Chords with lyrics
D MajorD
'Lo and behold your mother is drinking again
D MajorD
This might be the coldest winter since records began
E minorEm D MajorD
You were alone and steady with wintry calm
E minorEm D MajorD
Leading the children softly across the fold
(same as verse 1) :)
In the morning you march your sisters like soldiers to school
'Cause lo and behold your father has drunk quite a few
You were alone and steady with wintry calm
Somewhere inside the fire of your youth went dark
E minorEm D MajorD
But you swear blind there is no weight in the water pail
E minorEm D MajorD
There's no guiding light arcing a line to Bethlehem
E minorEm D MajorD
And you say 'my love, you take the cards that you're dealt'
E minorEm D MajorD
And when it's dark outside, you light the fire yourself
G+G
Darling when the ice caps melt
G+G
When the devils in the bible belt
G+G D MajorD
Don't you cower in your bed
G+G
I'll be at the five-four-five
G+G
You can meet me at the railway line
G+G D MajorD
Don't look so scared
E minorEm D MajorD
'Cause we've been through worse than this before we could talk
G+G D MajorD
And the trick of it is, don't be afraid anymore
E minorEm D MajorD
Oh, the trick of it is, don't be afraid anymore x2