus 1:
Em
Be as you've always been -Lover, be good to me-
G
Be like the love that discovered the sin -Lover, be good to me-
CAm
That freed the first man and will do so again
Em
And, lover, be good to me -Lover, be good to me-
Em
Be that hopeful feeling when Eden was lost -Lover, be good to me-
G
It's been deaf to our laughter since the master was crossed -Lover, be good to me-
CAm
Which side of the wall really suffers that cost?
Em
Oh, lover, be good to me
Instrumental: | Em | G |
Verse 2:
Em
When the man who gives the order
G
Is born next time 'round on the boat sent back
C
When the bodies starvin' at the border
AmB7
Are on TV givin' people the sack
Em
Oh, when the sea rises to meet us
G
Oh, when there's nothin' left for you and I to do
C
Oh, when there's nobody upstairs to receive us
AmB7C6
When I have no kind words left, love for you
Pre-Chorus:
Em
Be, be, be, be, be
Gmaj7
Be as you've always been
C
Be, be, be, be, be
Am
Be as you've always been
-Lover, be good to me-
Chorus 2:
Em
Ah, be love in its disrepute -Lover, be good to me-
G
Scorches the hillside and salts every root -Lover, be good to me-
CAm
And watches the slowin' and starvin' of troops
Em
And, lover, be good to me -Lover, be good to me-
Em
Be there and just as you stand -Lover, be good to me-
G
Or be like the rose that you hold in your hand -Lover, be good to me-
CAm
That will grow bold in a barren and desolate land
Em
Oh, lover, be good to me
Outro:
Em
Love, won't you be
Love, won't you be
G
Be as you've always been?
C
Love, won't you be
Am
Love, won't you be
Em
Be as you've always been?
Em
Love, won't you be
Love, won't you be
G
Be as you've always been?
C
Love, won't you be
Am
Love, won't you be
EmEm
Be as you've always been?
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research. UkuTabs does not own any songs, lyrics or arrangements posted and/or printed.
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research. UkuTabs does not own any songs, lyrics or arrangements posted and/or printed. This arrangement was downloaded for free on UkuTabs.com.
Andrew Hozier-Byrne (born 17 March 1990), known mononymously as Hozier, is an Irish musician and singer-songwriter from Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. In 2013 he released his debut EP, featuring the hit single “Take Me to Church”, and his second EP “From Eden” in 2014. His debut studio album, “Hozier”, was released in Ireland in September 2014 and globally in October 2014.
Hozier was born in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. His mother is the visual artist Raine Hozier-Byrne (who also designed his latest album cover).
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