Verse
G
Standing on the landing
Am
Looking down at me
C G
I began to feel afraid
G
With my old eyes shining
Am
Level at your knee
C G
I held the stems of your bouquet
D C/D
Pretty roses in your hair
D C/D
Pretty roses in your hair
D C/D
Pretty roses in your hair
B F G
Oh, how did I let you slip away
B F G
Oh, how could I let you slip away
Verse
G
Late from bathurst station
Am
Your address in hand
C G
Light could not be described
G
Never once but broken
Am
All we should have been
C G
You lived your life I lived mine
Bridge
D
How did I let you slip away
D
How could I let you slip away
D C/D
Pretty roses in your hair
D C/D
Pretty roses in your hair
D C/D
Pretty roses in your hair
B F G
Oh, how did I let you slip away
B F G
Oh, how could I let you slip away
Solo
G Am C (2x)
D C/D
Pretty roses in your hair
D C/D
Pretty roses in your hair
D C/D
Pretty roses in your hair
B F G
Oh, how did I let you slip away
B F G
Oh, how could I let you slip away
B F G
Oh, how could I let you slip away
B F G
Oh Oh Oh