Torn Between Lovers Chords
Torn Between Lovers by Maggie Reilly is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords Em, Bm, C, D, Am and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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Tuning = Standard
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INTRO
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Em Bm C Bm
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00:11 - No Capo
CLASSICAL GUITAR
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e|-----------------------|-------------|--------------8-11-9-8-|-9-8----|-8------|--------|-------|
B|-----------------------|-------------|-------8-9-11----------|-----11-|---11-9-|-11-9-8-|-9-8-6-|
G|-----------------------|-------------|----10-----------------|--------|--------|--------|-------|
D|--------------h-p------|---3-6-5-3---|-10--------------------|--------|--------|--------|-------|
A|-------------3-4-3---3-|-3---------3-|-----------------------|--------|--------|--------|-------|
E|-1-1-1-3-4-6-------6---|-------------|-----------------------|--------|--------|--------|-------|
00:27 s s s
e|-------------------------------|---------------8--9-11-8-----|-11\13-13-13/11--11-11\9-8-8------------s--|
B|----------------------h-p------|------8--10-11-----------9-9-|-----------------------------11-11-9-9-9\8-|
G|-8-6-5---6-5-------5-5-6-5---5-|-8-10------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-----8-6-8---------8---|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
00:35
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-8-6-5---6-5---------------|
D|-------8-----8-6-5------s--|
A|-------------------8-6-4\--|
E|---------------------------|
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verse 1
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Em
Where to begin
Bm
How do I start
Em
At the moment
Bm
Love lit the spark
C
Staring at the dawn
D
It's impossible to bear
Em
Endless longing
Bm
Hanging in the air
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BRIDGE
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Em
You go running through the night
D
Try to chase away the pain
C
With all those empty words
Bm
Still drumming in your brain
Am
To be torn between lovers
Bm
Impossible fate
C
How do you choose
D
When you've left it all too late
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Chorus
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C G
But every time I turn to you
Em
I see him in your face
C Bm
And every time I reach for you
Em
Standing in your place
C G
I don't know how to say this
Em
His love I can't erase
C G
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01:48 - No Capo
CLASSICAL GUITAR
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e|-----------------------|-------------|------------8-11-9-8-|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------|-------------|-------8-9-----------|-11-9-8-11-9-6-------------------|
G|-----------------------|-------------|----10---------------|---------------8-6-5-------------|
D|--------------h-p------|---3-6-5-3---|-10------------------|---------------------8-6-5-------|
A|-------------3-4-3---3-|-3---------3-|---------------------|---------------------------8-6-4-|
E|-1-1-1-3-4-6-------6---|-------------|---------------------|---------------------------------|
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BRIDGE
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Em
So you scream into the wind
D
You do your crying in the rain
C
Chase after shadows
Bm
But it just won't ease the pain
Am
To be torn between lovers
Bm
A terrible fate
C
How do you choose
D
When you've left it much too late
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Chorus
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C G
But every time I turn to you
Em
He's looking through your eyes
C G
And when I try to touch you
Bm
I'm overcome by lies
C G
And there's no easy answer
Em
To this love I can't deny
C G
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02:48 - No Capo
SOLO ELECTRIC
************** b rp h p
e|--brp------------|-------------------|----------14-16----14--16-16-16-16-|-14-16-14----------b-|
B|-18--16-18-19----|-------16--b-r---s-|---s---16--------------------------|----------14----16---|
G|--------------15-|-15-18----18--18-\-|-13\15-----------------------------|-------------15------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------|
b r b s
e|-----16--|-16-18-19-19-18-16-18-\-|
B|-14------|------------------------|
G|---------|------------------------|
D|---------|------------------------|
A|---------|------------------------|
E|---------|------------------------|
e|--b-11---------------------------------------------------------------------------b--r-|
B|-14-----brp----b-14--rbp-----------b------p--s------------------------14-16-16-16-----|
G|-------13--11-13----13--11-13-11-13--11-13-11\10------------s------13-----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------11----13-11\13-15--------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------13--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Chorus
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C G
But every time I turn to you
Em
I see him in your face
C Bm
And every time I reach for you
Em
Standing in your place
C G
I don't know how to say this
Em
His love I can't erase
C G
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Chorus
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C G
But every time I turn to you
Em
He's looking through your eyes
C G
And when I try to touch you
Em
I'm overcome by lies
C Bm
And there's no easy answer
Em
To this love I can't deny
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03:53 - C G C G Em C G Em C G Em X2 All of it
SOLO 2
******* b
e|-18----16-20-18-|-16----16-18-18-16-16-|--br----------------------------|
B|----16----------|----18----------------|-16-13--b-16-rb-----------------|
G|----------------|----------------------|-------15----15-13----15--------|
D|----------------|----------------------|--------|=====|----15----15-~~~-|
A|----------------|----------------------|---------hold-------------------|
E|----------------|----------------------|---------bend-------------------|
e|-------------------------|------p---------|---p-----p------------b-|-16-18-15-16-13-15-11-13-13~~13-15-16-|
B|---------------p---------|-16-16-13----13-|-14-13-14-13---p---16---|--------------------------------------|
G|---h--p---15-15-13---p---|----------15----|-------------15-13------|--------------------------------------|
D|-13-15-13----------15-13-|----------------|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|----------------|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
br
e|-21-21-20-20---------18-18--------16-16--------15-|
B|--------------16-16---------14-14--------13-13----|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
04:14
e|-13--b-13-----------------------------------------------------|--brp---------------------------|
B|----16----16-16--b---p-----p--------------------------------s-|-16-13--b-16-rb-----------------|
G|----------------15-15-13-15-13-15----13----13----15----13~~~/-|-------15----15-13----15--------|
D|----------------------------------15----------15----15--------|--------|=====|----15----15-~~~-|
A|----------------------------------------15--------------------|---------hold-------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------bend-------------------|
fade..............................................
e|-------------------------|------p---------|---p-----p------------b-|-16-18-15-16-13-15-11-13-13~~13-15-16-|
B|---------------p---------|-16-16-13----13-|-14-13-14-13---p---16---|--------------------------------------|
G|---h--p---15-15-13---p---|----------15----|-------------15-13------|--------------------------------------|
D|-13-15-13----------15-13-|----------------|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|----------------|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
e|-21-21-20-20---------18-18--------16-16-|
B|--------------16-16---------14-14-------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
ENJOY........