Two Tales

Em D C x2 Verse 1 Em D C Light up my lantern, I'll cut you a path, C EC We've walked for hours and it's getting dark Em D C We left the roadside in search of aid, C ED Wind-screen shattered and tire marks made Chorus G D C I've never seen someone bleeding like this, C EC Rip off your sleeve and clench your wrist Verse 2 Em D C I'll light the stove and sit by the hearth, C EC Orangey glow light the wintry dark Em D C We kept her bedroom exactly the same, C ED Winters they followed and Summers they came Chorus G D C He'd bash around, banging down on the floor C EC I sit alone with an eye on the door Bridge - Strumming (Personal Preference) G D C Stop in this clearing, we'll stay here tonight C Em D Press up against me, I'll hold you so tight D C G I got these matches, we'll let off some smoke G D C Maybe they'll see us and maybe they won't C Em D Blanket of leaves hide the light from the stars, D C EC I'll lie awake listening out for cars Verse 3 Em D C He stares through curtains when he talks to the night, C EC I sit and listen for tires on the drive Em D C I keep on waiting and he keeps on talking C ED Just stop him talking, please stop him talking Outro - Just strum downwards here no upward strums GD C No, give me silence EmD C Give me silence, GD C Give me silence C D Em Oh, no...