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