Two Gallants - Linger on

^C step out to ^Gclutch the evening ^Cair ‘stractio^Gn from your dis^Frepair and all o^Gf those who say the^Cy know^{G C} walk the ^Gbalustrade till ^Cdawn you won’^Gt blink and you won?^F??t yawn never ^Glet your weakness ^Cshow ^{G Am}though i keep your ^Gpicture on the ^Fwall unplug the ^Amphone in ^Gcase you ^Fcall and dust ^Gcollects upon the ^Csill ^{G Am}still you misplace ^Gall your faith in ^Cwords as though you’l^Gl ever fee^Fl assured if you don’^Gt know you neve^Cr will ^G

^Cbut no i never ^Gmeant you any ^Amharm ^{G Dm}suffocating ^Amshelter of your ^Garms C G Dm F (G) C if i let you down it wasn’t me but you who kept me round linger ^Gon linger ^Con ^G

^Cand while your ^Gtears fall dawn his ^Ccheek for the ^Gfallen, small and ^Fmeek look what the ^Ginvalides ^Ccompose ^{G C}well he should've ^Gwarned you from the ^Cstart another ^Gcallus on the ^Fheart another ^Gvictim of the ^Cthroes ^{G Am}so sip your ^Gcigarettes and ^Ftea be sure you ^Amnever t^Ghink of ^Fme when your ^Gvanities un^Cload ^{G Am}and in case your ^Gbeauty makes you ^Cweep for what you ^Gtouched but couldn’^Ft keep for what you ^Ghad but couldn’^Ct hold ^G

^Cbut no i never ^Gmeant you any ^Amharm ^{G Dm}suffocating ^Amshelter of your ^Garms C G Dm F (G)C if you should feel betrayed it wasn’t me but you who made me stay linger ^Gon linger ^Con ^G

^Cwell i’ll take you^Gr convalescen^Ct dreams patch th^Ge wounds and sew th^Fe seams get you ^Gready for the ^Cfall ^{G C}but should you ^Gmiss me when i’^Cm gone girl you^Gr memory serves yo^Fu wrong you never ^Gneeded me at ^Call ^{G Am}but you can miss the ^Ghollow of my ^Fhand and all the ^Amlives that ^Gwe had p^Flanned all the ^Gjealousies you ^Csold ^{G Am}and i’ll take back th^Ge youth you can’^Ct repay all ^Gthe hours i ga^Fve away and all the ^Glies i never ^Ctold ^G

^C but no i never ^Gmeant you any ^Amharm ^{G Dm}suffocating ^Amshelter of your ^Garms C G Dm F (G) C and if i did you wrong it wasn’t me but you who wrote this song linger ^Gon linger ^Con ^G