Gravestones

C Fmaj7 I keep a letter in my drawer C F Postmark from several years before Am Dm A headstone etched there on the page – a name a place a dying day Em F But god, I’m never sure C Fmaj7 I guess three years ago last week C Fmaj7 A ghost-girl drifted down to me Am Dm And left the outline of a timid face then slipped away without a trace Em F Through space between the graves C Dm And then I fell down on my knees Am F I placed a kiss on stony cheeks C Dm I feel that grit between my teeth Am F Why won’t she stay, love never stayed with me (brief interlude resolves to C C Fmaj7 Something like eighteen months ago C Fmaj7 I chased a rumor chased a hope Am Dm Em That at St. Peter’s church the clock strikes twelve and ghost girls tend to show themselves but this one F Would not come C Dm And then I fell down on my knees Am F I placed a kiss on stony cheeks C Dm I feel that grit between my teeth Am F Why won’t she stay, love never stayed with me Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 2x eventual resolve to C C Fmaj7 The years get longer counting days C Fmaj7 I’ve got some private holidays Am Dm But when I burned my words by candle-light I saw her standing there behind Em F “Go on,” she said, “I’ll wait.” C Dm And then I fell down at her feet Am F I laid a kiss on bloodless cheeks C F Escaping steam between my teeth Am F Why won’t she stay, love never stayed with me