Intro
Dm Fmaj7/C | Dm Fmaj7/C |
(add djembe)
Dm C | Dm C |
[VERSE 1]
Dm C
Holding up tight in a drunken haze
Dm C Dm C | Dm C
Shutting out light to stop the day from taking hold
Dm C
You cling to me with bloody hands
Dm C Dm C | Dm C
Playing my part, this martyr's dance, it gets so old
[CHORUS]
A#maj7
Hold me down
C F C/E | Dm C
If you have to drown, I will drown with you
A# C
If you have to burn, I'll burn in hell with you
[INTERLUDE 1]
Dm C | Dm C |
[VERSE 2]
Dm C
I've put to death a hundred times
Dm C Dm C | Dm C |
Ghosts that haunt your weary mind as darkness grows
Dm C
Then love breaks through your bitter stare
Dm C Dm C | Dm C |
With all my strength I cannot bear to let you go
[CHORUS]
A#maj7
Hold me down
C F C/E | Dm C
If you have to drown, I will drown with you
A# C
If you have to burn, I'll burn in hell with you
[BRIDGE]
Gm7 Dm C F C6/E
If I can't pull you up to breathe with me again,
Gm7 Dm C
Then your pain is mine to share tonight
This fight will take us
[INTERLUDE 2]
Dm C | Dm C | Dm7 C | Dm C |
[FINAL CHORUS]
A#maj7
Hold me down
C F C/E | Dm C
If you have to drown, I will drown with you
A# C
If you have to burn, I'll burn in hell with you
A#maj7 C
I'll burn in hell with you
A#maj7 C
I'll burn in hell with you
[OUTRO]
Dm C | Dm C | Dm C | Dm C |
Dm C | Dm C | Dm C | Dm C | n.c.