verse 1
A D A D
In the streetlight, your hair is the blackest sky
A D F#m D
Through the snow, the cars silently pass us by.
A Bm F#m D
When you smile, there's no reason to say goodbye
E A
Don't say goodbye
Instrumental
A D A D F C Bb G
verse 2
A D A D
I still have the last letter you left for me
A D F#m D
All your t-shirts, your red and green pedigree
A Bm F#m D
All the rest is sealed up behind memory
E A
Fading away.
Instrumental
A D A D F C Bb G (x2)
verse 3
A D A D
On the steps of the American Legion Hall,
A D F#m D
You wait there alone, nobody left to call.
A Bm F#m D
No one's there again Spring, summer, winter, fall,
E A
Terrible day
Instrumental
A D A D F C Bb G (x2)
verse 4
A D A D
If I'd been there, I'd surely have stayed with you.
A D F#m D
If I'd been there, I'd surely have prayed for you
A Bm F#m D
If I'd been there, I'd surely have prayed for you
E A
I want you to know
Outro
A D A D F C Bb G