intro: Em Bm x2

[Verse 1]
Em             C         G
When I was 17, my father said to me
C         G            Em
A wealthy man had the things I wanted
Em                 C           G
Cut out a diamond ring, the house he built for me
C         G            Em
I made a promise to keep them haunted, and I

[Pre-Chorus]
C           Am           G                       Bm
Blue dress, satin black, taking every piece of my soul
C           Am           G                          Bm
Blue dress, faded black, look me in the eye as they close

[Chorus]
Em       C   G    Em                            C G
Jerome, Jerome, Jerome, oh why you treat me so cold?
Am        Em        C                             Bm
Jerome, Jerome, Jerome, the only love I've ever known

[Verse 2]
Em                   C              G
He was a quiet man, with bloodstains on his hands
C         G                Em
The silver kissed him with scars so heavy
Em                 C           G
I waited patiently, harmonic summer piece
C         G            Em
The desert echoes that drove me crazy in my

[Pre-Chorus]
C           Am           G                       Bm
Blue dress, satin black, taking every piece of my soul
C           Am           G                          Bm
Blue dress, faded black, look me in the eye as they close

[Chorus]
Em       C   G    Em                            C G
Jerome, Jerome, Jerome, oh why you treat me so cold?
Am        Em        C                             Bm
Jerome, Jerome, Jerome, the only love I've ever known


[Bridge]
Em        Bm
Hold me, I'm not breathing
Em        Bm
Hold me, I'm not breathing

[Pre-Chorus]
C  Am
  G                       Bm
taking every piece of my soul
C           Am           G                          Bm
Blue dress, faded black, look me in the eye as they close

[Chorus]
Em       C   G    Em                            C G
Jerome, Jerome, Jerome, oh why you treat me so cold?
Am        Em        C                             Bm
Jerome, Jerome, Jerome, the only love I've ever known

[Outro]
Em        Bm
Hold me, I'm not breathing
Em        Bm
Hold me, I'm not breathing
Em        Bm
Hold me, I'm not breathing
Em        Bm
Hold me, I'm not breathing
Em        Bm
Hold me, I'm not breathing
Em        Bm            Em
Hold me, I'm not breathing