Tom: D
D
I've held your hand since 1979
You were in a band (still am), yeah, but back then
A D
You had hair and your smile was so sublime
G C D
And I chipped my teeth on every joke you cracked
A
You used to buy me scotch (still do), yeah
D
But now too much is never enough
A
To take me back to that dance hall where you got thrown out
D
'Cause they thought you were drunk (I wasn't)
G C D
You couldn't lie then, and you sure as hell can't lie to me now
[Pre-Chorus]
G C D
You stole the best years of my life (I'll give them back)
C A
You got fat, and you're the thigh-high hemline I just can't stop staring at
[Chorus]
D C
'Cause I will, I will wait and hope
G
Your eyes aren't rivers there to weep
But a place for crows to rest their feet
D C
And I will, I will wait and hope
D
And rest my head at night content
Knowing where my marbles went
[Instrumental]
A D
[Verse 2]
A G
The flat we rented was a palace for my queen
D
If by palace you mean that asbestos and beans
A
From a tin, and the gin that we brewed in the bathtub
G C D
She sang, "Do you think I'm sexy?" and oh God, I really did
You'd swoon, you'd sigh, working shifts 'til we cried
A
Oh, if one more guy calls me "darling" then I
D
Swear to you and to God, I will murder them all
A
All the bastards applaud when I show that I'm flawed
C G D
You're not flawed, darling, you're just a little under-rehearsed
C
And I'd get in
G D
And for some reason, you've painted the kitchen lime green
G
And I'd sink to the floor, what's the point anymore?
D
And you, you'd reply
With a glint in your eye (With a drink in your hand)
A
Saying, "I don't know, but I'm here
Oh, dear God (I'm all yours), dear heart, don't cry"
[Chorus]
D C
'Cause I will wait, I will wait and hope
G
Your eyes aren't rivers there to weep
But a place for crows to rest their feet
D C
And I will wait, I will wait and hope
G
And rest my head at night content
D
Knowing where my marbles went
[Instrumental]
A
D A
D G
[Bridge]
C G
I've loved you for a hundred years
D
Certainly fucking feels like it
G C D
The minute I met you, the colours of my life began to pour
(I'm scared of the dark)
G C D
And now, even though you're mad and these memories won’t stay
That's okay
G C D
'Cause now I get to meet you for the first time every single day
[Chorus]
C
I will wait and hope
G
Your eyes aren't rivers there to weep
But a place for crows to rest their feet
D C
And I will wait and hope
G
And rest my head at night content
C
Knowing where my marbles went
[Outro]
D
I will wait
C
And I will wait (I will wait)
D
And I will wait
C
And hope
D
And I will wait (I'll be waiting)
C
And I will wait
D
And I will wait
C
And hope (Ooh)
