Lovers in a dangerous time - BNL Transcribed by Richard Sibley. Feel free to email me at richard at vaultworld dot com! ------------------------------------------------------ This is a cover of Bruce Cockburn's song. A harder song to find, but it appears on "Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits". I've seen basic transcriptions for this song, but nothing as complete as what follows. Here are the basics of the song. As always, listen to the song to understand and hear exactly what is going on. The transcription may not be exact, but I think it's pretty close. LEGEND: [Chorus] means "Chorus" is being defined (Chorus) means to play the already defined "Chorus"

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Guitar Capo 3

[Intro]

Guitar and bass/cello played at the same time

[Guitar - Riff 1] ^G ^Am ^F ^F E|:-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------:| B|:-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------:| G|:-------------------|---------0-0---0---|-----0h2---0---x-x-|-----0h2---0---x-x-:| D|:---------0---0---0-|-----0h2-----2---2-|---------3---3-x-x-|---------3---3-x-x-:| A|:-----0h2-------2---|-0-0---------------|-3-3---------------|-3-3---------------:| E|:-3-3-------3-------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------:| [Bass/cello part transcribed for guitar] ^G ^Am ^F ^F ^G ^Am ^F ^F ^G E|-------|------|----|-------|-----|------|------------|---------|------| B|-------|------|----|-------|-----|------|------------|---------|------| G|-------|------|-5~~|~~~----|-7~~~|/9--9-|-9~\7--7~\5-|-5-4-----|------| D|---5~~-|-7~~~-|----|-----7-|-----|------|------------|-----5---|------| A|-------|------|----|-------|-----|------|------------|-------3-|------| E|-------|------|----|-------|-----|------|------------|---------|-3~~~-|

[Verse 1]

Guitar continues playing Riff 1

^GDon't the hours grow ^Amshorter as the days go ^Fby ^GYou never get to ^Amstop and open your ^Feyes ^GOne day you're ^Amwaiting for the sky to ^Ffall ^GAnd next you're dazzled by the ^Ambeauty of it ^Fall

[Chorus]

Guitar continues playing Riff 1

^GLovers ^Amin a dangerous ^Ftime ^GLovers ^Amin a dangerous ^Ftime

[Verse 2]

Guitar continues playing Riff 1

^GThese fragile ^Ambodies of touch and ^Ftaste ^GThis vibrant ^Amskin, this hair like ^Flace ^GSpirits ^Amopen to the thrust of ^Fgrace ^GNever a breath^Am you can afford to ^Fwaste

(Chorus) x2

Guitar starts playing variations on the chords similar to Riff 1

[Bass/cello solo]

Guitar repeat Riff 2 throughout while bass/cello does lead

[Guitar - Riff 2] | | | | E|:--------------------:| B|:-----0h1---0--------:| G|:---0-----0---0---0--:| D|:---------------0----:| A|:--------------------:| E|:--------------------:|

[bass/cello lead transcribed for guitar]

^G ^Am ^F ^F ^G ^Am ^F ^F ^G E|-------|------|----|--------|----|-----|-------|-----------------|-------| B|-------|------|----|--------|----|-----|-------|-------------5-6~|~~--8~~| G|-------|------|----|--------|----|---4-|-4~-2~~|~~-4-5-5h7-5-----|-------| D|-------|------|----|------2-|-5~~|~~---|-------|-----------------|-------| A|-------|------|-3~~|~~--3---|----|-----|-------|-----------------|-------| E|----3~~|-5~~~-|----|--------|----|-----|-------|-----------------|-------| ^Am ^F ^F ^G ^Am ^F ^F ^G... E|---5~~----|---------|----|---------|---------|---------|----------|-----| B|~~----5~~-|-8~~-----|----|-5-----5-|---------|---------|----------|-----| G|----------|------5~~|~~~-|----7----|-7--5--7-|-5--4----|----------|-----| D|----------|---------|----|---------|---------|-------5~|~~~-------|-----| A|----------|---------|----|---------|---------|---------|----5---2-|-----| E|----------|---------|----|---------|---------|---------|----------|-3~~-|

[Verse 3]

Guitar continues chords variations similar to Riff 1

Begin speeding up
^GWhen you're ^Amlovers in a dangerous ^Ftime ^GSometimes you're made to feel as ^Amif your love's a ^Fcrime ^GBut nothing worth having comes ^Amwithout some kind of ^Ffight ^GYou gotta kick at the ^Amdarkness 'til it bleeds day^Flight

(Chorus) x2

Guitar continues chords variations similar to Riff 1

[Outro]

Guitar continues chords variations similar to Riff 1

^G ^Am ^F ^F ^GWe-eeeeee were lov^Amers in a dangerous ^Ftime ^F ^GWe-eeeeee were ^Amlovers in a daa-^Faaangerous time ^F Luh-luh- ^Gluuvers Luh-luh-^Amluuvers Luh-luh-^Fluuveeeeeeers ^F Begin fade
^G Uuuuhhhhh-^Amoooooooooo-^Foooooooooo ^F Luh-luh- ^Gluuvers in a ^Amdangerous ^Ftime ^F

Barenaked Ladies - Lovers in a dangerous time