C
Marietta,
Am F G
You lost me a long time ago,
C
in your midnight,
Am F G
the flood and the fire of my soul
Am C/B C Am C/B C
And I let you in again, I let you in again,
F Am
You sleep with the lights on,
C/B C
I let you in again
Marietta,
Am F G
the loneliness burns at your door,
C
in your midnight,
Am F G
she seeps through the cracks in your floor
Am C/B C Am C/B C
And I let you in again, I let you in again,
F Am
You sleep with the lights on,
F Am G
what you call your family are gone
Am C/B C
I let you in again
F Am G
and patiently wait for your storm.
Am C
The worry of what couldn’t be,
Am G
the love for the lust of your name,
Am C
of losing, of winning, of striving, of leaving
Am G
and stealing and breaking and shame.
And I am that man
Am C
The worry of what couldn’t be,
Am G
the love for the lust of your name,
Am C
of losing, of winning, of striving, of leaving,
Am G
of stealing and breaking and shame,
Am C Am
of fighting and failing and lying and telling yourself
G
that you’re clean of the blame.
Am C/B C Am C/B C
I let you in again, I let you in again,
F Am
you sleep with the lights on,
F Am G
what you call your family are gone
Am C/B C
I let you in again
F Am G
and patiently wait for your storm.