[Intro]
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| D    A/C# | Bm    | Bm    | A   Asus4  A  |
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| D    A/C# | Bm    | Bm    | A   Asus4  A  |
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[Verse 1]
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Soft as the morning
G        D
 Sweet as a rose
A/C#  Bm                   A   Asus4  A
    A baby comes stumbling in
        D
There's blood on her fingers
   G       D
And snow on her nose
A/C#  Bm                        A    Asus4  A
    I dont even ask where she's been


[Verse 2]
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With hair like a gypsy
    G         D
And eyes like a lamb
A/C#        Bm                      A    Asus4  A
    There's kerosene flames burning low
  D
I leave her half there
         G               D
Down the hall and up the stairs
A/C#  Bm                      A        Asus4  A
She's out before she hits the pillow


[Chorus]
    G
And where have you been
   D
So long so long
     G                      A     Asus4  A
I've waited on you my whole life
        G
Therе's some things that change
        D    A/C#   Bm
Therе's some that remain
    A    Asus4  A
I remain
       G
By your side
      (D)
By your side


[Interlude]
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| D    A/C# | Bm    | Bm    | A   Asus4  A  |
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[Verse 3]
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Force words through my teeth
    G       D
Over rosary beads
A/C#   Bm                    A    Asus4  A
    My father says give it a try
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I think about taking the train
        D
For the coast
D/C#  Bm                        A     Asus4  A
But I can't bear to leave her behind


[Verse 4]
    D                     G          D
And once in a while I see hope in her smile
A/C#   Bm                        A   Asus4  A
    As if she's recalled who she was
         D
When she was just a girl
        G            D
And the weight of the world
A/C#   Bm                    A      Asus4  A
Hadn't found a new victim to crush


[Chorus]
    G
And where have you been
   D
So long so long
     G                      A     Asus4  A
I've waited on you my whole life
        G
There's some things that change
        D    A/C#   Bm
There's some that remain
    A    Asus4  A
I remain
       G
By your side
      (D)
By your side


[Interlude]
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| D    A/C# | Bm    | Bm    | A   Asus4  A  |
| A         |
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| D    A/C# | Bm    | Bm    | A   Asus4  A  |
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[Tag]
D
Soft as the morning
   G        D
And sweet as a rose
A/C#   Bm                  A   Asus4  A
    My baby goes stumbling in
        D
Through gates open wide
         G          D
Toward a mansion of light
A/C#     Bm                        A     Asus4  A
    They dont even ask where she's been


[Outro]
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