Intro: Dsus4 D A Dsus2 -x2- Bm C G D D A Dsus2 Verse 1: Dsus4 D A Dsus2 I've held your hand since nineteen - seventy nine Dsus4 D You were in a band -still am-, yeah, but back then A Dsus2 You had hair and your smile was so sublime Bm C G D D A Dsus2 And I chipped my teeth on every joke you cracked Dsus4 D You used to buy me scotch -still do-, yeah A Dsus2 But now too much is never enough Dsus4 D A To take me back to that dance hall where you got thrown out Dsus2 'Cause they thought you were drunk -I wasn't- Bm C G D D A Dsus2 You couldn't lie then, and you sure as hell can't lie to me now Pre-Chorus: Bm C G D A Dsus2 You stole the best years of my life -I'll give them back- G C G Asus2 A Asus4 You got fat, and you're the thigh-high hemline I just can't stop sta - ring at Chorus: D C C 'Cause I will, I will wait and hope G Your eyes aren't rivers there to weep A But a place for crows to rest their feet D C C And I will, I will wait and hope G nc And rest my head at night content nc Knowing where my marbles went Interlude -x2-: D D A Dsus2 Verse: Dsus4 D A Dsus2 The flat we rented was a palace for my queen Dsus4 D If by palace you mean that asbestos and beans A Dsus2 From a tin, and the gin that we brewed in the bathtub Bm C G D D A Dsus2 She sang, "Do you think I'm xxxx?" and oh God, I really did Dsus4 D You'd swoon, you'd sigh, working shifts 'til we cried A Dsus2 Oh, if one more guy calls me "darling" then I Dsus4 D Swear to you and to God, I will murder them all A Dsus2 All the bastards applaud when I show that I'm flawed Bm C G D D A Dsus2 You're not flawed, darling, you're just a little under-rehearsed Bm And I'd get in C G D D A Dsus2 And for some reason, you've painted the kitchen lime green Pre-Chorus: Bm And I'd sink to the floor, what's the point anymore? C And you, you'd reply G With a glint in your eye -With a drink in your hand- A Saying, "I don't know, but I'm here Oh, dear God -I'm all yours-, dear heart, don't cry" Chorus: D C C 'Cause I will wait, I will wait and hope G Your eyes aren't rivers there to weep A But a place for crows to rest their feet D C C And I will wait, I will wait and hope G And rest my head at night content A Knowing where my marbles went Post-Chorus: D Verse 2: Bm C G I've loved you for a hundred years Dsus2 A Dsus2 Certainly xxxxing feels like it Bm C G Dsus2 The minute I met you, the colours of my life began to pour A Dsus2 -I'm scared of the dark- Bm C G D And now, even though you're mad and these memories won't stay A Dsus2 That's okay Bm C G A D 'Cause then I get to meet you for the first time every single day Chorus: D C C I will wait and hope G Your eyes aren't rivers there to weep A But a place for crows to rest their feet D C C And I will wait and hope G And rest my head at night content A Knowing where my marbles Outro: D I will wait C And I will wait -I will wait- G And I will wait A D And hope D And I will wait -I'll be waiting- C And I will wait G And I will wait A D And hope -Ooh-
