Tom: E 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 E E|--------------------7---------| B|---------9----10-------9------| G|------9----9-----9------------| D|---9--------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| E E They haunt the boulevards and bars E E They pray to wishing wells and stars E E They ride the hurricane of hope E F#m B Not looking back but on they go E C#m Toward the distance and deceiving F#m B And all the while they keep believing E C#m They are special and apart F#m B F#m B C#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 E F#m B They feel like velvet in the night E C#m And so the night is never ending F#m B It's made of distance and pretending E C#m Coz they're special and apart F#m B F#m B C#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 E7M Goodbye F#m B F#m B Catches in their throats like cotton G# C#m Rises in their hearts like rain F#m G# C#m The good times suddenly are all forgotten F#m B E hammer on E7M 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 E F#m B And so they hide behind the moon E Their loneliness inside them growing C#m F#m B But they take comfort in just knowing E That they are special and apart F#m B F#m B C#m The lovers, the lovers of the heart... the lovers F#m And when love comes again B And when love comes E hammer E7M Hello F#m B F#m B 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#m B E hammer on E7M 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 E F#m B That they can face each other's faults E C#m And though the waltz will have its ending F#m B There is no harm in just pretending E C#m That they are special and apart F#m B F#m B C#m The lovers, the lovers of the heart... the lovers