[Intro] [Melodic fingerstyle acoustic guitar, moving from G to C, gentle and pacing] [Verse 1] The cases are scarred with stickers now, and the frets are getting worn From all the midnight coffee shops and the Sundays in the corn We learned to pinch a barre chord till our fingertips were black Walking down a dusty road and never looking back We were two voices with a single breath, two hands upon the wood Building up a harmony we thought they understood. [ Chorus] But the song don’t care who’s right or wrong when the winter settles in It just waits there for the wooden box to let the light back in Your were the steady hand upon the neck, My anchor in the gale The one who knew the music lived when all the words grew pale. [Verse 2] But strings can pull too tight sometimes until they snap in two And suddenly the stage was cold and I was losing you The road branched off in shadows where the sunlight used to be I went my way with my guitar, and you went yours from me I learned to sing the low part all alone out in the rain Mapping out the silence where your shadow should have lain. Chorus] But the song don’t care who’s right or wrong when the winter settles in It just waits there for the wooden box to let the light back in You were the steady hand upon the neck, My anchor in the gale The one who knew the music lived when all the words grew pale. [Bridge] [Guitar picks up intensity] I didn't think I'd see you when my sky turned ghost-light grey When the melodies were heavy stones I couldn't move away But you heard the hollow resonance, you knew my rhythms failed And you walked back through my kitchen door just as the starlight paled. [Verse 3] So, we don't play the lovers' waltz, we don't chase the old refrain But I'm thankful for the quiet way you help me through the pain It’s a different kind of music now, more silver than it’s gold A friendship like a Gibson’s wood that’s better as it’s old You’re the ghost note in the melody I thought I’d have to end My partner in the music, My once love . . .—and STILL my friend. [Outro] [Soft acoustic guitar fade] Just a shared chord in the evening... Thank you for the harmony... [End]
