Intro: 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.