(intro) F C F C F C Bb F C
F Dm
I asked her to meet me outside the Town Hall
Bb C
I had in my pocket a ring
F Dm
I'd base-layered up with the temperature being
Bb G7 C
Way below average for spring
Bb A
But she'd read the timetable like I'd read her mind
F C
And when she was late to arrive
Bb Dm
My outstretched arms were at quarter to three
C C7 F C F C
And hers were at five forty-five.
F Dm
Biding my time in the hope she'd defrost
Bb C
I busied myself at the gym
F Dm
Barbells were raised and biceps were praised
Bb G7 C
At length I was filled with a vim
Bb A
On a cottage near Thwaite a deposit was placed
F C
Believing I'd still win her heart
Bb Dm
To sacrifice sanity thinking such things
C C7 F Dm Bb F Ab G C
I must have been mad from the start.
(instr as verse)
F Dm
Now I've accepted her love lies elsewhere
Bb C
I spend all my time in arcades
F Dm
I saw her today outside the Town Hall
Bb G7 C
And I pondered how pointless these shades
Bb A
For the radiance of her immortal beauty
F C
This mortal frame can't endure
Bb Dm
My outstretched arms were at quarter to three
C C7 F Bb F Bb F Bb (to fade)
As I lay prostrate on the floor.
