Fm        C#              G#
Ain't it useless to fight
Cm
Or to pretend
Fm        C#              G#
It'll all come out right
Cm
In the end

Fm                     C#
Still you wait for me
G#             Cm
You have only time
Fm                     C#
Yeah you wait for me
G#             Cm
Care to ease my mind

Fm               C# G# Cm
Iodine and iron

Fm        C#              G#
And I'm thinking of you
Cm
Now times are hard
Fm        C#              G#
I feel as mad as the moon
Cm
And twice as scarred

Fm                     C#
Still you wait for me
G#             Cm
And you fill my heart
Fm                     C#
Yeah you wait for me
G#             Cm
And you light the dark

Fm               C# G# Cm
Iodine and iron

Fm                     C#
So don't plead to me now
G#             Cm
To be only mine
Fm                     C#
Your love's been stripping me down
G#             Cm
Like turpentine

Fm                     C#
Still you wait for me
G#             Cm
Then you leave no trace
Fm                     C#
Yeah you wait for me
G#             Cm
Soon I'll be erased

Fm                     C#
With iodine and iron   Iodine and iron
G#                     Cm
                       Iodine and iron
Fm                     C#
With iodine and iron   Iodine and iron
G#                     Cm
                       Iodine and iron