Chord/Tab song: Gravestones

Verse 1

[C]I keep a letter in my [Fmaj7]drawer
Postmark from [C]several years bef[F]ore
[C]A headstone etched there on the page[Dm] - a name a place a dying day
[Am]But god, I'm never [F]sure

Verse 2

I guess three [C]years ago last w[Fmaj7]eek
A ghost-girl d[C]rifted down to m[Fmaj7]e
And left the [C]outline of a timid face then[Dm] slipped away without a trace
Through s[Am]pace between the gr[F]aves

Chorus 1

And then I f[C]ell down on my [Dm]knees
I placed a [Am]kiss on stony [F]cheeks
I feel that g[C]rit between my t[Dm]eeth
Why won't she [Am]stay, love never s[F]tayed with me

(brief interlude resolves to C)

Verse 3

[C]Something like eighteen months [Fmaj7]ago
I chased a [C]rumor chased a [Fmaj7]hope
That at St. [C]Peter's church the clock strikes twelve and[Dm] ghost girls tend to show themselves but[Am] this one
Would not [F]come

Chorus 2

And then I f[C]ell down on my [Dm]knees
I placed a [Am]kiss on stony [F]cheeks
I feel that g[C]rit between my t[Dm]eeth
Why won't she [Am]stay, love never s[F]tayed with me


Verse 4

[C]The years get longer counting [Fmaj7]days
I've got some [C]private holida[Fmaj7]ys
But when I b[C]urned my words by candle-light [Dm]I saw her standing there behind
'G[Am]o on,' she said, 'I'll[F] wait.'

Chorus 3

And then I [C]fell down at her [Dm]feet
I laid a [Am]kiss on bloodless c[F]heeks
Escaping s[C]team between my [F]teeth
Why won't she [Am]stay, love never [F]stayed with me