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