[smooth 70s devotional soul atmosphere] [start] [Intro: Rhodes electric piano, sparse voicing of Fm9, airy ambience] Verse 1 Fm9 Keycard resting on the glass (melody: C4–Eb4–F4–Eb4) Dbmaj9 Neon running down your sleeve (melody: Db4–Eb4–F4–Ab4) Abmaj7/C Your phone turned over by the cup (melody: C4–Eb4–F4–Eb4) C7(b9) Like a secret you won’t leave (melody: Bb3–C4–Db4–C4) Fm9 Cold rail shining in the dark (melody: C4–Eb4–F4–Eb4) Dbmaj9 City breathing down below (melody: Db4–Eb4–F4–Ab4) Abmaj7/C You don’t look at me just yet (melody: C4–Eb4–F4–Eb4) C7(b9) But the silence says you know (melody: Bb3–C4–Db4–C4) Pre-Chorus Bbm9 I came up here to say goodbye (melody: Db4–F4–Ab4) Fm/Ab Nothing left to prove tonight (melody: C4–Eb4–F4) Gø7 Then your shoulder touched my sleeve (melody: Bb3–Db4–Eb4) C7alt And the moment changed its mind (melody: C4–Eb4–F4–G4) {GRACE-UP} Chorus (Hook) Fm9 When you let the hard words fall (melody: C4–Eb4–F4–Ab4) Cm11/Eb I can hear the truth in you (melody: G4–Ab4–Bb4 ← peak note) Dbmaj9 Not the version built for show (melody: Ab4–F4–Eb4) C7(b9#9) Just the one I always knew (melody: Eb4–Db4–C4) Fm9 When the city fades below (melody: C4–Eb4–F4–Ab4) Cm11/Eb And the night moves soft and slow (melody: G4–Ab4–Bb4) Dbmaj9 Stay with me a little while (melody: Ab4–F4–Eb4) C7(b9#9) On this balcony alone (melody: Eb4–Db4–C4) {MELISMA-2} Verse 2 (same chords as Verse 1) Fm9 Streetlights in your hair again Dbmaj9 Paper cup between your hands Abmaj7/C You laugh once and pull it back C7(b9) Like the truth was never planned Pre-Chorus 2 Bbm9 Maybe we were leaving wrong Fm/Ab Maybe we were holding tight Gø7 To a story we outgrew C7alt Standing in this midnight light Bridge (Modulation Up) Abm9 No crowd watching what we say (melody sits around Eb4–Gb4) Emaj7(#11) No big promise left to prove Gb6/9 Just the skyline and your breath Eb7alt And the quiet way you move Final Chorus (Return to F minor) [Same chords as chorus but larger stacks.] Cm11/Eb line peak: Bb4 sustained then drop to G4 [Final phrase:] "When you let the hard words fall I can meet you where they land" {CALL-STACK: 3RDS→5THS→OCT} [Falsetto accent:] Db5 on “stay” Outro Fm9 – Dbmaj9 Two chairs City below Phone face-down Stay close [Rhodes + guitar swell fade] [end] [do not sing instructions!!!]
