Martha (Waits Tom)

D A7 D A7 Bm A G D A7 D A7 Bm A GD A7 D A7 Bm A G 1. Operator, number please, it's been so many years. D A7 D A7 Bm A G She'll remember my old voice while I fight the tears. D B7 Em A7 D B7 Em A7 Hello, hello there. Is this Martha? This is ol' Tom Frost. D B7 Em A7 Bm A G I am calling long distance, don't worry about the cost. D B7 Em A7 D B7 Em A7 It's been fourteen years or more now; Martha, please recall, D B7 Em A Bm A G And meet me out for coffee where we'll talk about it all. D G D G R: And those were days of roses, of poetry and prose Bm G Em A D G And Martha, all I had was you and all you had was me. D G D G There was no tomorrow, we packed away our sorrows Bm G A D And we saved them for a rainy day. G D A7 D A7 Bm A G 2. I feel so much old now, you're much older too. How's the husband, how's the kids? You know that I got married too. Lucky that you found someone who makes you feel secure. We were all so young and foolish, now we are mature. R: And those were days of roses... 3. I was always so impulsive, guess that I still am. All that really mattered then was that I was a man. Guess that our bein' together wasn't meant to be. Martha, Martha, I love you, can't you see. R: And those were days of roses... I remember quiet evenings trembling close to you...