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Warm yourself by the fire son,
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And the morning will come soon.
EmC
I'll tell you stories of a better time,
GEm
In a place that we once knew.
Verse 2:
EmC
Before we packed our bags and left all this
DEm
behind us in the dust,
EmC
We had a place that we could call home
DEm
And a life no-one could touch.
Chorus:
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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.
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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..
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Verse 3:
EmC
We are the angry and the desperate,
G D
The hungry and the cold.
Em C
We are the one's who kept quiet,
GEm
And always did what we were told.
Verse 4:
EmC
But we've been sweaty when you slept so calm,
DEm
In the safety of your home.
EmC
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 DC Em
So open your eyes, child lets be on our way,
Em GC Em
Broken windows and ashes are guiding the way.
EmGDEm
Keep quiet no longer we'll sing through the day,
EmCGEm
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.