Verse
B Emaj7
I keep a letter in my drawer
B E
Postmark from several years before
G#m C#m
G# headstone etched there on the page – a name a place a dying day
D#m E
But god, I’m never sure
Verse 2
B Emaj7
I guess three years ago last week
B Emaj7
G# ghost-girl drifted down to me
G#m C#m
And left the outline of a timid face then slipped away without a trace
D#m E
Through space between the graves
Chorus 1
B C#m
And then I fell down on my knees
G#m E
I placed a kiss on stony cheeks
B C#m
I feel that grit between my teeth
G#m E
Why won’t she stay, love never stayed with me
(brief interlude resolves to C)
Verse 3
B Emaj7
Something like eighteen months ago
B Emaj7
I chased a rumor chased a hope
G#m C#m D#m
That at St. Peter’s church the clock strikes twelve and ghost girls tend to show themselves but this one
E
Would not come
Chorus 2
B C#m
And then I fell down on my knees
G#m E
I placed a kiss on stony cheeks
B C#m
I feel that grit between my teeth
G#m E
Why won’t she stay, love never stayed with me
Interlude
G#m Emaj7 G#m Emaj7 x2 eventual resolve to B
Verse 4
B Emaj7
The years get longer counting days
B Emaj7
I’ve got some private holidays
G#m C#m
But when I burned my words by candle-light I saw her standing there behind
D#m E
“Go on,” she said, “I’ll wait.”
Chorus 3
B C#m
And then I fell down at her feet
G#m E
I laid a kiss on bloodless cheeks
B E
Escaping steam between my teeth
G#m E
Why won’t she stay, love never stayed with me