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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
Em
Verse 1:
Em
Spent another season in the valley of the bones
C
Higher ground was callin’, callin’ me back home
Em
A hundred and nine answers to a hundred and ten proofs
D
Back up to my bed o’nails and my leakin’ roof.
Chorus:
G Em
Hold me sober and hold me still
D Em
Hold my past up against my will
G Em
Nothing’s wrong when my head is gone
D C Em
Nothing is a stranger to me now.
Verse 2:
Em
All that good behaviour, well I knew it wouldn’t last
C
At the funeral of fossils I buried up the past
Em
But just like I predicted well the past came jumping up
D
Jumped up like a devil who had finally seen enough.
Chorus:
G Em
Hold me sober and hold me still
D Em
Hold my past up against my will
G Em
Nothing’s wrong when my head is gone
D C Em Em
Nothing is a stranger to me now.
Break:
D Em C
Saw a lighthouse in the wheat fields where I drove off the road
Em C
When I got there, there was nothing but darkness in a hole
D Em
And down inside I saw my favourite place
D C Em
Furniture all busted and the arson on her face.
Chorus:
G Em
Hold me sober and hold me still
D Em
Hold my past up against my will
G Em
Nothing’s wrong when my head is gone
D C Em Em
Nothing is a stranger to me now.
Coda:
Em G
Nothing is a stranger to me; nothing is a stranger to me
D Em D
Nothing is a stranger to me-ee now.
Instr:
Em G Em D Em D Em
Em G Em D Em D Em
Em
Outro:
Em
Spent another season in the valley of the bones
Higher ground was callin’, callin’ me back home.
C G Em
(x5 getting slower)
Song History
Published: July 11, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025