Intro :
EmDC x2
Verse 1EmDC
Light up my lantern, I'll cut you a path,
CEmDC
We've walked for hours and it's getting dark
EmDC
We left the roadside in search of aid,
CEmCD
Wind-screen shattered and tire marks made
ChorusGDC
I've never seen someone bleeding like this,
CEmDC
Rip off your sleeve and clench your wrist
Verse 2EmDC
I'll light the stove and sit by the hearth,
CEmDC
Orangey glow light the wintry dark
EmDC
We kept her bedroom exactly the same,
CEmCD
Winters they followed and Summers they came
ChorusGDC
He'd bash around, banging down on the floor
CEmDC
I sit alone with an eye on the door
Bridge - Strumming (Personal Preference)
GDC
Stop in this clearing, we'll stay here tonight
CEmD
Press up against me, I'll hold you so tight
DCG
I got these matches, we'll let off some smoke
GDC
Maybe they'll see us and maybe they won't
CEmD
Blanket of leaves hide the light from the stars,
DCEmDC
I'll lie awake listening out for cars
Verse 3EmDC
He stares through curtains when he talks to the night,
CEmDC
I sit and listen for tires on the drive
EmDC
I keep on waiting and he keeps on talking
CEmCD
Just stop him talking, please stop him talking
Outro - Just strum downwards here no upward strums
GDC
No, give me silence
EmDC
Give me silence,
GDC
Give me silence
CDEm
Oh, no...
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