The Lemon Twigs - Why do lovers own each other

^DWhy do ^G/Dlovers ^Down each ^Cdimo ^F#7/A#ther ^BmLike a ^F#7piece of ^Bmland? If ^Dyou could ^G/Dnever ^Dhold an^F#7other ^BmThen you'd ^F#7under^Bmstand

They ^Gwonder what to ^D7do So ^Gfar away from ^D7you And ^Gtry to fit the ^D7best they ^Gcan And ^Awhen they're feeling ^E7down They ^Asee if you're ^E7around To ^Atalk to them and ^E7lend a ^Aha^Amaj7nd ^A7

^DHere's a ^G/Dletter ^DI re^Cdimmem ^F#7/A#ber ^BmWriting ^F#7just for ^Bmyou "^DWill we ^G/Dever ^Dbe to^F#7gether? ^BmOne ins^F#7tead of ^Bmtwo?"

I ^Gwonder if we ^D7will The ^Gthought is nice, but ^D7still I ^Ghaven't had the ^D7time to ^Gplan ^E7 We ^Amet and it was ^E7nice And ^Athanks for the adv^E7ice But I'm a ^Ared-bloo^E7ded ^Ama^Amaj7n ^A7

^DI could ^G/Dnever ^Ddo wha^E7tever ^DImpulse ^F#7led me ^Bmto ^DI'll take ^G/Dmeasure ^Dover ^F#7pleasure ^BmOld ins^F#7tead of n^Bmew

I ^Glove your loyal^D7ty The "^Gus" and not the "^D7me" But ^Gbarriers are ^D7far too ^Gbland^E7 I'm ^Aliving every ^E7day So ^Awhy should I not ^E7play When I'm ^Aloving you the ^E7best I ^Aca^A6n? ^A7

^DWhy do ^A/C#lovers ^Adim/Ctry and ^Bmof ^F#7/A#fer ^BmEvery^F#7thing they're ^Bmwort^Ah? They ^Dtry and ^Em7get as ^D/F#close to ^E7/G#holy ^DAs they ^F#7can on ^Bmearth ^A They ^Dtry and ^G/Dget as ^Dclose to ^A6holy ^DAs they ^A7can on ^Dearth