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