I'm A Lover Not A Fighter Chords
by The Kinks
I'm A Lover Not A Fighter by The Kinks is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E with a capo on the 5st fret. It uses the chords E, E7, A, D, D7, A7 and B7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
E
e|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------2--4--2-----------2--4--2--|-----------2--4--2-----------2--4--2--|
E|--0--3--4-----------0--3--4-----------|--0--3--4-----------0--3--4-----------|
Verso 1:
E
Well I met a pretty girl, as pretty as can be
E E E7
I thought she was my baby till she introduced to me
A
A great big tall fella, about six foot tall
D NC D7
I shivered and I shook, couldn't do any more
A7
'Cause I'm a lover not a fighter
E
Yes, I'm a lover not a fighter
B7
Yes, I'm a lover not a fighter
A7
And I'm really built for speed
E
Built for speed
Verso 2:
E
Well, some people think I'm lazy
E
but there's one thing they don't know
E NC E7
'Cause when I'm in the mood I can go caddy go
A7
'Cause I'm a lover not a fighter
E
Yes, I'm a lover not a fighter
B7
Yes, I'm a lover not a fighter
A7
And I'm really built for speed
E
Built for speed
E
Built for speed
E
Whoa yeah
Instumental
NC
(16 bars)
Verso 3:
E
Well I can roar like a lion,
E
I can sting like a bee
E
But some times I think, baby,
E NC E7
I've got rabbit blood in me
A7
'Cause I'm a lover not a fighter
E
Yes, I'm a lover not a fighter
B7
Yes, I'm a lover not a fighter
A7
And I'm really built for speed
E
Built for speed
E
Built for speed
Outro
E
Built for speed
E
Whoa yeah
B7 A
e|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|
B|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|
G|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|
D|--4--4--6--6-|-4--4--6--6--|-2--2--4--4-|-2--2--4--4-|
A|--2--2--2--2-|-2--2--2--2--|-0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0-|
E|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|
E
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|--2--2—-4--4--|--2--2—-4--4--|--2--2—-4--4--|--2--2—-4--4--|
E|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|
B7 A
e|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|
B|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|
G|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|
D|--4--4--6--6-|-4--4--6--6--|-2--2--4--4-|-2--2--4--4-|
A|--2--2--2--2-|-2--2--2--2--|-0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0-|
E|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|
E
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|--2--2—-4--4--|--2--2—-4--4--|--2--2—-4--4--|--2--2—-4--4--|
E|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|