[Intro]
Em
[Verse]
Em C
Warm yourself by the fire, son
D A
And the morning will come soon.
Em C
I’ll tell you stories of a better time,
D Em
In a place that we once knew.
Em
Before we packed our bags
C D A
And left all this 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 will 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 C~
You will let me down, down, down! down!
[Interlude]
Em
[Verse]
Em C
We are the angry and the desperate
D A
The hungry, and the cold,
Em C
We are the ones who kept quiet,
D Em
And always did what we were told.
Em C
But we’ve been sweating while you slept so calm,
D A
In the safety of your home.
Em C
We’ve been pulling out the nails that hold up
D Em
Everything you’re 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 will 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 will let me down, down, down!
[Bridge]
Am G
So open your eyes child,
Am
Let’s be on our way.
G
Broken windows and ashes
Am
Are guiding the way.
G
Keep quiet no longer,
F
We’ll sing through the day,
Em
Of the lives that we’ve lost,
C G D
And the lives we’ve reclaimed.
Go!
[Solo]
Em G D C
Em G D C C~
[Interlude]
Em
[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 will 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 will let me down, down, down!
[Outro]
Em
Don’t hold me up
G
(I don’t need your help, I’ll stand my ground)
D
Don’t hold me up
(I don’t need your help)
C
No! No! No!
Em
Don’t hold me up!
G
(I don’t need your help, I’ll stand my ground)
D
Don’t hold me up!
(I don’t need your help, I’ll stand my ground)
C Em~
Don’t let me down, down, down, down, down!
[Intro]
Em
[Verse]
Em C
Warm yourself by the fire, son
D A
And the morning will come soon.
Em C
I’ll tell you stories
of a better time,
D Em
In a place that we once knew.
Em
Before we packed our bags
C And left all this
D A
behind us in the dust,
Em We had a place that
C
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 will 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 will let me down,
C~
down, down! down!
[Interlude]
Em
[Verse]
Em C
We are the angry and the desperate
D A
The hungry, and the cold,
Em C
We are the ones who kept quiet,
D Em
And always did what we were told.
Em But we’ve been sweating
C
while you slept so calm,
D A
In the safety of your home.
Em We’ve been pulling
C
out the nails that hold up
D Em
Everything you’re 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 will 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 will let me down, down, down!
[Bridge]
Am G
So open your eyes child,
Am
Let’s be on our way.
G
Broken windows and ashes
Am
Are guiding the way.
G
Keep quiet no longer,
F
We’ll sing through the day,
Of the lives that
Em
we’ve lost,
C And the lives we’ve
G D
reclaimed.
Go!
[Solo]
Em G D C
Em G D C C~
[Interlude]
Em
[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 will 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 will let me down, down, down!
[Outro]
Em
Don’t hold me up
G
(I don’t need your help,
I’ll stand my ground)
D
Don’t hold me up
(I don’t need your help)
C
No! No! No!
Em
Don’t hold me up!
G
(I don’t need your help,
I’ll stand my ground)
D
Don’t hold me up!
(I don’t need your help, I’ll stand my ground)
C Don’t let me down,
Em~
down, down, down, down!