How It Comes To This

G Come quick the fire's dead D It's an ashen pale from a coal hot red Em And this is how it goes out you said C D Hmmm G I shut my eyes and squeeze them tight D Pace myself with a fond goodnight Em And hope against hope that I'll be alright C D Hmmm Em D G And, oh, how it comes to this Em D G c A sorry ending from that first promising kiss Em D G C You don't always receive the equal measure of what you spend D G C G I am homeward bound again G Ride out of town on a narrow gauge rail D You send me letters through the U.S. mail Em With flowered stamps you leave a post mark trail C D Hey G And every passage hurts like hell D Try to prove ourselves worthy through the stories we tell Em And convince each other that it's just as well C D Hey Em D G And, oh, how it comes to this Em D G c A sorry ending from that first promising kiss Em D G C You don't always receive the equal measure of what you spend D G C G I am homeward bound again D Em C G D G I catch your voice across the telephone D You just couldn't leave well enough alone Em You add insult to injury and then a dial tone C D Hey G I guess I could be spitting mad D I could tear through the house burning what we had Em But I won't feel better, no I won't feel that C D Hey Em D G And, oh, how it comes to this Em D G c A sorry ending from that first promising kiss Em D G C You don't always receive the equal measure of what you spend D I am homeward bound again Em G I am homeward bound C D C D G I am homeward bound again