G F D G F D G F D G F D G F
Em C
Warm yourself by the fire son,
G D
And the morning will come soon.
Em C
I'll tell you stories of a better time,
G Em
In a place that we once knew.
Verse 2:
Em C
Before we packed our bags and left all this
D Em
behind us in the dust,
Em C
We had a place that we could call home
D Em
And a life no-one could touch.
Chorus:
Em
Don't hold me up now,
G
I can stand my own ground
D
I don't need your help now,
C
You won't let me down, down, down.
Em
Don't hold me up now,
G
I can stand my own ground
D
I don't need your help now,
C
You won't let me down, down, down, dowwwwwwn..
G F D G F D G F D G F D G F
Verse 3:
Em C
We are the angry and the desperate,
G D
The hungry and the cold.
Em C
We are the one's who kept quiet,
G Em
And always did what we were told.
Verse 4:
Em C
But we've been sweaty when you slept so calm,
D Em
In the safety of your home.
Em C
We've been pulling out the nails that hold up,
D Em
Everything you've known.
Chorus:
Em
Don't hold me up now,
G
I can stand my own ground
D
I don't need your help now,
C
You won't let me down, down, down.
Em
Don't hold me up now,
G
I can stand my own ground
D
I don't need your help now,
C
You won't let me down, down, down, dowwwwwwn..
Em D C Em
So open your eyes, child lets be on our way,
Em G C Em
Broken windows and ashes are guiding the way.
Em G D Em
Keep quiet no longer we'll sing through the day,
Em C G Em
The lives that we've lost, the lives we've re claimed.
Chorus:
Em
Don't hold me up now,
G
I can stand my own ground
D
I don't need your help now,
C
You won't let me down, down, down.
Em
Don't hold me up now,
G
I can stand my own ground
D
I don't need your help now,
C
You won't let me down, down, down.
I made it pretty easy, so if yur a betr guitarist than i am (not hard 2 do ( :)feel free
jazz it up a bit!
~B
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