Intro
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[Verse 1]
G#
Soft as the morning
C# G#
Sweet as a rose
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D# baby comes stumbling in
G#
There's blood on her fingers
C# G#
And snow on her nose
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I dont even ask where she's been
[Verse 2]
G#
With hair like a gypsy
C# G#
And eyes like a lamb
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There's kerosene flames burning low
G#
I leave her half there
C# G#
Down the hall and up the stairs
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She's out before she hits the pillow
[Chorus]
C#
And where have you been
G#
So long so long
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I've waited on you my whole life
C#
Therе's some things that change
G# D#/G Fm
Therе's some that remain
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I remain
C#
By your side
(D)
By your side
[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
G#
Force words through my teeth
C# G#
Over rosary beads
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My father says give it a try
G# C#
I think about taking the train
G#
For the coast
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But I can't bear to leave her behind
[Verse 4]
G# C# G#
And once in a while I see hope in her smile
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As if she's recalled who she was
G#
When she was just a girl
C# G#
And the weight of the world
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Hadn't found a new victim to crush
[Chorus]
C#
And where have you been
G#
So long so long
C# D# D#sus4 D#
I've waited on you my whole life
C#
There's some things that change
G# D#/G Fm
There's some that remain
D# D#sus4 D#
I remain
C#
By your side
(D)
By your side
[Interlude]
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[Tag]
G#
Soft as the morning
C# G#
And sweet as a rose
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My baby goes stumbling in
G#
Through gates open wide
C# G#
Toward a mansion of light
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They dont even ask where she's been
[Outro]
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