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Fires At Midnight

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Capo 2nd fret!
|:  Am:| (14x)
AmI stood out here Amonce before AmWith my head held Amin my hands
AmFor all that AmI had known of this place AmI could never Amunderstand... 
EmOn the Hmhills the Dfires burned at EmmidnDight   AmSuperstGition Fplagued the Amair
EmSparks fly Hmas the Dfires burn at EmmidnDight Amstars are Gout and Fmagic is Amhere...
|  Am|  Am|  Am|
AmI wished on the Amseven sisters AmBring to me Amwisdom of age
AmAll that's locked withAmin the book of secrets AmI longed for the Amknowledge of a sage...
EmOn the Hmhills the Dfires burned at EmmidnDight   AmSuperstGition Fplagued the Amair
EmSparks fly Hmas the Dfires burn at EmmidnDight Amstars are Gout and Fmagic is Amhere...
            Am         G          F   Am|  Am|  Am|  Am|
The stars are out the magic is here... 
AmSo, the sisters Amsmiled to themselves AmAnd they whispered Amas they shone 
AmAnd it was Amfrom that very instant AmI knew I would Amnever be alone... 
While EmOn the Hmhills the Dfires burned at EmmidnDight AmSuperstGition Fplagued the Amair
EmSparks fly Hmas the Dfires burn at EmmidnDight AmStars are Gout and Fmagic is Amhere...
            Am         G          F   Am|  Am|  Am|  Am|
The stars are out and magic is here...  
|:  Dm   C|  Bb   Dm:| (4x)
|:  Am   Em|  G   G   Am   G|  Dm   C|  Bb   Dm:|  Dm   C|  Bb(2/4) |  Dm|  Dm|  E|  E|
AmMany stars were Amlong forgotten AmMany faded Amand became ghosts 
AmStill my sisters Amglittered down from heaven   AmAlways there when AmI needed them most... 
And EmOn the Hmhills the Dfires burned at EmmidnDight   AmSuperstGition Fplagued the Amair
EmSparks fly Hmas the Dfires burn at EmmidnDight Amstars are Gout and Fmagic is Amhere...
            Am         G          F   Am|  Am|  Am|  Am|
The stars are out and magic is here...  
|:  Dm   C|  Bb   Dm:| (4x)
|:  Am   Em|  G   G   Am   G|  Dm   C|  Bb   Dm:|  Dm   C|  Bb(2/4) |  Dm|  Dm|
|: Am :| ad lib.
mel. |  A   B|  C#   D|  E   F|  G   A| 
DmI stood Cout here Bbonce beDmfore DmWith my Chead held Bbin my Dmhands
DmFor all Cthat BbI had known of Dmthis place DmI could Cnever BbundersDmtand 
AmOn the Emhills the Gfires burned at AmmidnGight DmSuperCstition Bbplagued the Dmair 
AmSparks fly Emas the Gfires burn at AmmidnGight DmStars are Cout and Bbmagic is Dmhere
DmStars are Cout and Bbmagic is Dmhere DmStars are Cout and Bbmagic is Dmhere
DmStars are Cout and Bbmagic is Dmhere

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Fires At Midnight

by Blackmore's Night

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 2nd fret!

|: :| (14x)

Am Am Am Am

I stood out here once before With my head held in my hands

Am Am Am Am

For all that I had known of this place I could never understand...

Em Hm D Em D Am G F Am

On the hills the fires burned at midnight Superstition plagued the air

Em Hm D Em D Am G F Am

Sparks fly as the fires burn at midnight stars are out and magic is here...

Am Am Am

| | | |

Am Am Am Am

I wished on the seven sisters Bring to me wisdom of age

Am Am Am Am

All that's locked within the book of secrets I longed for the knowledge of a sage...

Em Hm D Em D Am G F Am

On the hills the fires burned at midnight Superstition plagued the air

Em Hm D Em D Am G F Am

Sparks fly as the fires burn at midnight stars are out and magic is here...

Am G F Am Am Am Am

| | | |

The stars are out the magic is here...

Am Am Am Am

So, the sisters smiled to themselves And they whispered as they shone

Am Am Am Am

And it was from that very instant I knew I would never be alone...

Em Hm D Em D Am G F Am

While On the hills the fires burned at midnight Superstition plagued the air

Em Hm D Em D Am G F Am

Sparks fly as the fires burn at midnight Stars are out and magic is here...

Am G F Am Am Am Am

| | | |

The stars are out and magic is here...

Dm C Bb Dm

|: | :| (4x)

Am Em G G Am G Dm C Bb Dm Dm C Bb Dm Dm E E

|: | | | :| | (2/4) | | | | |

Am Am Am Am

Many stars were long forgotten Many faded and became ghosts

Am Am Am Am

Still my sisters glittered down from heaven Always there when I needed them most...

Em Hm D Em D Am G F Am

And On the hills the fires burned at midnight Superstition plagued the air

Em Hm D Em D Am G F Am

Sparks fly as the fires burn at midnight stars are out and magic is here...

Am G F Am Am Am Am

| | | |

The stars are out and magic is here...

Dm C Bb Dm

|: | :| (4x)

Am Em G G Am G Dm C Bb Dm Dm C Bb Dm Dm

|: | | | :| | (2/4) | | |

|: Am :| ad lib.

A B C# D E F G A

mel. | | | | |

Dm C Bb Dm Dm C Bb Dm

I stood out here once before With my head held in my hands

Dm C Bb Dm Dm C Bb Dm

For all that I had known of this place I could never understand

Am Em G Am G Dm C Bb Dm

On the hills the fires burned at midnight Superstition plagued the air

Am Em G Am G Dm C Bb Dm

Sparks fly as the fires burn at midnight Stars are out and magic is here

Dm C Bb Dm Dm C Bb Dm

Stars are out and magic is here Stars are out and magic is here

Dm C Bb Dm

Stars are out and magic is here

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