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[Intro]
Am  G C F   G Am G C F
Dm  C  F   G Dm  C  F
Am  G C F   G Am G C F
Dm  C  F   G Am  C  F   G F
[Verse]
AmWake up, oh Fwake up, don't Csleep, please
I Ghad another Amone of those Fdreams
Where your Cfeet are bound toGgether
And the A7tin man is Dspinning aFgain
Hold my Amhand, I will Fstand as the Cworld turns aDm7round me
Lock the Amdoor to the Fyard or the Dwind is D7bound
To blow my fragile anchors aFway
[Chorus]
CWhoEm's gonna carry the Amblame?
Who's gonna Ftake up the camCpaignG  
When these injured Fstreets are bleeding?
PoliC/Gticians in comCmand Gare washing their Amhands
Gotta Ftend the marching CbandsG  
When the battered streets Amare
When the battered streets Dare
When the battered streets Fare bleeding
[Instrumental]
C  D  F   C  D  F
[Verse]
And I am Amlosing my Fhold
The Csoldiers in the Dhallway
They will Fbreak down these wallsG  
There's appaCritions behind the bedroom blinds
There is Dblack ink in the bathroom sink
If the Fgunmen don't let her go
Or the Gsnake outside will Fswallow the house
[Chorus]
And CwhoEm's gonna carry the Amblame?
Who's gonna Ftake up the camCpaignG  
When these injured Fstreets are bleeding?
PoliC/Gticians in comCmand Gare washing their Amhands
Gotta Ftend the marching CbandsG  
When the battered streets Amare
When the battered streets Dare
When the battered streets Fare bleeding
[Instrumental]
Am  G C F   G Am G C F
Am  Em  F   Am  Em  F
[Verse]
And I Amknow you will Ftry
But Ccannot proDtect me
From these Fshadows insideG  
'Cause these Cdreams I have are so much bigger
Than the Dblade of a knife or a shotgun's trigger
If the Fgunmen don't let her go
Or the Gsnake outside will Fswallow the house
[Chorus]
And CwhoEm's gonna carry the Amblame?
Who's gonna Ftake up the camCpaignG  
When these injured Fstreets are bleeding?
PoliC/Gticians in comCmand Gare washing their Amhands
They gotta Ftend the marching CbandsG  
When the battered streets Amare
When the battered streets Dare
When the battered streets Fare bleeding
[Chorus]
CWhoEm's gonna carry the Amblame?
Who's gonna Ftake up the camCpaignG  
When the battered streets Amare
When the battered streets Dare
When the battered streets Fare bleeding
[Outro]
C  D  F   C  D  F

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Erin

by Solas

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

C/G

[Intro]

Am G C F G Am G C F

Dm C F G Dm C F

Am G C F G Am G C F

Dm C F G Am C F G F

[Verse]

Am F C

Wake up, oh wake up, don't sleep, please

G Am F

I had another one of those dreams

C G

Where your feet are bound together

A7 D F

And the tin man is spinning again

Am F C Dm7

Hold my hand, I will stand as the world turns around me

Am F D D7

Lock the door to the yard or the wind is bound

To blow my fragile anchors away

[Chorus]

C Em Am

Who's gonna carry the blame?

F C G

Who's gonna take up the campaign

When these injured streets are bleeding?

C/G C G Am

Politicians in command are washing their hands

F C G

Gotta tend the marching bands

When the battered streets are

When the battered streets are bleeding

[Instrumental]

C D F C D F

[Verse]

Am F

And I am losing my hold

C D

The soldiers in the hallway

F G

They will break down these walls

There's apparitions behind the bedroom blinds

There is black ink in the bathroom sink

If the gunmen don't let her go

G F

Or the snake outside will swallow the house

[Chorus]

C Em Am

And who's gonna carry the blame?

F C G

Who's gonna take up the campaign

When these injured streets are bleeding?

C/G C G Am

Politicians in command are washing their hands

F C G

Gotta tend the marching bands

When the battered streets are

When the battered streets are bleeding

[Instrumental]

Am G C F G Am G C F

Am Em F Am Em F

[Verse]

Am F

And I know you will try

C D

But cannot protect me

F G

From these shadows inside

'Cause these dreams I have are so much bigger

Than the blade of a knife or a shotgun's trigger

If the gunmen don't let her go

G F

Or the snake outside will swallow the house

[Chorus]

C Em Am

And who's gonna carry the blame?

F C G

Who's gonna take up the campaign

When these injured streets are bleeding?

C/G C G Am

Politicians in command are washing their hands

F C G

They gotta tend the marching bands

When the battered streets are

When the battered streets are bleeding

[Chorus]

C Em Am

Who's gonna carry the blame?

F C G

Who's gonna take up the campaign

When the battered streets are

When the battered streets are bleeding

[Outro]

C D F C D F

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