Lyrics/Music: Scott Holcomb (lgtsotr@earthlink.net) capo 2nd fret / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |---3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--|--------------|--3-----------| |---3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--|--2-----------|--3-----------| |---0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|--2-----------|--0-----------| |---0--0--0--0--|--2--0--2--0--|--2-----------|--2-----------| |---2--0--2--0--|--3--2--3--2--|--0-----------|--3-----------| |---3--2--3--2--|--------------|--------------|--------------| A D B D / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |----------------|--3--3--3--3--|--------------|--3-----3-----| |---0------------|--3--3--3--3--|--2-----------|--3-----3-----| |---0------------|--0--0--0--0--|--2-----------|--0-----0-----| |---2------------|--2--0--2--0--|--2-----------|--0-----0-----| |---2--------0-2-|--3--2--3--2--|--0-----------|--2-----0-----| |---0------------|--------------|--------------|--3-----2-----| F#m D B A F#m D She took his hand B A And said apologies aren't necessary F#m D You've been a faithful man B A Love and honor will be your legacy F#m D I'd like to fix my hair B A Put on my pretty Sunday dress, or F#m D Cook you breakfast B A What a shame to leave the house a mess, baby And our baby's cryin' So I'll push his face into my breast and Sing to him softly That this is for the best But it's hard to face the older children Who know enough to understand That they soon will be delivered Into Jesus' waiting hands A D The ten killer fairies B D Won't pull us apart A D And I will hold you here forever, baby B D Here in my sacred heart And if the neighbors would just stop screamin' And accept this as their fate Well, the comfort's in the dreamin' Of the paradise that waits So, let's gather up the family Let's cover up their eyes This is only temporary No need to say goodbye Ten killer fairies Won't pull us apart And I will hold you close to me forever, baby Here in my sacred heart And out here in the courtyard The reflection of the sun Off of emotionless sunglasses And the barrels of the guns And I can hear the people laughin' Down at the carnival And I wonder if they'll remember How we lined against this wall With our dignity like soldiers Forgiveness like the saints Giving comfort to our children With a silence like the martyrs and examples we've been made And the ten killer fairies Won't pull us apart And I will hold you here forever, baby Here in my sacred heart F#m Our father who art in heaven D A Hallowed be thy name F# Thy kingdom come, thy will be done D A Today, today Take my hand now, baby And we'll look out to the sea To the tuna boats and dolphins We'll taste the ocean breeze And I will not start weepin' Because I promised I'd be strong Just tell me that you love me And hold me in your arms And it's funny, I remember When I was a little girl How easy came the laughter At the wonders of the world And how one day I would marry With a family of my own But the time has come now, baby To send my family home Now, the ten killer fairies Won't pull us apart And I will hold you here forever, baby Here in my sacred Here in my sacred Ten killer fairies Won't pull us apart And I will hold you here forever, darlin' Here in my sacred Here in my sacred F#m Heart