[verse 1]

D (xx0232@1)                  GLo (320003@1)and behold your mother is drinking again.
     D (xx0232@1)                          GThis (320003@1)might be the coldest winter since records began.
     D (xx0232@1)                                 GYou (320003@1)were a lone moon steady with wintry cold,
     D (xx0232@1)                                 GLeading (320003@1)the children softly across the fold.

[verse 2 - same]
Each morning you'd march your sisters like soldiers to school,
Cause lo and behold your father had drunk all the fuel.
You are a lone moon steady with wintry cold,
Somewhere inside the fire of your youth went dark.

[bridge]

Em (022000@1)                                             DBut (xx0232@1)you swear blind, there is no weight in the water pail.
 Em (022000@1)                                             DYou (xx0232@1)say, "My love, you take the cards that you're dealt."
 Em (022000@1)                                             DCause (xx0232@1)there's no guiding light arching a line to Bethlehem.
 Em (022000@1)                                       DIf (xx0232@1)it's dark outside you light the fire yourself.

[chorus]

EmDarlin' (022000@1)when the ice caps melt,
                          GWhen (320003@1)the devil's in the bible belt,
                     DDon't (xx0232@1)cower in your bed.
                EmI'll (022000@1)be on the 5-4-5,
                          GYou (320003@1)can meet me at the railway line,
                DDon't (xx0232@1)look so scared.

Bm (x24432@1)                                                     DCause (xx0232@1)we've been through worse than this before we could talk.
 Em (022000@1)                                  DThe (xx0232@1)trick of it is, don't be afraid anymore.
        Em (022000@1)                             DOh (xx0232@1)the trick of it is, don't be afraid anymore.