Key: D
Introduction: Dm
F
Bb
C
Dm
I have my mother's dreams
F
I have my father's eyes
Bb
You can?t take that from me
C
Just go ahead and try
Dm
The crescent city sleeps
F
Watch lions in the sky
Bb
Preparing to unleash
C
Bb
Unleash a mighty cry
C
Can nobody save us?
Dm
Will anyone try?
F
The pile is burning
Bb
The severance is tight
C
And all along I say it
Dm
F
Bb
Help is on the way
(They said they said)
Dm
F
Bb
Help is on the way
(They said they said)
Dm
F
Bb
Hold my hand, to help see
Right there in front of me
Dm
F
Bb
Help is on the way
Dm
Five thousand feet below
F
As black smoke engulfs the sky
Bb
The ocean floor explodes
C
Eleven mothers cry
Dm
My bones are resigning
F
A burning lullaby
Bb
You can?t take that from me
C
Bb
Just go ahead and try
C
She says that?s a sure line
Dm
With hands in the air
F
Her words miss the dark light
Bb
Does anyone care?
C
And all along I say it
Dm
F
Bb
Help is on the way
(They said they said)
Dm
F
Bb
Help is on the way
(They said they said)
Dm
F
Bb
Hold my hand, to help see
Right there in front of me
Dm
F
Bb
Help is on the way
Dm
F
Bb
Right there
Right there
G
Choking on the blackout
F
Upon which we here rely
Bb
We keep actions in the attics
C
To see cameras in the sky
Dm
F
Bb
Help is on the way
(they said they said)
Dm
F
Bb
Help is on the way
(they said they said)
Dm
F
Bb
We were told just to sit tight
Cause somebody will soon arrive
Dm
F
Bb
Help is on the way
Dm
C
Bb
But it never came
Dm
C
Bb
It never came
Dm
F
Bb
Help is on the way
(They said they said)
Dm
F
Bb
Help is on the way
(They said they said)
Dm
F
Bb
Hold my hand, to help see
Right there in front of me
Dm
F
Bb
Help is on the way
On the way