Richard Thompson - Missie how you let me down

^Em7Hailstones and a sickle moon and the ^Dnorth wind races ^Em7One more night of running my mind over ^Dlost embraces ^Em7The steps you made when you walked away ^DStill frozen in the ground ^{G G}Oh missie how you ^Alet me ^Gdown ^GOh missie how you ^Alet me ^Gdown ^GOh missie how you ^Alet me ^Bmdown ^Em7And lies won't break my ^Afall ^Em7Lies won't break my ^Gfall

^Em7Your food's still sitting there at the t^Dable where you used to be ^Em7The shape of you is still in the bed the^Dre next to me ^Em7Maybe I could find some ^Dtrace of you to keep around ^{G G}Oh missie how you ^Alet me d^Gown ^GOh missie how you ^Alet me d^Bmown

^AFor far too long you kept me waiting ^F#m Reaching out into empty air ^{G A}Even now you'd never say it face to face^F#m That you ^Greally don't care And if ^Ayou never liked pulling teeth Then ^Dwhy, why did you tie me in the ^Gdentist's chair ^Bm Em ^Em7Ah you left your mark on this old place,^D that you did ^Em7I could stew in here like a pressure coo^Dker and screw down the lid ^Em7Or maybe I should just take a match ^DAnd burn the whole thing to the ^Gground

^GOh missie how yo^Au let me ^Gdown ^GOh missie how yo^Au let me^G down ^GOh missie how yo^Au let me^Bm down ^Em7And lies won't break my ^Afall

^Em7Lies won't break^G my fall