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Cm Fm Gm
There's a devil waiting outside your door, (How much longer)
Cm Fm Gm
There's a devil waiting outside your door, (How much longer)
Cm Fm Gm
And he's bucking and braying and pawing at the floor, (How much longer)
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And he's howling with pain, crawling up the walls, (How much longer)
Cm Fm Gm
There's a devil waiting outside your door, (How much longer)
Cm Fm Gm
And he's weak with evil and broken by the world, (How much longer)
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And he's shouting your name and asking for more, (How much longer)
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There's a devil waiting outside your door, (How much longer)
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Loverman!
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Since the world began
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Forever, Amen
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Till the end of time
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Yeah, take off that dress
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Oooh, I'm coming down yeah
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I'm your loverman yeah
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Cause I am, what I am, what I am , what I am, what I am
verse 2:
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L is for love, baby, O is for only you that I do
Gm
V is for loving virtually everything that you are
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E is for loving almost everything that you do
Gm
R is for Rape me, M is for murder me
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A is for answering all of my prayers
Gm
N is for knowing your loverman's going to
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Be the answer to all of yours
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Loverman!
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Till the bitter end
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While the empires burn down
Cm
Forever and ever,
Fm Gm
and ever, ever, Amen
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I'm your loverman
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So help me, baby
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So help me, baby
Cm Fm
Cause I am, what I am, what I am
Gm
What I am, what I am
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I'm your loverman!
verse 3:
Cm Fm Gm
There's a devil crawling along your floor, (How much longer)
Cm Fm Gm
There's a devil crawling along your floor, (How much longer)
Cm Fm Gm
With a trembling heart, he's coming through your door, (How much longer)
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With his straining sex in his jumping paw, (How much longer)
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There's a devil crawling along your floor, (How much longer)
Cm
And he's old and he's stupid and
He's hungry and he's sore
Fm
And he's blind and he's lame
Gm
And he's dirty and he's poor
Cm
Give me more, give me more, give me more
Give me more, give me more, give me more
Fm Gm
(How much longer)
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There's a devil crawling along your floor
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Loverman!
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Here I stand
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Forever, Amen
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'Cause I am, what I am, what I am, what I am
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Hey, forgive me, baby
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My hands are tied
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And I got no choice no, no, no, no
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I got no choice, no choice at all
verse 4:
Cm
I'll say it again
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L is for love, baby
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O is for oh yes I do
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V is for virtue, so I ain't gonna hurt you
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E is for even if you want me to
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R is for render unto me, baby
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M is for that which is mine
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A is for any old how, darling
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N is for any old time
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Loverman! yeah, yeah, yeah
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I got the masterplan yeah
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To take off your dress
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Yeah, and be your man, be your man, hey
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Seize the throne
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Seize the mantle
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Seize that crown, yeah
Cm Fm
Cause I am, what I am, what I am
Gm
What I am, yes I am
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I'm your loverman!
Cm Fm Gm
Cm Fm Gm
Verse 5:
Cm
There's a devil lying by your side, (How much longer)
Cm
Think he's asleep, take alook at his eyes, (How much longer)
Cm
And he wants you, darling, to be his bride, (How much longer)
Cm
And there's a devil lying by your side, (How much longer)
Outro:
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Loverman!
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Loverman!
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Loverman!
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I'll be your Loverman!
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Till the end of time
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Till the empires burn down
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Forever, Amen
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I'll be your Loverman!
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I'll be your Loverman!
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I'm your Loverman!
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I'm your Loverman!
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Yeah, I'm your Loverman!
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I'm your Loverman!
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Loverman
Cm Fm Gm
I'm your Loverman!
Cm Fm Gm
I'm your Loverman!
Cm Fm Gm
I'm your Loverman!
Cm Fm Gm
Yeah, I'm your Loverman!
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Yes, I'm your Loverman!
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Loverman
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Loverman
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Loverman
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Forever, Amen
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Cm Fm Gm
Loverman
Cm
Loverman
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(How much longer)
Written by Nick Cave