For A Short Time

C G C G 2x C G Am F G C Some times you can say more in a drunken hour or so G Am F G C Than some people get across in a life of lying low G Am F G C And sometimes you can feel more for someone you barely kissed G Am F G C But you don't see it at the time and the moment that you missed G Am F G For a short time... She was standing there C G And you saw her and she saw you Am F G C And you recall the colour of her hair G Am For a long time F G You'd never thought of her C G Then you hear she was gone for good Am F You might have cried then if you could G Would have looked foolish if you did F G Somewhere the tears are falling in your mind F G C G C G C For a short time G Am F G C There's a photo of your gang on the night she hung about G Am F G C And your looking like a wag you've got your fat tongue poking out G Am F G C But she's nowhere to been seen you won't spot her anywhere G Am F G C It was her who took the picture you were looking straight at her G Am F G For a short time... She was standing there C G And you saw her and she saw you Am F G C And you recall the colour of her hair G Am For a long time F G You'd never thought of her C G Then you hear she was gone for good Am F You might have cried then if you could G Would have looked foolish if you did F G Somewhere the tears are falling in your mind F G C G For a short time C G Am F 4x C G 4x C G Am F Tell me how long is a short time is it longer than two hours C G Am F G Or a bit less than a weekend is it shorter than a year C G Am F Is it the time it takes to not complete your business with a person C G Am F G C To a friend you make it transit, to a daughter held so dear G Am F G For a short time... She was standing there C G And you saw her and she saw you Am F G C And you recall the colour of her hair G Am For a long time F G You'd never thought of her C G Then you hear she was gone for good Am F You might have cried then if you could G Would have looked foolish if you did F G Somewhere the tears are falling in your mind F G C G C G C For a short time G Am F G C Faces come and faces go in the ragged life you lead G Am F G C You just file them all away you recall them when you need G Am F G C When a file just disappears you report it as a crime G Am F G C Against yourself against the world for a short time G Am F G For a short time... She was standing there C G And you saw her and she saw you Am F G C And you recall the colour of her hair G Am For a long time F G You'd never thought of her C G Then you hear she was gone for good Am F You might have cried then if you could G Would have looked foolish if you did F G Somewhere the tears are falling in your mind F G C G For a short time F G C G For a short time F G C For a short time