To Be A Lover

	  		

C 
Have I told you 
Lately that I love you 
                 F  
If I din't, darlin', 
                      quick Am 
You see, I'm so sorry 
C  
Didn't I reach out 
And hold you 
In these lovin' arms 
                     F  
Well, if I didn't, oh baby. 
                  quick Am 
Well, I'm so sorry 
C 
When I realized that you need love too, 
Gonna spend my life makin' love to you. 
F 
Got to be a lover. 
Have mercy. 
Am                                  C 
Forgot to be a lover, babe. (Have mercy) 
Forgot to be a lover. (Have mercy) 
Forgot to be a lover. 
F 
Make it on through to you somehow. (Have mercy, baby) 
                          Am 
Got to be a lover, babe. (Forgot to be a lover) 
Woo! Woo! 


Well, did I ask you, 
Yes, would you come and share, 
Oh, share, 
Oh, the burden and the task 
That's at love's command 
Didn't I say 
All those lovin' special things 
That you long to hear 
To show how much I care 

Well, when I realize 
That you need love too, 
Gonna spend my life 
Makin' love to you 
Forgot to be a lover, 
Have mercy 

Well, well I worked all day 
Hard as I can 
Worked all night, didn't make me a man.  
(Forgot to be a lover) 
Have mercy, Oo, 

When I realized 
That you need love too, 
Gonna spend my life 
Makin' love to you. (Forgot to be a lover) 
Got to be a lover, babe. 
Oo, mercy. (Have mercy) 
Have mercy, baby. (Have mercy, baby) 

I'm gonna make it on through 
To you somehow, 
So have mercy. (Have mercy, have mercy, baby) 

Have I told you, 
Yes, lately that I love you 
If I didn't, oh baby, 
Yes, I'm so sorry. 
Ah, but you know I really love you, baby.(Love you baby) 
I really love you baby (Love you baby)  
I really need you baby (Need you baby)  
I really want you baby (Want you baby)