G F D G F D G F D G F D G F
EmC
Warm yourself by thefire son
GD
And the morning will comesoon
EmC
I'll tell you stories of abetter time
GEm
In a place that we onceknew
Verse 2:
EmC
Before we packed our bags andleft all this
DEm
behind us in thedust
EmC
We had a place that we couldcall home
DEm
And alife no-one couldtouch
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:
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 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
EmG DEm
Keep quiet no longer we'll sing through theday
EmC GEm
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