Janis Ian

Lovers Lullaby

Janis Ian


Tom: Em

Intro:
G

 G                 Csus2
   Lay down now and      slumber
Emi        Dsus4                Cmaj7
    Mama's       boy is torn a -      sunder
Gi          D/F#                 Em
   All the       fields have gone    grey
        Asus4        A          Am/D
All the       leaves    are gone     brown

D7sus4

       G            Csus2
Let me   tell you a       story
Emi          Dsus4               Cmaj7
    Lay down,      I know you're       weary
Gi           D/F#                  Em
   While the     stars in the sky
          Asus4        A        Am/D
While the       moon's    on the     rise
C              D7                     Gii         Gii - Gadd4 - Gii - D/F#
  Lay down and    don't you wake 'til     mornin'
Em7                     A7sus4          A7            D7      D7sus4 -D7
    Close your eyes and       helpless    through the    night
C               D7                    Gii        D/F# - Em - G/B -
   Lay down and     dream of love and      glory
C            Dsus4         D7          C      G/B - Am7 - G -
   This is a       lover's     lulla -     by

B7 - Em - A7sus4 - A7 - D7sus4 - D7

G                 Csus2
   Once was a ma -        gician
Emi        Dsus4          Cmaj7
    Fair he      was, and        handsome
Gi        D/F#                 Em
   And he       brought to the      table
        Asus4         A          Am/D
All the       fool's    gold and       wine

D7sus4

         G                     Csus2
Well, he    promised us three        favours
Emi       Dsus4        Cmaj7
   Said he       was a       savior
Gi     D/F#                Em
   We        drank all his     glory
       Asus4          A          Am/D
And we       borrowed    all his        time
C               D7                    Gii         Gii - Gadd4 - Gii - D/F#
  Lay down and    don't you wake 'til     mornin'
Em7                   A7sus4         A7             D7      D7sus4 -D7
   Close your eyes and      helpless    through the    night
C              D7                   Em       B7/Eb     G/D - Em/C# -
  Lay down and    dream of love and    glo -        ry
C                   Dsus4         Gi
  This is a lover's       lulla -      by my love

      D/F#i
sleep        tight my love
Dm/F        E7          Am7
     Softly    fade a -       way
    D7sus4         D7         Gi      D/F#i      Em
The       moon was    made of    old       green     cheese
Am7                      D7sus4      D7
    To keep the night a -        way
G6       Gi    G       D/F#i
   Soft -   ly    now,       close your eyes
Dm/F        E7         Am7
     Lightly   will you     fade
    D7sus4          D7         Giii         D/F#     Em7i
The        moon was    made for      wake -      ful      boys
   Am                   D7sus4      D7sus4 - D7
To    keep the night a -        way
C           D7            C6/D      Gii          Gii - Gadd4 - Gii - D/F#
  Lay down,    don't wake      'til     mornin'
Em7                    A7sus4         A7             D7      D7sus4 -D7
    Close your eyes and      helpless    through the    night
C          D7              Em     B7/Eb     G/D - Em/C# -
  Lay down    in all your     glo       ry
C                   Dsus4       D       C       G/B        Am7      G -
  This is a lover's       lul -    la -    by -       yy -      yy -

Am7 - G/B - C               D7          C6/D     Gii       Gii - Gadd4 - Gii - D/F#
              Lay down, and   don't wake     'til     mornin'
Em7                 A7sus4     A7             D7        D7sus4 -D7
    Close your eyes        all    through the     night
C           D7             Em       B7/Eb      G/D - Em/C# -
   Lay down    in all your    glo -        ry
C                    Dsus4       D      C       G/B       Am7       G -
   This is a lover's       lul -   la -    by -      yy -      yy -
Am7 - G/B - C                  Dsus4      D      C      G/B      Am7      G -
             This is a lover's      lul -   la -   by -     yy -     yy -

Outro:
C - G/B - Am7 - G //

G      32000x
Csus2  x3001x
Em     022000
Dsus4  xx0233
Cmaj7  x32000
Gi     32003x
D/F#   2xx232
Asus4  x0223x
A      x0222x
Am/D   xx021x
D7sus4 xx0213
C      x3201x
D7     xx0212
Gii    320003
Gadd4  320013
Em7    022033
A7sus4 x02233
A7     x02020
G/B    x2003x
Dsus4  xx0233
Am7    x0x01x
B7     x24242
B7/Eb  xx1202
G/D    xx0003
Em/C#  x42000
D/F#i  2xx23x
Dm/F   1x323x
E7     02213x
Am7    x0201x
D      xx0232
G6     320000
Giii   320003
Em7i   02203x
C6/D   xx0210