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
D/F# Em D Dsus4 D
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
D/F# Em D Dsus4 D
She's out before she hits the pillow
[Chorus]
C
And where have you been
G
So long so long
C D Dsus4 D
I've waited on you my whole life
C
Therе's some things that change
G D/F# Em
Therе's some that remain
D Dsus4 D
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
D/F# Em D Dsus4 D
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
D/F# Em D Dsus4 D
As if she's recalled who she was
G
When she was just a girl
C G
And the weight of the world
D/F# Em D Dsus4 D
Hadn't found a new victim to crush
[Chorus]
C
And where have you been
G
So long so long
C D Dsus4 D
I've waited on you my whole life
C
There's some things that change
G D/F# Em
There's some that remain
D Dsus4 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
D/F# Em D Dsus4 D
My baby goes stumbling in
G
Through gates open wide
C G
Toward a mansion of light
D/F# Em D Dsus4 D
They dont even ask where she's been
[Outro]
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