Verse 1 C Fmaj7 I keep a letter in my drawer C F Postmark from several years before C Dm A headstone etched there on the page - a name a place a dying day Am F But god, I'm never sure Verse 2 C Fmaj7 I guess three years ago last week C Fmaj7 A ghost-girl drifted down to me C Dm And left the outline of a timid face then slipped away without a trace Am F Through space between the graves Chorus 1 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) Verse 3 C Fmaj7 Something like eighteen months ago C Fmaj7 I chased a rumor chased a hope C Dm Am That at St. Peter's church the clock strikes twelve and ghost girls tend to show themselves but this one F Would not come Chorus 2 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 Verse 4 C Fmaj7 The years get longer counting days C Fmaj7 I've got some private holidays C Dm But when I burned my words by candle-light I saw her standing there behind Am F 'Go on,' she said, 'I'll wait.' Chorus 3 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