Intro B
verse 1
B
I saw my sister lay in bed
Chain-smoking cigarettes
E C#m B
Window open, November spilling in
B
I made a cross over my head
I dipped my fingertips
E C#m B
In the calcified green holy water dish
N.C. E F#
I took pity on your battered soul
G#m C#m
And never let you in
E F#
I feel like a lost winter coat
G#m C#m
In a county church's basement
E
Where I wept
F#
I can't believe that I'm here again
Interlude
B
verse 2
B
Waited till everybody left
I sat at the organ
E C#m B
And played myself a slow and quiet hymn
B
And then you sat up from the bench
You scared me half to death
E C#m B
I hadn't seen you since you were a kid
N.C. E F#
I took pity on your battered soul
G#m C#m
And never let you in
E F#
I feel like a lost winter coat
G#m C#m
In a county church's basement
E
I get it
F#
I get it
Bridge
C#m
Christ, you got tall
E
You've got your grandfather's chin
G#m
I guess you're mom's been pretty busy
F#
Why don't you sit with me a bit
C#m
If you like that song
E
Then I can teach you it
G#m
Come on over to the organ
F#
It's easy, I promise, I promise
verse 3
B E B
Put your left hand here like that
Line up your right and then
E C#m B
It's B to E, C Sharp Minor and back
B E B
And hey I'm sorry about your dad
I watched you during mass
E C#m B
He'd be so damn proud of how brave you've been
Outro
E F#
You took pity on their battered souls
B C#m
And never let them in
E F#
But if I'm just a lost winter coat
G#m C#m
In a county church's basement
E
I could be of use
F#
If you're cold I could shelter you
G#m C#m E
And maybe I could stick around a bit you know
F# B
If you want someone to talk to