Verse
E Amaj7
I keep a letter in my drawer
E A
Postmark from several years before
C#m F#m
C# headstone etched there on the page – a name a place a dying day
G#m A
But god, I’m never sure
Verse 2
E Amaj7
I guess three years ago last week
E Amaj7
C# ghost-girl drifted down to me
C#m F#m
And left the outline of a timid face then slipped away without a trace
G#m A
Through space between the graves
Chorus 1
E F#m
And then I fell down on my knees
C#m A
I placed a kiss on stony cheeks
E F#m
I feel that grit between my teeth
C#m A
Why won’t she stay, love never stayed with me
(brief interlude resolves to C)
Verse 3
E Amaj7
Something like eighteen months ago
E Amaj7
I chased a rumor chased a hope
C#m F#m G#m
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
E F#m
And then I fell down on my knees
C#m A
I placed a kiss on stony cheeks
E F#m
I feel that grit between my teeth
C#m A
Why won’t she stay, love never stayed with me
Interlude
C#m Amaj7 C#m Amaj7 x2 eventual resolve to E
Verse 4
E Amaj7
The years get longer counting days
E Amaj7
I’ve got some private holidays
C#m F#m
But when I burned my words by candle-light I saw her standing there behind
G#m A
“Go on,” she said, “I’ll wait.”
Chorus 3
E F#m
And then I fell down at her feet
C#m A
I laid a kiss on bloodless cheeks
E A
Escaping steam between my teeth
C#m A
Why won’t she stay, love never stayed with me