G
Walking by the river, whole way home
C
Put together, summer clothes
Singing loud enough to wake the dead
Em
Out of tune and out of breath
C
And my head on the wrong way round
G
Every careless word, I take it back
C
My tongue was loose, my tongue was slack
At 10 to 3 I tried to plead
Em
My voice got lost in the insistent beat
Left incomplete
C (B)
Persist with me, eventually I'll come good
G
We used to talk, you used to have me round
I used to sing for you
C
But now it's not the same, I sing quietly again
Em
You shrink my world into a fist
You stay mad and I'll stay pissed
C B
And I'll stay here
Em D
You should clasp your hands and pray
C
You brought the pain
Em D C
If you love me lightly, I'd love you the same
G / C / / Em / C
In time
Em D
You should clasp your hands and pray
C
You brought the pain
Em D C G / C / Em C
If you love me lightly, I'd love you the same
[O the sky could fall tonight on South Street…]
