C G Em
C Em
C Em
C Em
[Intro]
C
Awake, awake, you children bold
Take hold of all your books and fold
The corners, they warned us
Em
A storm is coming on
What do you mean you’ve lost
Your scarlet welly boots, do y’know what they cost?
C Am Em
Wear a raincoat or it’ll soak you to the bone
[Verse 1]
C G
What's it like, the children ask?
C
It’s just like falling snow, I am above you
Em
And I love you, don’t you know
That I’ll be with you all along, as long as you are kind
C Em
To those who are not strong and cannot find their scarlet welly boots
[Chorus]
C
Cos when it’s cold
Em
I’ll wrap my scarf around you
C
And when it’s hard
Em
I’ll place your head into my hands
C
And when you scream that it’s not fair
Em
It’s like I’ve gone off to the coast
C
Left you behind just standing there
Em
Pretending not to see your ghost
C
If only you could hear my voice
D C
But you are screaming far too loud to hear me swear
D Em
Just because I left doesn’t mean that I’m not still there
[Verse 2]
I get to watch you grow up now
C
And make me proud, make all of those mistakes that make me laugh
D
Oh darling lord, how you make me laugh
Em
Get drunk for me, sing louder than you’ve sung for me
C D
Grow young each time that thunder in your lungs begins to rumble at the world
Em
Cos you were always strong
C D Em
When you were young, you’d kick things just to see if they would fall
They said ‘That girl, she’s wrong’
C D C
But I’ll stick up for you, even though you haven’t got a clue, you haven't got a fucking clue
[Chorus]
Em
And I’m so proud of you
C
And when they laugh at us
Em
You’ll feel my fingers down your back
C
And when you scream I’m not alright
Em
And throw my picture at the wall
C
‘You were supposed to be my light
D Em
And keep me safe against them all
C
How could you leave me here ?' you’ll scream
D C
And louder, I’ll scream back to you from that unknown
And say
D
I know you’re strong enough
I know you’re strong enough
Em
I know you’re strong enough to do this on your
[Bridge]
C
I know you’re strong enough to do this on your
D
Strong enough to do this on your
C Em
Strong enough to do this on your own
C
I know you’re strong enough to do this on your
D
Strong enough to do this on your
C Em
Strong enough to do this on your own
C
I know you’re strong enough to do this on your
D
Strong enough to do this on your
C Em
Strong enough to do this on your own
C
I know you’re strong enough to do this on your
D
Strong enough to do this on your
C Em
Strong enough to do this on your own
[Outro]
And years from now at night that storm
C
Will break, you’ll step outside to feel it shake
Em
And barefoot walk across the lawn
C G Em
You’ll miss me, oh Jesus Christ, you’ll miss me
C Em
Just much as all those years ago, and you’ll look up at the storm
You’ll say ‘I’ve been so scared
You left me here behind, do you not care?
C Em C
How the fuck am I supposed to carry on without you here?‘
Em C
Just when you’re about to give up every hope you have, you turn around
D
Perched by the stairs, someone’s gone and left behind
Em
A brand new pair of scarlet welly boots
