Coming Up Close: A Retrospective Lyrics - 1996
Capo 5 c maps to g
*** introduction:
F g eb
F g eb2
*** verse 1:
G /f# /e
It's what he wants but he won't say
Bm f c bb2 /c
He'd rather make-believe i want to say goodbye
G /f# /e
It's down to her although i know
Bm f c bb2 /c
She never made him happy now she makes him cry
*** verse 2:
He cannot work he cannot think g /f# /e
Beyond the guilt he has for leaving her alone bm f c bb2 /c
I'm going down i cannot breathe g /f# /e
He doesn't think to leave me anything at all bm f c bb2 /c
*** chorus:
C g am f c bb am
David denies that he'll ever change his mind
F
(but he always changes)
C g am f c
David denies - but he's left his love behind
Bb am f g
(left his love behind)
*** verse 3:
It's what he wants i'm almost sure g /f# /e
And i can hardly stand him saying it's not so bm f c bb2 /c
And so i'll wait and so i'll hope g /f# /e
Somehow i can convince him not to let me go bm f c bb2 /c
*** chorus:
David denies that he'll ever change his mind c g am f c bb am
(but he always changes) f
David denies - but he's left his love behind c g am f c
(left his love behind) bb am f g
*** instrumental verse:
. g /f# /e
. bm f c bb2 /c
. g /f# /e
. bm f c bb2 /c
. c d bb c
. c d bb
David denies that he'll ever change his mind c g am f c bb am
(but he always changes) f
David denies - but he's left his love behind c g am f c
(left his love behind) bb am f
David denies that he'll ever change his mind c g am f c bb am
(but he always changes) f
David denies - but he's left his love behind c g am f c
(left his love behind) bb am f
C g am
And so i'll wait and so i'll hope
F c bb am f
Somehow i can convince him
C g am
And so i'll wait and so i'll hope
F c bb am f
Somehow i can convince him not to let me go
C g am f c bb am f (fade)
