Verse
D Gmaj7
I keep a letter in my drawer
D G
Postmark from several years before
Bm Em
B headstone etched there on the page – a name a place a dying day
F#m G
But god, I’m never sure
Verse 2
D Gmaj7
I guess three years ago last week
D Gmaj7
B ghost-girl drifted down to me
Bm Em
And left the outline of a timid face then slipped away without a trace
F#m G
Through space between the graves
Chorus 1
D Em
And then I fell down on my knees
Bm G
I placed a kiss on stony cheeks
D Em
I feel that grit between my teeth
Bm G
Why won’t she stay, love never stayed with me
(brief interlude resolves to C)
Verse 3
D Gmaj7
Something like eighteen months ago
D Gmaj7
I chased a rumor chased a hope
Bm Em F#m
That at St. Peter’s church the clock strikes twelve and ghost girls tend to show themselves but this one
G
Would not come
Chorus 2
D Em
And then I fell down on my knees
Bm G
I placed a kiss on stony cheeks
D Em
I feel that grit between my teeth
Bm G
Why won’t she stay, love never stayed with me
Interlude
Bm Gmaj7 Bm Gmaj7 x2 eventual resolve to D
Verse 4
D Gmaj7
The years get longer counting days
D Gmaj7
I’ve got some private holidays
Bm Em
But when I burned my words by candle-light I saw her standing there behind
F#m G
“Go on,” she said, “I’ll wait.”
Chorus 3
D Em
And then I fell down at her feet
Bm G
I laid a kiss on bloodless cheeks
D G
Escaping steam between my teeth
Bm G
Why won’t she stay, love never stayed with me