Steady Bloom

 
C         D 
Knee-high boots crack against the paving 
C           D 
Short black dress - a pointless craving 
C          D 
She kisses back but it's belated 
C          D 
We wake up blinded by our hatred 
 

 
Csus2 Em D 
Cadd9 Em D 
Csus2 Em D 
Cadd9 D Em 
Csus2 
 

 
  Em                D             Cadd9 
I don't think I'll ever feel that way again, 
      Em         D              Csus2 
I was young and alive and going round the bend, 
  Em       D                Cadd9 
A bottle a night and it was heaven sent, 

D Em Csus2 

      Em              D              Cadd9 
And I know that I've never felt the way I do 
      Em              D                    Csus2 
We're young and we're wise; I place my faith in you 
Em        D               Cadd9 
You as my wife and it's a steady bloom 

D  Em 
 

 
C          D 
Snow falls down past candled windows 
C          D 
Warm brown gloves and fluffy raincoats 
C          D 
Footprints track our loving circles 
C           D 
Your cheeks flush bright against the purple 

Em               C 
Night skies lit up with amber 
G                D 
Streetlights and burning candour 

C               D 
Check that I've locked the door 
C                  D 
Then walk down and place my hand in yours 


Instrumental 
Em C G D 

 
Em           C 
  Blows they struck, 

Romantic shakedowns, 
G       D 
  Empty cups, 

And faking breakdowns 

Em       C 
  Come unstuck, 

Take me away now, 
G             D 
  A stroke of luck, 

It's ours to make now, 
 

Outro 
   Cadd9     D                 Em7 
As a younger man, there's some things that I said 
            Cadd9         Dadd4     A7add4 
They led me here, so I've nothing to regret 

    Cadd9   D       Em7 
The older I am, the smaller I get 
         C                   D   E 
But with you that's something I forget