Prayer Of The Refugee

Chords

Standard

G F D G F D G F D G F D G F


Em	C
Warm yourself by thefire son,
GD
And the morning will comesoon.
Em	C
I'll tell you stories of abetter time,
G	Em
In a place that we onceknew.

Verse 2:
Em	C
Before we packed our bags andleft all this
D	Em
behind us in thedust,
Em	C
We had a place that we couldcall home
D	Em
And alife no-one couldtouch.

Chorus:
Em
Don't hold me up now,
                                G
I can stand my own ground
                               D
I don't need your help now,
                               C
You won't let me down, down, down.
Em
Don't hold me up now,
                                G
I can stand my own ground
                                 D
I don't need your help now,
                               C
You won't let me down, down, down, dowwwwwwn..


G F D G F D G F D G F D G F


Verse 3:
Em	C
We are the angry and the desperate,
G	 D
        The hungry and the cold.
Em	  C
 We are the one's who kept quiet,
              G	Em
        And always did what we were told.

Verse 4:
Em	C
But we've been sweaty when you slept so calm,
D	Em
        In the safety of your home.
Em	C
We've been pulling out the nails that hold up,
D	   Em
Everything you've known.

Chorus:
Em
        Don't hold me up now,
                G
I can stand my own ground
                   D
I don't need your help now,
                   C
You won't let me down, down, down.
Em
Don't hold me up now,
                G
I can stand my own ground
                    D
I don't need your help now,
                   C
You won't let me down, down, down, dowwwwwwn..


    Em D             C	         Em
So open your eyes, child lets be on our way,
  Em	            G         C	        Em
Broken windows and ashes are guiding the way.
Em	G               D	Em
Keep quiet no longer we'll sing through theday,
Em	C             G	Em
The lives that we've lost, the lives we've re claimed.

Chorus:
                      Em
Don't hold me up now,
                            G
I can stand my own ground
                             D
I don't need your help now,
                        C
You won't let me down, down, down.
                        Em
Don't hold me up now,
                            G
I can stand my own ground
                               D
I don't need your help now,
                                C
You won't let me down, down, down.