I'm a Believer - The Monkees / Smash Mouth (Patrick Lawrence Acoustic Cover)

This is my acoustic cover of I'm a Believer by The Monkees, also made popular by Smash Mouth (and Shrek). When I was in a wedding band this song was always a hit. My version on the acoustic guitar is slowed down a lot and turns the track into more of an intimate, sincere folk song. I hope you like it!

I'm Patrick Lawrence, an indie folk singer-songwriter from Brisbane, Australia. I’m releasing new acoustic covers of popular songs every Monday. Please let me know in the comments if you have any requests!

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00:00 Verse: I thought love was only true in fairytales
00:12 Prechorus: Love was out to get me
00:23 Chorus: Then I saw her face
00:45 Verse: I thought love was more or less a given thing
00:58 Prechorus: What's the use in trying?
01:09 Chorus: Then I saw her face
01:32 Solo
01:56 Prechorus: What's the use in trying?
02:07 Chorus: Then I saw her face

I'm a Believer Lyrics:
I thought love was only true in fairy tales
Meant for someone else but not for me
Love was out to get me
That's the way it seemed
Disappointment haunted all my dreams
And then I saw her face
Now I'm a believer
And not a trace
Of doubt in my mind
I'm in love
I'm a believer
I couldn't leave her if I tried
I thought love was more or less a giving thing
The more I gave the less I got, oh yeah
What's the use in trying?
All you get is pain
When I wanted sunshine I got rain
And then I saw her face
Now I'm a believer
And not a trace
Of doubt in my mind
I'm in love
I'm a believer
I couldn't leave her if I tried
What's the use in trying?
All you get is pain
When I wanted sunshine I got rain
And then I saw her face
Now I'm a believer
Not a trace
Of doubt in my mind
I'm in love
I'm a believer
I couldn't leave her if I tried
Then I saw her face
Now I'm a believer
Not a trace
Of doubt in my mind
Now I'm a believer
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Now I'm a believer
Then I saw her face
Now I'm a believer
Not a trace
Of doubt in my mind

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