G C Am Dm Em F

[Verse]
                 C
Hold on to these words,
G
I'd like to think that they may offer
Am                  Dm
Some protection,
 G          C           G
Against the night.

            C  
Against the night,
G
Your life can feel transparent,

  Am              Dm
A reflection,
G          C           G 
A trick of light.

[Chorus]
        F                C
So when sleep just won't come,
Em                    Am
And you've got no occupation,
    Dm
But nibbling at the fruit
                  G
Of the melancholy tree,
                      C          G
Just hold on to these words,
G         C     G  C
Hold on to me.

[Verse]
                      C
Just hold on to these words,
G    
They're the best I've got to offer
       Am
At the moment,
Dm   G     C       G
As a lullaby.

G              C
As a lullaby,
G 
You can lay down by the tracks
             Am
And feel the world
        Dm
Slip by.

G   C     G

[chorus]
       F                C
So when sleep just won't come,
Em                    Am
And you've got no occupation,
    Dm
But nibbling at the fruit
F      Dm         G
Of the melancholy tree,
                      C
Just hold on to these words,
G         C      G    C
Hold on to me.