B
I put your record on
C#m
I sing the song you wrote
G#m
And you're a world away
F#
But I feel closer to home
B
I know I left behind
C#m
Things I've loved before
G#m
But I give you my heart
F#
Dearest Eleanor
B G#m
Eleanor, remember when you used to drive me home?
F#
After I played you the first song I wrote
B
You said you thought it had potential
B G#m
Eleanor, remember when we used to sit alone?
F#
We wouldn't speak over the stereo
B
Because we knew we didn't have to
B C#m G#m F#
Eleanor, I know it's been a long time
B C#m G#m F#
Since we were young and full of longing
But I never let you go
B
I put your record on
C#m
I sing the song you wrote
G#m
And you're a world away
F#
But I feel closer to home
B
I know I left behind
C#m
Things I've loved before
G#m
But I give you my heart
F#
Dearest Eleanor
B
B G#m
Eleanor, remember when we used to hate the kids
F#
Who didn't understand our politics?
B
We didn't care, we were self-righteous
B G#m
Eleanor, we were all so full of suffering
F#
We had a catalog of songs to sing
B
That would help us to forget
B C#m G#m F#
Eleanor, I know it's been a long time
B C#m G#m F#
Since we were young and full of longing
But I never let you go
B
I put your record on
C#m
I sing the song you wrote
G#m
And you're a world away
F#
But I feel closer to home
B
I know I left behind
C#m
Things I've loved before
G#m
But I give you my heart
F#
Dearest Eleanor
C