Linger On by Two Gallants Artist: Two Gallants Song: Linger On Album: The Scenery of Farewell Intro: C G C G F G C G 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 www.TAB6.com