Everybody Loves A Lover: Doris Day

Everybody Loves A Lover

Inspired by Ralph Waldo Emerson's famous quote, "All mankind loves a lover," Adler and Ross wrote their No. 1 hit for Doris Day in 1958. The Shirelles came out with their very successful recording in 1962.

Key: G
Time: 4/4
Songwriters: Richard Adler and Robert Allen
© Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Charlie Deitcher Prod Inc

Intro:

There's a bass walk up that you do a few times, It's D-F#-G. Then with the right hand, you play a cool grace note first, F# to E-G, then B-D, then C-E to B-D. 

Chorus:

F# G        G# D7             G#

Everybody loves a lover

D7               G
I'm a lover, everybody loves me

                G#dim  D
Anyhow, that's how I feel

A7               D             D7        F#
Wow, I feel just like a Pollyanna

G                  G# D7               G#

I should worry, not for nothin

D7                              G   Gmaj7 G7
Everybody loves me, yes they do

       C                   G
And I love everybody

         G#dim  D7          G  F#  G
Since I fell in love with you

Who's the most popular personality
I can't help thinkin' it's no one else but me
Gee, I feel just about ten feet tall, havin' a ball
Guess ya might call me a Pollyanna

Everybody loves a lover

Everybody loves a lover
I'm a lover, everybody loves me
Anyhow, that's how I feel
Wow, I feel just like a Pollyanna

I should worry, not for nothin
Everybody loves me, yes they do
And I love everybody
Since I fell in love with
Fell in love with
Fell in love with you

The outro is the same as the Intro.

The G#dim chord will look like this: G#/FBD

The single hit, Everybody Loves A Lover is available on Amazon... Along with The Shirelles.

A free ukelele chord chart to the song can be found, here. Guitar chords in Key of D, here.

A fun way to get those fingers flying, besides practicing your scales, is a nice resource called Hanon Exercises.


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