STILL MY GIRL Key: Em Verse 1 (matched breath & pacing) (Em) Morning light hits your face… but you don’t know my name (Em/D) Coffee’s on, same old cup I’ve poured for you every morn through the years — pause — (Em) But it don’t feel the same (C) You stare out the window… like you’re lost in a dream (D) I hold your shaking hand… so you don’t drift from me Verse 2 (already tightened) (Em) I remember the dances… the kids, the fights, the years (Em/D) You remember a shadow… a spark that disappears (C) I keep talking to you… even when you fade out (D) Love don’t quit… not when the mind is in a cloud Chorus (matched breath spacing) (C) You’re still my girl… even when the memories fall (G/B) Even when your eyes look past me… like I’m no one at all (Em) I’ll walk beside you… every step, every mile (D) ’Cause even when your mind forgets… your heart still smiles (C) And I’ll stay right here… through every rise and fall (G/B) You’re still my girl (Em) You’re still my girl (D) After all Verse 3 (matched breath & pacing) (Em) Some days you surprise me… say my name soft and clear (Em/D) And for a moment I get back… the woman I’ve loved for years (C) I hold those seconds close… like gold I can’t replace (D) Then the fog rolls in… and I brace for the weight Verse 4 (matched breath & pacing) (Em) I fold your sweaters slowly… keep your shoes by the door (Em/D) Little habits of a lifetime… you don’t know anymore (C) I live in those moments… they’re the proof of our years (D) I carry both our memories… when you can’t hold yours Bridge (matched breath & pacing) (Bm) I made a vow in a church… on a warm June day (Em) “In sickness and in health”… and I meant what I’d say (C) I’ll hold your world together… when yours falls apart (D) Love ain’t in the mind… it’s carved in the heart Final Chorus (matched breath spacing) (C) You’re still my girl… even when the memories fall (G/B) Even when your voice grows quiet… and you barely talk at all (Em) I’ll walk beside you… every step, every mile (D) ’Cause even when your mind forgets… your soul still smiles (C) And I’ll stay right here… through every rise and fall (G/B) You’re still my girl (Em) You’re still my girl (D) After all Outro (matched breath & pacing) (Em) I’ll keep on loving you… even when the lights grow dim (C) And I’ll walk you home each night… the way you once walked me in (G/B) (D