C#m
 Up from the pastures of boredom
C#m
 Out from the sea of discontent
G#m
 They come in packs like hungry hounds
G#
 The seekers of the dark enchantment

             E
E|--------------------7---------|
B|---------9----10-------9------|
G|------9----9-----9------------|
D|---9--------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

E                                E
 They haunt the boulevards and bars
E                                E
 They pray to wishing wells and stars
E                                E
 They ride the hurricane of hope
E                             F#m   B
 Not looking back but on they go
                              E    C#m
Toward the distance and deceiving
                                F#m   B
And all the while they keep believing
                       E    C#m
They are special and apart
     F#m   B                   F#m   B        C#m
The lovers, the lovers of the heart... the lovers

E
 And when they pair off two by two
E
 They feel they are the chosen few
E
 And though their beds are made of straw
E                              F#m  B
 They feel like velvet in the night
                             E     C#m
And so the night is never ending
                             F#m  B
It's made of distance and pretending
                         E   C#m
Coz they're special and apart
     F#m  B                    F#m  B        C#m
The lovers, the lovers of the heart... the lovers

                      F#m
And when love goes away
                  B
And when love goes
      E then hammer on E7M
Goodbye

 F#m     B                     F#m   B
Catches in their throats like cotton
G#                            C#m
 Rises in their hearts like rain
  F#m           G#                  C#m
The good times suddenly are all forgotten
       F#m     B      E hammer on E7M
The hunt begins again

E
 They search the subways and the streets
E
 Their faces tired, like their feet
E
 Their bodies aching to be warm
E                            F#m  B
 And so they hide behind the moon
                               E
Their loneliness inside them growing
C#m                              F#m  B
 But they take comfort in just knowing
                            E
That they are special and apart
      F#m  B                   F#m  B           C#m
The lovers, the lovers of the heart... the lovers

                        F#m
And when love comes again
                   B
And when love comes
       E hammer E7M
Hello
F#m  B                         F#m  B
Rises from their throats like singing
 G#                           C#m
Catches in their hearts like wind
 F#m
The good things
G#                             C#m
Strangers in their arms are bringing
          F#m      B       E hammer on E7M
Makes life all right again

E
 They turn their faces to the light
E
 No longer hiding in the night
E
 So unashamed and unafraid
E                                F#m  B
 That they can face each other's faults
                                     E   C#m
And though the waltz will have its ending
                             F#m  B
There is no harm in just pretending
                          E   C#m
That they are special and apart
      F#m  B                   F#m  B       C#m
The lovers, the lovers of the heart... the lovers