(3/4 alt 6/8) [Tab/Fig. 1] e|---9---9----|---9---9----| H|-----10--10-|-----10--10-| G|------------|------------| D|------------|------------| A|-0----------|------------| E|------------|------------| [Tab/Fig. 2] e|---10--10---|---10--10---| H|-----10--10-|-----10--10-| G|------------|------------| D|-0----------|------------| A|------------|------------| E|------------|------------| it’s [Fig1]christmas again so we lit all the [Fig2]candles and we [Fig1]tried to pretend that your room was a [Fig2]palace but we [Fig1]can’t seem to shake of the fear that nothing is [Fig2]different, that no-one has [Fig1]changed nothing has [Fig2]changed [C]i stand by my [G]lover as she stands by [D]me [C]chained to my [G]lover as she’s chained to [D]me we’ve [Fig1]been through the past and the pain the love that was [Fig2]lost and we [Fig1]know all the answers we’ve taken our chances and [Fig2]let them drift by its’ [Fig1]time to be free yeah it’s [Fig2]time to be free [Fig1]standing s close i can’t [Fig2]see you at all [C]i stand by my [G]lover as she stands by [D]me [C]chained to my [G]lover as she’s chained to [D]me but your [C]books don’t say much about [G]living your life like a [D]thief yeah we’re [C]handcuffed and chained we play [G]games and play them out [D]slowly [C]i stand by my [G]lover as she stands by [D]me [C]chained to my [G]lover as she’s chained to [D]me [C]i stand by my [G]lover as she stands by [D]me [C]chained to my [G]lover as she’s chained to [D]me © 4AD, Written by Neil Halstead