From the album "Momofuku" by Elvis Costello and the Imposters (2008)
[Intro]
Gm F Em Dm
[Verse 1]
C Csus4 C
Between last breaths and first regrets
C Csus4 C
The days dragged on like cigarettes
C Csus4 C
In the distance martyrs and martinets
Gm F Em Dm
Dally, dancing with the empty silhouettes of threats
[Verse 2]
C Csus4 C
So, where but heaven does love end
C Csus4 C
And where on earth does it begin
C Csus4 C Gm
It's not the kind of love that is pinned
F Em G
Like a medal or presses pennies in a tin
[Chorus]
F G F C
There is hope, and after that, there is only faith
F C
Love like a wraith
Dm G
Never made me afraid
Fm C
Consoled as I was by that shade
[Post-Chorus]
F C G C
Here lie the roses in the ashes
F C G C
Deep as the barnacles that cling
F C G C Dm G
Just like a lace that runs through everyone and everything
[Verse 3]
C Csus4 C
In that other still forever
C Csus4 C
In that time before the past
C Csus4 C
I told myself we'd be together
Gm F Em G
Can you promise me that it will be eternally?
[Chorus]
F G F C
There is hope, and after that, there is only faith
F C
Love like a wraith
Dm G
Never made me afraid
Fm
Consoled as I was
[Outro]
N.C.
Consoled as I was
F C F C
Consoled as I was by that shade