Pauline

Intro

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Verse 1

I met her at a market stall

Where autumn pears were piled

She counted coins into her palm

And quietly she smiled

I offered her a paper bag

She said the weather's turning strange

We walked until the evening came

Pre-Chorus

And I

I never asked her name

That day

Chorus

Pauline

You were the rain that stayed

Pauline

The song my fingers played

A grey coat and a paper rose

Pauline

The only name I know

Verse 2

She rented rooms above a shop

Where dust would drift and settle

She painted boats she'd never seen

On chipped and wooden panels

I brought her bread

I brought her wine

She said the winter's coming fast

We watched the river pass

Pre-Chorus

And I

I learned to hold her hand

Too late

Chorus

Pauline

You were the rain that stayed

Pauline

The song my fingers played

A grey coat and a paper rose

Pauline

The only name I know

Bridge

She left a note beneath the clock

Three words and nothing more

She left her brushes in a jar

And vanished through the door

And vanished through the door

Guitar Solo

Chorus

Pauline

You were the rain that stayed

Pauline

The song my fingers played

A grey coat and a paper rose

Pauline

The only name I know

Outro

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Pauline

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Pauline