Tone: [E]
Intro -x2-:
[E] [Gbm7] [Dbm] [A]
Interlude -x2-:
[E] [Gbm7] [Dbm] [A]
Verse 1:
[E] We built our home out on the slo[Gbm7]slopes
Pompeii beneath, she lay above
[Dbm] How she haunted our home
[A] How she haunted our home
[E] You were a god in my eye[Gbm7]eyes
G#ove the clouds, above the skie[Dbm]skies
You were a god in my eye[A]eyes
You were a god
Interlude:
[E] [Gbm7] [Dbm] [A]
Verse 2:
[E] You took me walking through the tow[Gbm7]town
Showed me the statues underground
[Dbm] Said just don't they look in pea[A]peace
Sometimes I wish that was me[E]me
I was the son you always ha[Gbm7]had
Tugging at your coat when you were sa[Dbm]sad
I was the son you always ha[A]had
I was the son you always[E]always had
Interlude:
[Gbm7] [Dbm] [A]
Chorus:
[E] Don't cry
Hold your[Gbm7]your head up high
She would[Dbm]would want you to
She would[A]would want you to
Plea[E]Please just don't cry
Hold your[Gbm7]your head up high
She would[Dbm]would want you to
She would[A]would want you to
Interlude:
[E] [Gbm7] [Dbm] [A]
Verse 3:
[E] You said stay in the car and wai[Gbm7]wait
There's just some things I have to say
[Dbm] Don't you know I miss her, too[A]too
I miss her just as much as you[E]you
So my father and my so[Gbm7]son
As you end what she's begu[Dbm]begun
You'll lie patient by her si[A]side
With roses red come lilies[E]lilies white
Interlude:
[Gbm7] [Dbm] [A]
Bridge:
[E] I was too young to understa[Gbm7]understand
The flowers slipping from your ha[Dbm]hands
I was too young to understa[A]understand
I was too young to understa[E]understand
I was too young to understa[Gbm7]understand
The flowers sleeping in her ha[Dbm]hands
I was too young to understa[A]understand
I was too young to under[E]understand
Bridge:
[Gbm7] [Dbm] [A] [E] [Gbm7] [Dbm] [A]
Chorus:
[E] Don't cry
Hold your[Gbm7]your head up high
She would[Dbm]would want you to
She would[A]would want you to
Plea[E]Please, just don't cry
Hold your[Gbm7]your head up high
She would[Dbm]would want you to
She would[A]would want you to
A[E]And just don't cry
Hold your[Gbm7]your head up high
She would[Dbm]would want you to
She would[A]would want you to
Plea[E]Please, just don't cry
Hold your[Gbm7]your head up high
She would[Dbm]would want you to
She would[A]would want you to .