Sweet Pear
Elvis Costello Key
F#m
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Verse
A G# C#
Sweet pear, sweet pear
F#m Bm E
Those who say they love you would never dare
A
I'll watch out for you
G#m C#7 F#m
I'll always be there
Bm
In the hour of your distress you need not fear
D G C A#
In all the world there's only one true love
A D G
And finding it's hard enough
Bm D G C A#
I bless whatever in the sky above
A D E
For bringing you to me
Verse 2
A G# C#7
But there's a void without your kiss
F#m Bm Dm
I wake on the precipice above the abyss
A G#m C# F#m
And though the touch of your lips these fears dismiss
Bm Dm
Make no mistake there is an ache I have to live with
D G C A#
Was my grip too lose, my grip too strong
A D G
That made you want to run away
Bm A G C A#
And now you're back where I pretend you belong
A D
I wonder every night and day
E
How long
Verse 3
A G#m C# F#m
And though the touch of your lips these fears dismiss
Bm Dm
Make no mistake there is an ache I have to live with
D G C A#
Was my grip too lose, my grip too strong
A D G
That made you want to run away
Bm A G C A#
And now you're back where I pretend you belong
A D
I wonder every night and day
E
How long
Solo
A G# C# F#m Bm Bdim A C#7 F#m Bm Dm D G C A# A D G Bm D G C A# A D E
Verse 4
A G#m7 C#7
I swear this is my prayer
F#m Bm E A
Till we're burned and scattered in the atmosphere
A G#m C#7 F#m
Or lost in the world across a crowded room
Bm Dm
I am your stupid lover, your wretched groom
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