My Tyrant

G C G G C D Em D C G Am D G G C G My darling, your highness, my tyrant, my queen G C D I love that you’re never as sweet as you seem Em D C G For the scars on my back tell a tale of agony Am D G But it’s par for the course with you G C G Your words cloud around me in saccharine squalls G C D There’s tears on the pillow and blood on the walls Em D C G And each little syllable’s a twist of the sword Am D G My kingdom for a horse or two C D So after the battles I dash for the door C D Get cold, and turn round and come back for more C D Em C G Hold me down and strip me to the bone C D Em C D Shoot my soul and smash it with a stone C D Em C G Take my heart, you can take all of me Am D G Just keep me evermore, my dear G C G Through dark nights and chemicals and boring old booze G C D We screamed supplications, alone in our pews Em D C G With thunder and lightning surrounding the walls Am D G We smashed down the barricade C D Now alone in my chamber I scratch at the floor C D I call them to hound me, those sweet dogs of war C D Em C G Hold me down and strip me to the bone C D Em C D Shoot my soul and smash it with a stone C D Em C G Take my heart, you can take all of me Am D G Just keep me evermore, my dear G C G G C D Em D C G Am C D C D So sweet and domestic, so rare and unseen C D So mighty, majestic, so fair it’s obscene Eb F I’ll scream for dominion. I’ll cry for your fists D And take every bite with a smile C D Em C G Hold me down and strip me to the bone C D Em C D Shoot my soul and smash it with a stone C D Em C G Take my heart, you can take all of me Am D Just keep me evermore, my dear C D Em C G Hold me down and tear me apart C D Em C D Shoot my soul and back to the start C D Em C G Take my heart, you can take all of me C D G G7 G Just keep me evermore, my dear