Capo 4
Am
Well I'll be damned
F
Here comes your ghost again
C
But that's not unusual
G
It's just that the moon is full
Am
And you happened to call
Am F
And here I sit, hand on the telephone
C
Hearing a voice I'd known
G
A couple of light years ago
Am
Heading straight for a fall
Am
As I remember your eyes
F
Were bluer than robin's eggs
C
"My poetry was lousy", you said
G
Where are you calling from?
Am
A booth in the Midwest
Am
Ten years ago
F
I bought you some cuff links
C
You brought me something
G
And we both know what memories can bring
Am
They bring diamonds and rust
Am
You burst on the scene
F
Already a legend
C
The unwashed phenomenon
G
The original vagabond
Am
You strayed into my arms
Am
And there you stayed
F
Temporarily lost at sea
C
The Madonna was yours for free
G
Yes the girl on the half-shell
Am
Would keep you unharmed
G
Now I see you standing with leaves falling around
F
An' snow in your hair
G
Now you're smiling out the window
F
Of that hotel over Washington Square
Am
Our breath comes out white clouds
G
Mingles and hangs in the air
Am
Speaking strictly for me
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We both could have died then and there
Am
Now you're telling me
F
You're not nostalgic
C
Then give me another word for it
G
You were always so good with words
Am
And at keeping things vague
Am
'Cause I need some of that vagueness now
F
It's all coming back too clearly
C
Oh, loved you dearly
G
And if you're offering me diamonds and rust
Am
I've already paid...
