Marbles

Dsus4 D Aadd4 Dsus2 2x Bm C G D D Aadd4 Dsus2 Dsus4 D Aadd4 Dsus2 I've held your hand since nineteen - seventy nine Dsus4 D You were in a band (still am), yeah, but back then Aadd4 Dsus2 You had hair and your smile was so sublime Bm C G D D Aadd4 Dsus2 And I chipped my teeth on every joke you cracked Dsus4 D You used to buy me scotch (still do), yeah Aadd4 Dsus2 But now too much is never enough Dsus4 D Aadd4 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 Aadd4 Dsus2 You couldn't lie then, and you sure as hell can't lie to me now Bm C G D Aadd4 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 D C C/G 'Cause I will, I will wait and hope G Your eyes aren't rivers there to weep Aadd4 But a place for crows to rest their feet D C C/G And I will, I will wait and hope G N.C And rest my head at night content N.C Knowing where my marbles went D D Aadd4 Dsus2 2x Dsus4 D Aadd4 Dsus2 The flat we rented was a palace for my queen Dsus4 D If by palace you mean that asbestos and beans Aadd4 Dsus2 From a tin, and the gin that we brewed in the bathtub Bm C G D D Aadd4 Dsus2 She sang, "Do you think I'm sexy?" and oh God, I really did Dsus4 D You'd swoon, you'd sigh, working shifts 'til we cried Aadd4 Dsus2 Oh, if one more guy calls me "darling" then I Dsus4 D Swear to you and to God, I will murder them all Aadd4 Dsus2 All the bastards applaud when I show that I'm flawed Bm C G D D Aadd4 Dsus2 You're not flawed, darling, you're just a little under-rehearsed Bm And I'd get in C G D D Aadd4 Dsus2 And for some reason, you've painted the kitchen lime green 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" D C C/G 'Cause I will wait, I will wait and hope G Your eyes aren't rivers there to weep Aadd4 But a place for crows to rest their feet D C C/G And I will wait, I will wait and hope G And rest my head at night content Aadd4 Knowing where my marbles went D Bm C G I've loved you for a hundred years Dsus2 Aadd4 Dsus2 Certainly fucking feels like it Bm C G Dsus2 The minute I met you, the colours of my life began to pour Aadd4 Dsus2 (I'm scared of the dark) Bm C G D And now, even though you're mad and these memories won't stay Aadd4 Dsus2 That's okay Bm C G A D 'Cause then I get to meet you for the first time every single day D C C/G I will wait and hope G Your eyes aren't rivers there to weep Aadd4 But a place for crows to rest their feet D C C/G And I will wait and hope G And rest my head at night content Aadd4 Knowing where my marbles D I will wait C And I will wait (I will wait) G And I will wait Aadd4 D And hope D And I will wait (I'll be waiting) C And I will wait G And I will wait Aadd4 D And hope (Ooh)