[Verse 1]
Gm
Fear and self loathing
         Dm
Forged a chain of silver ore
       F
By the time I stop singing
          C              |A--3--2--0--|
You won't love me anymore
  Gm
I ran to the river
        Dm
Crying, river cure me
        F
But the river just laughed
        C
Washing sand over me

[Chorus]
Gm              A#
Girl child your daddy's
       D#                 A#
Silver chain's nine miles long
           G#           Gm
From every link of that chain
        F     D#     Gm
Hangs a heart he has wronged
       Gm            A#
Little girl take the length
        D#              A#
Of your father's bright chain
    G#         Gm
And bind me to you
        D#
I don't care what you do

[Verse 2]
  Gm
I ran to the fire
      Dm
"Fire purify me"
    F
The fire licked my skin
       C                   |A--3--2--0--|
But it did not set me free
  Gm
I turned to the bottle
    Dm
Alcohol cure me
       F
Let me sleep without dreaming
    C
Alcohol lied to me

[Chorus]
Gm              A#
Girl child your daddy's
       D#                 A#
Silver chain's nine miles long
           G#           Gm
From every link of that chain
        F     D#     Gm
Hangs a heart he has wronged
       Gm            A#
Little girl take the length
        D#              A#
Of your father's bright chain
    G#         Gm
And bind me to you
        D#
I don't care what you do

[Bridge]
 Gm
I spoke to the forest I spoke to the trees
  Dm
I spoke to the river but it did not speak to me
  F
I carved your name in the cypress tree bark
  C
I tattooed your name in a ring round my heart
  Gm
I wore out my welcome I wore out myself
  Dm
I wore out my reason I wore out my health
   F                    C
I forgot my name On the day that you came...

[Chorus]
Gm              A#
Girl child your daddy's
       D#                 A#
Silver chain's nine miles long
           G#           Gm
From every link of that chain
        F     D#     Gm
Hangs a heart he has wronged
       Gm            A#
Little girl take the length
        D#              A#
Of your father's bright chain
    G#         Gm
And bind me to you
        D#
I don't care what you do