Verse
G Cmaj7
I keep a letter in my drawer
G C
Postmark from several years before
Em Am
E headstone etched there on the page – a name a place a dying day
Bm C
But god, I’m never sure
Verse 2
G Cmaj7
I guess three years ago last week
G Cmaj7
E ghost-girl drifted down to me
Em Am
And left the outline of a timid face then slipped away without a trace
Bm C
Through space between the graves
Chorus 1
G Am
And then I fell down on my knees
Em C
I placed a kiss on stony cheeks
G Am
I feel that grit between my teeth
Em C
Why won’t she stay, love never stayed with me
(brief interlude resolves to C)
Verse 3
G Cmaj7
Something like eighteen months ago
G Cmaj7
I chased a rumor chased a hope
Em Am Bm
That at St. Peter’s church the clock strikes twelve and ghost girls tend to show themselves but this one
C
Would not come
Chorus 2
G Am
And then I fell down on my knees
Em C
I placed a kiss on stony cheeks
G Am
I feel that grit between my teeth
Em C
Why won’t she stay, love never stayed with me
Interlude
Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 x2 eventual resolve to G
Verse 4
G Cmaj7
The years get longer counting days
G Cmaj7
I’ve got some private holidays
Em Am
But when I burned my words by candle-light I saw her standing there behind
Bm C
“Go on,” she said, “I’ll wait.”
Chorus 3
G Am
And then I fell down at her feet
Em C
I laid a kiss on bloodless cheeks
G C
Escaping steam between my teeth
Em C
Why won’t she stay, love never stayed with me