Verse
A# D#maj7
I keep a letter in my drawer
A# D#
Postmark from several years before
Gm Cm
G headstone etched there on the page – a name a place a dying day
Dm D#
But god, I’m never sure
Verse 2
A# D#maj7
I guess three years ago last week
A# D#maj7
G ghost-girl drifted down to me
Gm Cm
And left the outline of a timid face then slipped away without a trace
Dm D#
Through space between the graves
Chorus 1
A# Cm
And then I fell down on my knees
Gm D#
I placed a kiss on stony cheeks
A# Cm
I feel that grit between my teeth
Gm D#
Why won’t she stay, love never stayed with me
(brief interlude resolves to C)
Verse 3
A# D#maj7
Something like eighteen months ago
A# D#maj7
I chased a rumor chased a hope
Gm Cm Dm
That at St. Peter’s church the clock strikes twelve and ghost girls tend to show themselves but this one
D#
Would not come
Chorus 2
A# Cm
And then I fell down on my knees
Gm D#
I placed a kiss on stony cheeks
A# Cm
I feel that grit between my teeth
Gm D#
Why won’t she stay, love never stayed with me
Interlude
Gm D#maj7 Gm D#maj7 x2 eventual resolve to A#
Verse 4
A# D#maj7
The years get longer counting days
A# D#maj7
I’ve got some private holidays
Gm Cm
But when I burned my words by candle-light I saw her standing there behind
Dm D#
“Go on,” she said, “I’ll wait.”
Chorus 3
A# Cm
And then I fell down at her feet
Gm D#
I laid a kiss on bloodless cheeks
A# D#
Escaping steam between my teeth
Gm D#
Why won’t she stay, love never stayed with me
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