Get Better

[Verse 1] A D G D A Hallelujah, I'm listening to a recording of you sleeping next to me D G D A A cappella, I'm listening to you cover Elliot Smith's "Angeles" G D A It's these times I'll need if you go G D A It's these times I'll need if you go, so Chorus D Bm Get better, my darling G D I know you will Bm G Get better, my darling D E I know you will Get better [Verse 2] D Bm I'm drawn to the motorway D G The cold whoosh of trucks passing D Bm This nightmare under sodium light D G The orange spread is soul-quietening D G A younger you and a younger me D Meeting at The Serpentine G E D I am yours, you are mine A D G A E D [Verse 3] A G Happy birthday D Staff smuggled in a card I made G D A It rests under your pillow G D When out of ICU I'll cringe at all the "I love you"s G D A The card retired the life of one biro G D A At this time I wanted you to know G D A At this time I wanted you to know Chorus D Bm Get better, my darling G D I hope you will Bm G Get better, my darling D E I hope you will Get better [Verse 4] D Bm I'll start the day with tiramisu D G Raise a spoon to front line workers D Bm An underfunded principle D G They risk all to be there for us D A younger you and a younger me G Meeting at The Serpentine E D I am yours, you are mine A D G A Em D [Verse 5] A G You were the baker D G D A I'll christen this new era with the smell of freshly baked bread G D Your Nutella, I'll keep it in the cellar G D A You were always a fan of that spread G D A Six months on, there's a car crash outside G D A The fire brigade using the jaws of life G D A No flush at night to sound your return G D A I still pretend you're only out of sight G D Front garden bouquet, I threw it at the fire brigade G D A I was admonished and told to go back inside G D From the living room window I stand and watch the white sheet go G D A over the family car and I close my eyes G D A G I still pretend you're only out of sight in another room D A Smiling at your phone G D A G I still pretend you're only out of sight in another room D A Smiling at your phone G D A G I still pretend you're only out of sight in another room D A Smiling at your phone G D A G I still pretend you're only out of sight in another room D A Smiling at your phone G I still pretend Outro D A G A younger me, a younger you D A G Meeting at The Serpentine D A G The beginning of spring, you wore those yellow ripped jeans D A G Your look defined my 2009 D A G Your shyness stoked my boldness D A G "Shall we go in?", I smiled D A G Your hand warmed walking through the gallery D Bm (Get better) G D I know I will Bm (Get better) G D E My darling, I know I will