Intro Bm A Bm A D F#m E F#m D A E Verse 1: D F#m How it rambles 'round the moon E D A let-go-of balloon A E A Nothing is forever, everything is soon D F#m And my father as he stands E D A perfect cartoon man A E Heavy-sighed and open-eyed, I heard him speak
D A E Hold your head up high F#m D A E Hold your head up high Verse 2: D F#m Rise it up, it's fine terrain E D The time will come again A E And misery's no rest for weary gentlemen D F#m See that humankind is you E D Like all the rest, down to A E The scratches on the album that you're singing to F#m D A E Hold your head up high F#m D A E Hold your head up high (Bm A E Bm) Bridge: A E Through the light and through the shadow D F#m E I won't wait it out, wait it out (F#m D A E) (F#m D A E) (D F#m E) (D A E) F#m D A E Hold your head up high F#m D A E Hold your head up high F#m D A E Hold your head up high (D F#m E D) A F#m Biting clovers in the lawn D A solitary fawn A E F#m D A Underground, the new life thunders up and on