Intro -synth, x2-: C F Verse: C Maybe it's bricks and mortar now Dm Em Whether or not they run it down C I don't want anything Dm Em to shake that shape away C No one told us which way to come Dm Em Nobody mapped oblivion C Dm So I go growing roses in disarray Pre-Chorus: F E Just like most falling head in Dm E G Til my ghost fills the bed in Chorus: C F So lift it up like a banner C Em Hold it up over me Am F If this war is never ending G I take this love C down with me F -Like a banner- C F -Like a banner- Verse: C I don't need fate to give it time Dm Doesn't take pain Em to change your mind C No weapon can sever Dm the soul from me Pre-Chorus: F Not the sorceress E not the money Dm All my cleverness E G all my cunning Chorus: C F So lift it up like a banner C Em Hold it up over me Am F If this war is never ending G I take this love C down with me F -Like a banner- C F -Like a banner- Bridge: C It's around me in my surroundings Dm It counts me when it starts the counting C In the chaos there is a standard Em I'm carrying it like a banner C It's around me in my surroundings Dm It kills me when it starts the counting C In the chaos there is a standard Em I'm carrying it like a banner Chorus: C F So lift it up like a banner C Em Hold it up over me Am F If this war is never ending G I take this love C down with me F -Like a banner- C Em Hold it up over me Am F If this war is never ending G I take this love C down with me
