Intro
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[Verse 1]
C
Soft as the morning
F C
Sweet as a rose
G/B Am G Gsus4 G
G baby comes stumbling in
C
There's blood on her fingers
F C
And snow on her nose
G/B Am G Gsus4 G
I dont even ask where she's been
[Verse 2]
C
With hair like a gypsy
F C
And eyes like a lamb
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There's kerosene flames burning low
C
I leave her half there
F C
Down the hall and up the stairs
G/B Am G Gsus4 G
She's out before she hits the pillow
[Chorus]
F
And where have you been
C
So long so long
F G Gsus4 G
I've waited on you my whole life
F
Therе's some things that change
C G/B Am
Therе's some that remain
G Gsus4 G
I remain
F
By your side
(D)
By your side
[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
C
Force words through my teeth
F C
Over rosary beads
G/B Am G Gsus4 G
My father says give it a try
C F
I think about taking the train
C
For the coast
C/B Am G Gsus4 G
But I can't bear to leave her behind
[Verse 4]
C F C
And once in a while I see hope in her smile
G/B Am G Gsus4 G
As if she's recalled who she was
C
When she was just a girl
F C
And the weight of the world
G/B Am G Gsus4 G
Hadn't found a new victim to crush
[Chorus]
F
And where have you been
C
So long so long
F G Gsus4 G
I've waited on you my whole life
F
There's some things that change
C G/B Am
There's some that remain
G Gsus4 G
I remain
F
By your side
(D)
By your side
[Interlude]
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| C G/B | Am | Am | G Gsus4 G |
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| C G/B | Am | Am | G Gsus4 G |
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[Tag]
C
Soft as the morning
F C
And sweet as a rose
G/B Am G Gsus4 G
My baby goes stumbling in
C
Through gates open wide
F C
Toward a mansion of light
G/B Am G Gsus4 G
They dont even ask where she's been
[Outro]
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