baby, you survived

[Intro]  | D#m | G#m | B/F# | B/F# |

[Verse 1]
D#m                 G#m
     Baby can't you cry?
B                    C#
     Or is she ain't letting you?
D#m                       G#m
     That eyelash in your eye
B                   C#
     Ain't what's upsetting you
B                                 C#
     Though she's dead and out of sight
B                                       C#
She still throws your shoes across your room at night
    D#m                   F#/C#             C#
And she still says you're cheap and in your sleep,
          B
Sets your sheets alight
   G#
So baby don't you cry
          B
She ain't worth it and besides
                        F#    C#/F
You're too old for lullabies


[Verse 2]
D#m                    G#m
     So baby don't you sink,
B                   C#
     Back down that corridor
D#m                    G#m
     Take a breath and think,
B                     C#
     What you've been running for
B                            C#
     'Cos she can't help you now
B                       C#
All she can do is sulk around your house
    D#m             F#/C#               C#
And show up in your eyes when you're surprised
            B
That you're happy now
      G#
So be glad and proud
B                      F#      C#/F
     'Cos baby you're allowed


[Middle 8]
C#/F                     B                       C#/B           F#
      And her shadow disappears when you shine a light down the years
               C#/F             B      C#
And torch that hallway of souvenirs



[Verse 3]
D#m                     G#m
      So lately you and I
B                    C#
      have spoken of marrying
D#m                               G#m
      And so it's time to say goodbye
        B                           C#
To that bag of broken things you're carrying
B                               C#
      'Cos this tinme you can't hide
B                           C#
All you can do is trust her loving side
    D#m              F#/C#        C#
And walk on down the aisle with a smile
        B
And her voice inside,
   G#
So still and quiet
B                      F#
    Sayin' baby you survived

Submitted by Laurence Booth