A
Look closely at the shadows
C#m D
On the ground beneath the trees
A
The labors of Hercules
Wild grasses on the hills
C#m D
Rippling in the wind
A
Cybele unchained
[Pre-Chorus]
E
The songs you sing at Christmas time
D
The stories that you tell
F#m
Well I knew them well
D F#m
Yes I knew them well
[Chorus]
E
Say your prayers to whomever
D
You call out to in the night
F#m
Keep the chains tight
E
Make it through this year
D A
If it kills you outright
[Verse 2]
A
The coins they toss at dancers
C#m D
Whirling in the city square
A
Music on the air
The places where we met to share
C#m D
Our secrets now and then
A
We will see them again
E
Change will come
D
Stay warm inside the ripple
D
Of the panasonic hum
It grinds
F#m
And it roars
D
Headed somewhere better
If I have to crawl there on all fours
[Chorus]
E
Say your prayers to whomever
D
You call out to in the night
F#m
Keep the chains tight
E
Make it through this year
D
If it kills us outright
