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Fire Escape

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DmI see you bite your bottom Clip
Can you feel my kisses on your hands?G  
DmYou're almost here, you catch your breaCth,
A gGhost is whisperin' in your head:
F''NoG, you'Fre not home''G  
Chorus
AmI'm on a fire escape
FWhere you said to wait
CAnd GI did, yes I did
AmOh, I heard the cold winds say:
F"You're a fool to stay"
CBut GI did, yes I did
FNo, GyouF're Gnot my home
DmNo matCter how my heart tries,
I'm Gnot too blind to realize
DmWhen I'Cm free from the grip of this life,
You Gwon't be there by my side
F''NGo, yoFu'rGe not home''
Chorus
Oh, you're not my home
Oh, you're not my home
You're not my home
I'm on a fire escape
Where you said to wait
And I did, yes I did
No, I heard the cold winds say:
"You're a fool to stay"
But I did, yes I did
Oh, you're not my home
And every word I wanted to say
Got replaced with the wedding ring

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Fire Escape

by Matthew Mayfield

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Chords in this song · guitar

Dm C

I see you bite your bottom lip

Can you feel my kisses on your hands?

Dm C

You're almost here, you catch your breath,

A ghost is whisperin' in your head:

F G F G

''No, you're not home''

Chorus

I'm on a fire escape

Where you said to wait

C G

And I did, yes I did

Oh, I heard the cold winds say:

"You're a fool to stay"

C G

But I did, yes I did

F G F G

No, you're not my home

Dm C

No matter how my heart tries,

I'm not too blind to realize

Dm C

When I'm free from the grip of this life,

You won't be there by my side

F G F G

''No, you're not home''

Chorus

Oh, you're not my home

You're not my home

I'm on a fire escape

Where you said to wait

And I did, yes I did

No, I heard the cold winds say:

"You're a fool to stay"

But I did, yes I did

Oh, you're not my home

And every word I wanted to say

Got replaced with the wedding ring

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