Half Man Half Biscuit - My outstretched arms

I ^Fasked her to meet me out^Dmside the Town Hall I ^Bbhad in my pocket a ^Cring I'd ^Fbase-layered up with the ^Dmtemperature being ^BbWay below ^G7average for ^Cspring But she'd ^Bbread the timetable like ^AI'd read her mind And ^Fwhen she was late to ar^Crive My ^Bboutstretched arms were at ^Dmquarter to three And ^Chers were at ^C7five forty-^Ffive. ^{C F C}

^FBiding my time in the ^Dmhope she'd defrost I ^Bbbusied myself at the ^Cgym ^FBarbells were raised and ^Dmbiceps were praised At ^Bblength I was ^G7filled with a ^Cvim On a ^Bbcottage near Thwaite a ^Adeposit was placed Be^Flieving I'd still win her ^Cheart To ^Bbsacrifice sanity ^Dmthinking such things I ^Cmust have been ^C7mad from the ^Fstart.^{Dm Bb F Ab G C}

^FNow I've accepted her ^Dmlove lies elsewhere I ^Bbspend all my time in ar^Ccades I ^Fsaw her today out^Dmside the Town Hall And I ^Bbpondered how ^G7pointless these ^Cshades For the ^Bbradiance of her im^Amortal beauty ^FThis mortal frame can't en^Cdure My ^Bboutstretched arms were at ^Dmquarter to three C C7 F Bb F Bb F Bb (to fade) As I lay prostrate on the floor.