Tom: D D Em Bm7 When I was just six years old D Em Bm7 My mother left me by my own D Em Bm7 For a day or maybe three D Em Bm7 It's my longest memory G Em D Of all the things that we might be G Em Bm The sum and parts is what we leave G Em D So if you ask me what I am G Em Bm I shall only show my hand D Em Bm7 When I was a little boy D Em Bm7 My father never brought me toys D Em Bm7 My father only brought me blood D Em Bm7 But in the end, blood's not enough G Em D I know this is a lonely road G Em Bm Eleven thousand miles of cold G Em D To trap the heart and choke it dead G Em Bm Eleven thousand miles they said G Em Bm (Eleven thousand miles they said) [Chorus] G But oh my darling, don't you fear G I will always keep you near G E'en the winter chills us so G I will never let you go G Oh my darling, you will see G This is what you mean to me G More than riches, more than gold More than can be bought or Bm A D G Em Bm Sooooooooold Bm A D G Em Bm Sooooooooold [Verse] D Em Bm7 Now mine is a simple prayer D Em Bm7 Cast into the midnight air D Em Bm7 Years enough to watch you grow D Em Bm7 Years enough so you shall know G Em D Oh this is a lonely road G Em Bm And onwards, onwards we must go G Em D But yours, the gift to raise the dead G Em Bm Love, burn a ghost inside your head G Em Bm Love, burn a ghost inside your head [Chorus] G Oh my darling, don't you fear G I will always be right here G May the winter take my soul G I will never let you go G Oh my darling, you will see G Everything you mean to me G More than riches, more than gold More than can be bought or Bm A D G Em Bm Sooooooooold Bm A D G Em Bm Sooooooooold [Outro] D Em Bm7 When I was just six years old D Em Bm7 My mother left me by my own D Em Bm7 But oh my darling, don't you fear D Em Bm7 I will always keep you near