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Linger On

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Intro:  C   G   C   G   F   G   C   G  
 Cstep out to Gclutch the evening Cair 
‘straction Gfrom your disreFpair and all of Gthose who say they Cknow G  
 Cwalk the Gbalustrade till Cdawn you won’t Gblink and you won’t Fyawn
never Glet your weakness CshowG  
Amthough i keep your Gpicture on the Fwall unplug the Amphone in Gcase you Fcall
and dust Gcollects upon the CsillG  
Amstill you misplace Gall your faith in Cwords as though you’ll Gever feel Fassured
if you don’t Gknow you never Cwill G  
Chorus:
Cbut no i never Gmeant you any Amharm G  
Dmsuffocating Amshelter of your Garms
            C        G               Dm             F(G) C  
if i let you down it wasn’t me but you who kept me round
linger Gon linger Con G  
Cand while your Gtears fall dawn his Ccheek for the Gfallen, small and Fmeek
look what the Ginvalides CcomposeG  
Cwell he should've Gwarned you from the Cstart another Gcallus on the Fheart
another Gvictim of the CthroesG  
Amso sip your Gcigarettes and Ftea be sure you Amnever tGhink of Fme when your Gvanities unCloadG  
Amand in case your Gbeauty makes you Cweep for what you Gtouched but couldn’t Fkeep 
for what you Ghad but couldn’t Chold G  
Chorus:
Cbut no i never Gmeant you any Amharm G  
Dmsuffocating Amshelter of your Garms
             C                 G               Dm              F(G) C  
if you should feel betrayed it wasn’t me but you who made me stay
linger Gon linger Con G  
Interlude:
C G Am G
F G C G
Cwell i’ll take your Gconvalescent Cdreams patch the Gwounds and sew the Fseams 
get you Gready for the CfallG  
Cbut should you Gmiss me when i’m Cgone girl your Gmemory serves you Fwrong 
you never Gneeded me at CallG  
Ambut you can miss the Ghollow of my Fhand and all the Amlives that Gwe had pFlanned 
all the Gjealousies you Csold G  
Amand i’ll take back the Gyouth you can’t reCpay all the Ghours i gave aFway 
and all the Glies i never CtoldG  
Chorus
 Cbut no i never Gmeant you any Amharm G  
Dmsuffocating Amshelter of your Garms 
        C                 G               Dm               F(G)  C  
and if i did you wrong it wasn’t me but you who wrote this song
linger Gon linger ConG  
Outro:
C G Am G
F G C

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Linger On

by Two Gallants

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C G C G F G C G

Intro:

C G C

step out to clutch the evening air

G F G C G

‘straction from your disrepair and all of those who say they know

C G C G F

walk the balustrade till dawn you won’t blink and you won’t yawn

G C G

never let your weakness show

Am G F Am G F

though i keep your picture on the wall unplug the phone in case you call

G C G

and dust collects upon the sill

Am G C G F

still you misplace all your faith in words as though you’ll ever feel assured

G C G

if you don’t know you never will

Chorus:

C G Am G

but no i never meant you any harm

Dm Am G

suffocating shelter of your arms

C G Dm F G C

()

if i let you down it wasn’t me but you who kept me round

G C G

linger on linger on

C G C G F

and while your tears fall dawn his cheek for the fallen, small and meek

G C G

look what the invalides compose

C G C G F

well he should've warned you from the start another callus on the heart

G C G

another victim of the throes

Am G F Am G F G C G

so sip your cigarettes and tea be sure you never think of me when your vanities unload

Am G C G F

and in case your beauty makes you weep for what you touched but couldn’t keep

G C G

for what you had but couldn’t hold

Chorus:

C G Am G

but no i never meant you any harm

Dm Am G

suffocating shelter of your arms

C G Dm F G C

()

if you should feel betrayed it wasn’t me but you who made me stay

G C G

linger on linger on

Interlude:

C G Am G

F G C G

C G C G F

well i’ll take your convalescent dreams patch the wounds and sew the seams

G C G

get you ready for the fall

C G C G F

but should you miss me when i’m gone girl your memory serves you wrong

G C G

you never needed me at all

Am G F Am G F

but you can miss the hollow of my hand and all the lives that we had planned

G C G

all the jealousies you sold

Am G C G F

and i’ll take back the youth you can’t repay all the hours i gave away

G C G

and all the lies i never told

Chorus

C G Am G

but no i never meant you any harm

Dm Am G

suffocating shelter of your arms

C G Dm F G C

()

and if i did you wrong it wasn’t me but you who wrote this song

G C G

linger on linger on

Outro:

C G Am G

F G C

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