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[Intro]
Am
[Verse]
AmI step off the train
Em7Walking down your street again
AmPast your door
But Gyou don't live there anymore
AmIt's years since you've been there
Em7And now you've disappeared someAmwhere
Like outer space
GYou've found some better place
[Chorus]
And I miss AmyouF  
Like the Gdeserts miss the rDmain
And I miss AmyouF  
Like the Gdeserts miss the rDmain
[Verse]
AmCould you be dead?
You Em7always were two steps ahead
AmOf everyone
We'd Gwalk behind while you would run
AmI look up by your house
Em7And I can almost hear you shouAmt down to me
GWhere I always used to be
[Chorus]
And I miss AmyouF  
Like the Gdeserts miss the rDmain
And I miss AmyouF  
Like the Gdeserts miss the rDmain
[Verse]
AmBack on the train
Em7I ask why did I come again
AmCan I confess
GI've been hanging 'round your old address
And the Amyears have proved
Em7To offer nothing since you moved
AmYour long gone
Gbut I can't move on
[Chorus]
And I miss AmyouF  
Like the Gdeserts miss the rDmain
And I miss AmyouF, yeah
Like the Gdeserts miss the rDmain
[Verse]
I Amstep off the train
I'm Em7walking down your street again
AmPast your door
I guess Gyou don't live there anymore
AmIt's years since you've been there
Em7And now you've disappeared somewhere
AmLike outer space
GYou've found some better place
[Chorus]
And I miss AmyouF  
Like thGe deserts miss the raDmin
And I miss AmyouF  
Like the Gdeserts miss the rDmainAm  F  
Like the Gdeserts miss the rDmainAm  F  
Like the Gdeserts miss the rFain

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Missing

by Everything but the Girl

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Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

[Intro]

[Verse]

I step off the train

Em7

Walking down your street again

Past your door

But you don't live there anymore

It's years since you've been there

Em7 Am

And now you've disappeared somewhere

Like outer space

You've found some better place

[Chorus]

Am F

And I miss you

G Dm

Like the deserts miss the rain

Am F

And I miss you

G Dm

Like the deserts miss the rain

[Verse]

Could you be dead?

Em7

You always were two steps ahead

Of everyone

We'd walk behind while you would run

I look up by your house

Em7 Am

And I can almost hear you shout down to me

Where I always used to be

[Chorus]

Am F

And I miss you

G Dm

Like the deserts miss the rain

Am F

And I miss you

G Dm

Like the deserts miss the rain

[Verse]

Back on the train

Em7

I ask why did I come again

Can I confess

I've been hanging 'round your old address

And the years have proved

Em7

To offer nothing since you moved

Your long gone

but I can't move on

[Chorus]

Am F

And I miss you

G Dm

Like the deserts miss the rain

Am F

And I miss you, yeah

G Dm

Like the deserts miss the rain

[Verse]

I step off the train

Em7

I'm walking down your street again

Past your door

I guess you don't live there anymore

It's years since you've been there

Em7

And now you've disappeared somewhere

Like outer space

You've found some better place

[Chorus]

Am F

And I miss you

G Dm

Like the deserts miss the rain

Am F

And I miss you

G Dm Am F

Like the deserts miss the rain

G Dm Am F

Like the deserts miss the rain

G F

Like the deserts miss the rain

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