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Sound Of Fire

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 6Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: Standard
        Capo on 4th
Chords:
e |-G5-3--|Csus2--3--|Cmaj7--0--|Gmaj7--0--|--Bm0--|-Em7-3--|
B |--3--|--3--|--0--|--3--|--3--|--3--|
G |--0--|--0--|--4--|--0--|--4--|--0--|
D |--0--|--0--|--2--|--4--|--4--|--2--|
A |--0--|--3--|--3--|--5--|--2--|--2--|
E |--3--|--X--|--X--|--X--|--X--|--0--|
Intro: G5, Am, D  
Verse 1:
G5I was seventeen and stupid,
Amshe was pink and Dperfect.
G5We were almost make believe,
Aminnocent and Dnervous.
   Csus2          D  G5, D, G5  
And you became a drug.
Csus2And I can't get Denough
Chorus:
G5You are the sound of Csus2fire
burning up the Dnight.
G5And I can't hold a Csus2beat
to save my Dlife,
                           G5, Am  
so I don't wanna dance alone.
DI don't wanna dance alone.
Verse 2:
G5Into your arms when time was
Amstill and Dnothing mattered.
G5You can take my heart and break it and shake it.
Leave me, forsake it, and AmI just want it Dbadder.
   Csus2        D  G5, D,  G5  
And you became love.
Cmaj7And I can't get Gmaj7enough.
Chorus:
G5You are the sound of Csus2fire
burning up the Dnight.
G5And I can't hold a Csus2beat
to save my Dlife.
G5You are the sound of Cadd9fire
           Csus2, D  
keeping me alive.
G5And I need you to Csus2need me to surDvive.
Bridge: 
BmAnd I don't want Csus2anybody G5else.
If I could Bmhave you to Csus2myself
All G5to myDself
                     Csus2...
I don't wanna dance alone.
Solo:
...Csus2, D, G5, Csus2, D, Em7, Csus2, D, G5,  D  
Chorus:
G5You are the sound of Csus2fire
burning up the Dnight.
G5And I can't hold a Csus2beat
to save my Dlife.
G5You are the sound of Cadd9fire
keeping me Csus2alive.D  
G5And I need you to Csus2need me to surDvive,
so I don't wanna dance aG5lonAme.
DI don't wanna dance aG5lonAme.D  
Outro:
G5, D, G5  

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Sound Of Fire

by This Century

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Csus2

Cmaj7

Gmaj7

Em7

Cadd9

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Tuning: Standard

Capo on 4th

Chords:

G5 Csus2 Cmaj7 Gmaj7 Bm Em7

e |--3--|--3--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--3--|

B |--3--|--3--|--0--|--3--|--3--|--3--|

G |--0--|--0--|--4--|--0--|--4--|--0--|

D |--0--|--0--|--2--|--4--|--4--|--2--|

A |--0--|--3--|--3--|--5--|--2--|--2--|

E |--3--|--X--|--X--|--X--|--X--|--0--|

G5 Am D

Intro: , ,

Verse 1:

I was seventeen and stupid,

Am D

she was pink and perfect.

We were almost make believe,

Am D

innocent and nervous.

Csus2 D G5 D G5

, ,

And you became a drug.

Csus2 D

And I can't get enough

Chorus:

G5 Csus2

You are the sound of fire

burning up the night.

G5 Csus2

And I can't hold a beat

to save my life,

G5 Am

so I don't wanna dance alone.

I don't wanna dance alone.

Verse 2:

Into your arms when time was

Am D

still and nothing mattered.

You can take my heart and break it and shake it.

Am D

Leave me, forsake it, and I just want it badder.

Csus2 D G5 D G5

, ,

And you became love.

Cmaj7 Gmaj7

And I can't get enough.

Chorus:

G5 Csus2

You are the sound of fire

burning up the night.

G5 Csus2

And I can't hold a beat

to save my life.

G5 Cadd9

You are the sound of fire

Csus2 D

keeping me alive.

G5 Csus2 D

And I need you to need me to survive.

Bridge:

Bm Csus2 G5

And I don't want anybody else.

Bm Csus2

If I could have you to myself

G5 D

All to myself

Csus2

...

I don't wanna dance alone.

Solo:

Csus2 D G5 Csus2 D Em7 Csus2 D G5 D

..., , , , , , , , ,

Chorus:

G5 Csus2

You are the sound of fire

burning up the night.

G5 Csus2

And I can't hold a beat

to save my life.

G5 Cadd9

You are the sound of fire

Csus2 D

keeping me alive.

G5 Csus2 D

And I need you to need me to survive,

G5 Am

so I don't wanna dance alone.

D G5 Am D

I don't wanna dance alone.

Outro:

G5 D G5

, ,

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