The Mater

G                                  Em
I fell into you in the shadow of the staircase
C                     D
Washed my hands of you in the kitchen sink
G                             Em
And in that house I knew we'd never close this distance
C                     D
You said baby, we are closer than you think
G                       Em
So I made love to the idea of your involvement
C                    D
And the conversation we had in the dark
G                              Em
You said you'd never judge the way I solve my problems
C                       D
Then you left me in the garden talking art


[Chorus]
C                           Em           D
I just wished we laughed in time, that's all
C                           Em           C
I just wished we laughed in time, that's all
G
That's all


[Verse 2]
G                            Em
Fell out of my soft head the night we left The Mater
C                    D
Bravo maestro, never seen the sky so pink
G                           Em
Fell into your soft bed and stayed the morning after
C                     D
I said, "Baby, we are colder than we think"
G                       Em
So I made love to the idea of your approval
C                     D
And the conversations we had with our hands
G                      Em
I don't go in for that sort of thing, I told you
C                          D
Then I sang, "Stand By Your Man"


[Chorus]
C                           Em           D
I just wished we laughed in time, that's all
C                           Em           C
I just wished we laughed in time, that's all
G
That's all


[Verse 3]
G                                Em
I should have told you then that I had slipped you on inside my head
C                        D
There are bits of you in every journey home
G                        Em
Is it so bad, I like the way I look from your side of the bed
C                      D
You said baby, did you think I didn't know?
G                           Em
Still, I made love to the idea of our collusion
C                    D
And the conversation we had on the floor
G                       Em
While the backroom boys earned our disapproval
C                       D
Come on David, sing one more


[Chorus]
C                           Em           D
I just wished we laughed in time, that's all
C                           Em           C
I just wished we laughed in time, that's all
G
That's all