Kayleigh (UK 2, 1985)
(video)
Am - G - Am - G (2x) + Am - G - Em - F (4x)
Am - G
Em F Am
1. Do you remember, chalk
hearts melting on a playground wall ?
G Em F Am
Do you remember, dawn escapes
from moonwashed college halls ?
G Em F
Am
Do you remember, the cherry
blossom in the market square ?
G Em
F Am
Do you remember, I thought it
was confetti in our hair.
G Em
F Am
By the way didn't I break your
heart ?
G
Em F Am
Please, excuse me, I never
meant to break your heart.
G Em F Am
So sorry, I never meant to
break your heart,
G Em F
but
you broke mine.
C - G
F
C
Kayleigh, is it too late to say I'm sorry,
Bb F
C
and Kayleigh
could we get it together again ?
C G
F - C
Bb
F C
I just can't go on pretending that it came to a natural end.
C - G
F C
Kayleigh, oh, I never thought I'd miss you,
Bb F C
and Kayleigh
I'd thought that we'd always be friends.
C G F
We said our love would last forever,
C
Bb F
C
so how did it come to this
bitter end ?
+ Am - G - Em - F (4x) + Am - G - Em - F (4x)
+ Am - G - Em - F - Am - G - F + C - G - F - C - Bb - F - C
+ Bm - A - Bm - A (2x)
Bm -
A F#m G Bm
2. Do you remember, barefoot on the lawn with shooting stars ?
A F#m G Bm
Do you remember, loving on the
floor in
A F#m G
Bm
Do you remember, dancing in stilletos in the snow ?
A
F#m G Bm
Do you remember, you never
understood I had to go
A F#m
G Bm
By the way, didn't I break
your heart ?
A
F#m G Bm
Please, excuse me, I never
meant to break your heart.
A F#m G
Bm
So sorry, I never meant to
break your heart,
A F#m
G
but
you broke mine.
C
- G F
C
Kayleigh, I just wanna say I'm
sorry,
Bb F C
but, Kayleigh,
I'm too scared to pick up the phone,
C G F C
to
hear you've found another lover
Bb
F C
to patch up our broken home.
C - G
F C
Kayleigh, I'm still trying to write that love song,
Bb F
C
Kayleigh it's more important to me now
you're gone.
C G F
C
Maybe
it'll prove that we were right,
Bb F C
or it will prove that I was
wrong .
(orig. = capo 2nd) (Marillion)