Dmi                  B
1. Warm yourself by the fire, son,
           C                  G   A
   And the morninng will come soon.
   Dmi                        B
   I'll tell you stories of a better time,
        C                  D
   in a place that we once knew.
   
   Dmi
   Before we packed our bags,
   B                 C                G   A
   And left all this behind us in the dust,
   Dmi                          B
   We had a place that we could call home,
         C                 Dmi
   And a life no one could touch.

                 Dmi
R: Don't hold me up now,
                  F
   I can stand my own ground
                    C
   I don't need you help now,
                   B
   You will let me down, down, down!
   
                 Dmi
   Don't hold me up now,
                  F
   I can stand my own ground
                    C
   I don't need you help now,
                   B
   You will let me down, down, down!
   B
   Down !!!

2. We are the anhry and the desperate,
   The hungry, and the cold,
   We are the ones that kept quiet,
   And always did what we were told.
   
   But we've been sweating while you slept so calm,
   In the safety of your home.
   We've been pulling out the nails that hold up,
   Everythink you've known.

R: Don't hold me up now,
   I can stand my own ground
   I don't need you help now,
   You will let me down, down, down!
   
   Don't hold me up now,
   I can stand my own ground
   I don't need you help now,
   You will let me down, down, down!

   G            F
   So open your eyes child,
                   G
   Let's be on our way.
                      F
   Broken windows and ashes,
                   G
   Are guiding the way.
   
                 F
   Keep quiet no longer,
                           B
   We'll sing throught the day,
                           A
   Of the lives that we've lost,
                       B       F G
   And the lives we've reclaimed.

   Dmi  F  C  B
   Down!
   
Dmi  F  C  B  Dmi

R: Don't hold me up now,
   I can stand my own ground
   I don't need you help now,
   You will let me down, down, down!
   
   Don't hold me up now,
   I can stand my own ground
   I don't need you help now,
   You will let me down, down, down!

                 Dmi
   Don't hold me up...
                      F
   (I don't need your help, I'll stand my ground)
                  C
   Dont't hold me up...
   (i don't need your help)
   B
   No! No! No!
                 Dmi
   Don't hold me up...
                      F
   (I don't need your help, I'll stand my ground)
                 C
   Don't hold me up...
   (I don't need your help, I'll stand my ground)
                B                             Dmi
   Don't let me down, down, down, down, Down!!!