Intro
Am Cmaj7/G | Am Cmaj7/G |
(add djembe)
Am G | Am G |
[VERSE 1]
Am G
Holding up tight in a drunken haze
Am G Am G | Am G
Shutting out light to stop the day from taking hold
Am G
You cling to me with bloody hands
Am G Am G | Am G
Playing my part, this martyr's dance, it gets so old
[CHORUS]
Fmaj7
Hold me down
G C G/B | Am G
If you have to drown, I will drown with you
F G
If you have to burn, I'll burn in hell with you
[INTERLUDE 1]
Am G | Am G |
[VERSE 2]
Am G
I've put to death a hundred times
Am G Am G | Am G |
Ghosts that haunt your weary mind as darkness grows
Am G
Then love breaks through your bitter stare
Am G Am G | Am G |
With all my strength I cannot bear to let you go
[CHORUS]
Fmaj7
Hold me down
G C G/B | Am G
If you have to drown, I will drown with you
F G
If you have to burn, I'll burn in hell with you
[BRIDGE]
Dm7 Am G C G6/B
If I can't pull you up to breathe with me again,
Dm7 Am G
Then your pain is mine to share tonight
This fight will take us
[INTERLUDE 2]
Am G | Am G | Am7 G | Am G |
[FINAL CHORUS]
Fmaj7
Hold me down
G C G/B | Am G
If you have to drown, I will drown with you
F G
If you have to burn, I'll burn in hell with you
Fmaj7 G
I'll burn in hell with you
Fmaj7 G
I'll burn in hell with you
[OUTRO]
Am G | Am G | Am G | Am G |
Am G | Am G | Am G | Am G | n.c.