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Fire Engine

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Eminor

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[Intro]
Em  Em  Am  Em  B7  Am  Em   B7
[Verse 1]
EmLet me take you to the empty place in my fire engine
AmLet me take you to the empty place in my Emfire engine
B7It can drive you out of your mind
AmClimb the ladder of your own design in my Emfire engineB7  
[Chorus 1]
AmDon't you tell it to go Dslow or stop
AmYou've got to work it right Dup to the top
AmA piercing bolt of Dneon red
ExB7plodes on fire inside your C#mhead
[Solo]
(C#m)    C#m    F#m    C#m   A7   B7   Em  B7  
[Verse 2]
EmLet me take you to the empty place on my fire engine
AmLet me take you to the empty place in my Emfire engine
B7Boiling rhythms making your ears sing
AmRounding the corner you can feel the ring on my Emfire engineB7  
[Chorus 2]
AmClose your eyes and Dyou erase
AmYour image you no Dlonger chase
AmA fiery flood enDgulfs your brain
And B7drowns your thoughts in scarlC#met rain
[Solo]
(C#m)    C#m    F#m    C#m   A7   B7   Em  B7  
[Verse 3]
EmLet me take you to the empty place on my fire engine
AmLet me take you to the empty place on my Emfire engine
   B7It can drive you out of your mind
AmClimb the ladder of your own design in my Emfire engineB7  
Em

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Fire Engine

by The 13th Floor Elevators

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

[Intro]

Em Em Am Em B7 Am Em B7

[Verse 1]

Let me take you to the empty place in my fire engine

Am Em

Let me take you to the empty place in my fire engine

It can drive you out of your mind

Am Em B7

Climb the ladder of your own design in my fire engine

[Chorus 1]

Am D

Don't you tell it to go slow or stop

Am D

You've got to work it right up to the top

Am D

A piercing bolt of neon red

B7 C#m

Explodes on fire inside your head

[Solo]

C#m C#m F#m C#m A7 B7 Em B7

()

[Verse 2]

Let me take you to the empty place on my fire engine

Am Em

Let me take you to the empty place in my fire engine

Boiling rhythms making your ears sing

Am Em B7

Rounding the corner you can feel the ring on my fire engine

[Chorus 2]

Am D

Close your eyes and you erase

Am D

Your image you no longer chase

Am D

A fiery flood engulfs your brain

B7 C#m

And drowns your thoughts in scarlet rain

[Solo]

C#m C#m F#m C#m A7 B7 Em B7

()

[Verse 3]

Let me take you to the empty place on my fire engine

Am Em

Let me take you to the empty place on my fire engine

It can drive you out of your mind

Am Em B7

Climb the ladder of your own design in my fire engine

About Fire Engine Chords by The 13th Floor Elevators

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