Verse
A Dmaj7
I keep a letter in my drawer
A D
Postmark from several years before
F#m Bm
F# headstone etched there on the page – a name a place a dying day
C#m D
But god, I’m never sure
Verse 2
A Dmaj7
I guess three years ago last week
A Dmaj7
F# ghost-girl drifted down to me
F#m Bm
And left the outline of a timid face then slipped away without a trace
C#m D
Through space between the graves
Chorus 1
A Bm
And then I fell down on my knees
F#m D
I placed a kiss on stony cheeks
A Bm
I feel that grit between my teeth
F#m D
Why won’t she stay, love never stayed with me
(brief interlude resolves to C)
Verse 3
A Dmaj7
Something like eighteen months ago
A Dmaj7
I chased a rumor chased a hope
F#m Bm C#m
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 Bm
And then I fell down on my knees
F#m D
I placed a kiss on stony cheeks
A Bm
I feel that grit between my teeth
F#m D
Why won’t she stay, love never stayed with me
Interlude
F#m Dmaj7 F#m Dmaj7 x2 eventual resolve to A
Verse 4
A Dmaj7
The years get longer counting days
A Dmaj7
I’ve got some private holidays
F#m Bm
But when I burned my words by candle-light I saw her standing there behind
C#m D
“Go on,” she said, “I’ll wait.”
Chorus 3
A Bm
And then I fell down at her feet
F#m D
I laid a kiss on bloodless cheeks
A D
Escaping steam between my teeth
F#m D
Why won’t she stay, love never stayed with me
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