Linger — Jonatha Brooke
Chords and lyrics for Linger by Jonatha Brooke (key of C).
Intro
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Verse 1
I am [Em]walking past the [C]sprinklers and the [G]newly painted [D]porches
And the [Em]lemonade stand [C]girls on a [G]suburban [D]afternoon
I am [Em]leaving cuz I [C]love you, I am [G]leaving cuz I [D]don't
And I am [Em]hoping you will [C]follow, and [G]I'm praying that you [D]won't
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Let me go
I am [Em]captive in your [C]presence I will [G]melt before your [D]eyes
But I [Em]still crave your [C]approval, and I'm [G]helpless when [D]you [A]criticize,
[C]criticize
Chorus
Cuz it's [G]written on your [D/F#]body -- [Em]it's on the tip of your tongue
[A]The look in your eyes, in the [C]glare of the sun
The [G]touch of your [D/F#]cold fingers, [Em]when you say [A]goodbye
[C]The way that you linger
[D]The way that you [Em][C]lie[D][G]
[Em] [C] [G] [D]
Verse 2
You [Em]saw me through the [C]keyhole of a [G]door that I kept [D]locked
But I'd [Em]decorate the [C]threshold [G]just in case you [D]knocked
What I [Em]might feel on the [C]edges you will [G]never [D]come to [D]know
And who I [Em]might be in the [C]corners I will [G]never ever [D]ever ever [A]show
Never [C]show
Chorus
Cuz it's [G]written on my [D/F#]body -- [Em]it's on the tip of my tongue
[A]The look in my eyes, in the [C]glare of the sun
The [G]touch of my [D/F#]cold fingers, [Em]when I say [A]goodbye
[C]The way that I linger
[D]The way that I [Em]lie[D][G][C]
[Em] [C] [G] [D]
Verse 3
Who [Em]said that love would [C]linger who [G]said that love would [D]last
When we [Em]cannot seize the [C]moment and [G]we will not leave the [D]past
I don't [Em]think I was [C]afraid of you but [G]how could I be [D]sure
When with [Em]every [C]altercation you were [G]showing me the [D]door
Well here I [A]go, here I [C]go, here I [A]go...[C]
Chorus
Cuz it's [G]written on our [D/F#]bodies -- [EM]it's on the tip of our tongues
[A]The look in our eyes, in the [C]glare of the sun
The [G]touch of our [D/F#]cold fingers, [Em]when we say [A]goodbye
[C]The way that we linger
[D]The way that we lie
[C]The touch of your fingers
[D]The look in your eyes
[C]The way we accuse
[D]The way we deny
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