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Putting Out Fire

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Putting Out Fire (Cat People) chords
CmSee these eyes so Fgreen
CmI can stare for a Bbthousand years
CmColder than the Fmoon
CmIt's been so longBb  Cm  
CmFeel my blood enFraged
CmIt's just the fear of Bbloosing you
CmDon't you know my Fname
CmYou've been so longBb  Cm  
CmAnd I've been putting out fire
With gasolineCm  F  Bb  
CmSee these eyes so Fred
BbRed like jungle Cmburning bright
CmThose who feel me Fnear
BbPull the blinds and Cmchange their minds
CmIt's been so longBb  Cm  
CmStill this pulsing Fnight
CmA plague I call a Bbheartbeat
CmJust be still with Fme
BbYou wouldn't believe what CmI've been thru
CmYou've been so longBb  Cm  
CmWell it's been so longBb  Cm  
EbAnd I've been putting out the fire with gasolineBb  Eb  
EbPutting out the fire 
With gasoline
See these tears so blue
An ageless heart that can never mend
These tears can never dry
A judgment made can never bend
See these eyes so green
I can stare for a thousand years
Just be still with me
You wouldn't believe what I've been thru
You've been so long
Well it's been so long
And I've been putting out fire with gasoline
Putting out fire with gasoline
See these tears so blue
An ageless heart that can never mend
These tears can never dry
A judgment made that can never bend
See these eyes so green
I can stare for a thousand years
Just be still with me
You wouldn’t believe what I've been thru
It's been so long
Well its been so long
And I've been putting out the fire with gasoline
Putting out fire
With Gasoline
CmBeen Bbso lAbong
BbBeen Bbso lCmong
Well its been so long
Been so long
I've been putting out fire
Been so long
And its been so long
Been putting out fire
Well it's Been so long so long so long
Yes it's been so long so long so long
I've been putting out fire
Been so long so long so long
And putting out fire
Been so long so long so long
Yeah yeah putting out fire
Been so long so long so long
Been putting out fire
Been so long so long so long
Yeah putting out fire
Been so long so long so long
Putting out fire
Been so long so long so long
It's been so long
Been so long so long so long
It's been so long
Been so long so long so long
It's been so long
Been so long so long so long
I've been putting out fire
Been so long so long so long
Capo III
 Cm= Am  
  F= D  
 Bb= G  
 Eb= C  
 Ab= F  

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Putting Out Fire

by David Bowie

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Putting Out Fire (Cat People) chords

Cm F

See these eyes so green

Cm Bb

I can stare for a thousand years

Cm F

Colder than the moon

Cm Bb Cm

It's been so long

Cm F

Feel my blood enraged

Cm Bb

It's just the fear of loosing you

Cm F

Don't you know my name

Cm Bb Cm

You've been so long

And I've been putting out fire

Cm F Bb

With gasoline

Cm F

See these eyes so red

Bb Cm

Red like jungle burning bright

Cm F

Those who feel me near

Bb Cm

Pull the blinds and change their minds

Cm Bb Cm

It's been so long

Cm F

Still this pulsing night

Cm Bb

A plague I call a heartbeat

Cm F

Just be still with me

Bb Cm

You wouldn't believe what I've been thru

Cm Bb Cm

You've been so long

Cm Bb Cm

Well it's been so long

Eb Bb Eb

And I've been putting out the fire with gasoline

Putting out the fire

With gasoline

See these tears so blue

An ageless heart that can never mend

These tears can never dry

A judgment made can never bend

See these eyes so green

I can stare for a thousand years

Just be still with me

You wouldn't believe what I've been thru

You've been so long

Well it's been so long

And I've been putting out fire with gasoline

Putting out fire with gasoline

See these tears so blue

An ageless heart that can never mend

These tears can never dry

A judgment made that can never bend

See these eyes so green

I can stare for a thousand years

Just be still with me

You wouldn’t believe what I've been thru

It's been so long

Well its been so long

And I've been putting out the fire with gasoline

Putting out fire

With Gasoline

Cm Bb Ab

Been so long

Bb Bb Cm

Been so long

Well its been so long

Been so long

I've been putting out fire

Been so long

And its been so long

Been putting out fire

Well it's Been so long so long so long

Yes it's been so long so long so long

I've been putting out fire

Been so long so long so long

And putting out fire

Been so long so long so long

Yeah yeah putting out fire

Been so long so long so long

Been putting out fire

Been so long so long so long

Yeah putting out fire

Been so long so long so long

Putting out fire

Been so long so long so long

It's been so long

Been so long so long so long

It's been so long

Been so long so long so long

It's been so long

Been so long so long so long

I've been putting out fire

Been so long so long so long

Capo III

Cm Am

F D

Bb G

Eb C

Ab F

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