I Dont Want To Be Your Friend

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Intro: riff riff riff Did you see me last night         I was there in the dark           I saw her look at you the way I used to do            When I still had your heart.         I watched you take her hand       There was love in your eyes       I remember when you looked at me that way too          Before we said good-bye              I don’t want to be your friend          I just want to be your lover          I don’t think I can pretend         That you mean nothing to me                        It’s hard enough to say good-bye                      Even when you know it’s over              I don’t want to be your friend     I want to be your lover       Am I gone from your thoughts forgotten somehow                        When you lie there with her            Does my memory stir any part of you now                  I know that I should concede face the truth and all that              I know I should realize I’m not a part of your life anymore But I can’t                                               I don’t want to be your friend         I just want to be your lover          I don’t think I can pretend         That you mean nothing to me                        It’s hard enough to say good-bye                      Even when you know it’s over              I don’t want to be your friend     I want to be your lover       Bridge: And when I think I’ve had enough   And I just can’t stand the pain           I reminisce about the way it felt   To have you every day           You know that every time I hear your voice   I still get a thrill        And there’s nothing I can do about it SOLO  (Intro again over verse chords) I don’t want to be your friend         I just want to be your lover          I don’t think I can pretend         That you mean nothing to me                        It’s hard enough to say good-bye                      Even when you know it’s over              I don’t want to be your friend    I want to be your lover        End:        I don’t want to be your friend     I want to be your lover         (slowly) I don’t want to be your friend     I want to be your lover       Intro riff out

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