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INTRO:    F   C   Gm  Bb  
VERSE 1:
DmIt's not the spark that caused the Bbfire
It was the Cair you breathed that fanned the Dmflame
DmWhat you think you'll solve with Bbviolence
Will only Cspread like a disease until it Dmall comes 'round again
GmWas John the only Bbdreamer?
CHORUS:
FSleep with one ear Cclose to the ground
And Gmwake up Bbscreaming
FWhen we lay our Ccold weapons down
We'll Gmwake up Bbdreaming
VERSE 2:
DmObsessions with self-preserBbvation
CFaded when I threw my fear Dmaway
DmIt's not a thing you can iBbmagine
You either Close your fear or spend your life with Dmone foot in the grave
GmIs God the last roBbmantic?
CHORUS:
FSleep with one ear Cclose to the ground
And Gmwake up Bbscreaming
FWhen we lay our Ccold weapons down
We'll Gmwake up Bbdreaming
 F   C   Gm   Bb(x 1)
FOnly love can Cturn this around
I Gmwake up Bbdreaming
FEverything we've Clost can be found
We'll Gmwake up Bbdreaming

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Spark

by Over the Rhine

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F C Gm Bb

INTRO:

VERSE 1:

Dm Bb

It's not the spark that caused the fire

C Dm

It was the air you breathed that fanned the flame

Dm Bb

What you think you'll solve with violence

C Dm

Will only spread like a disease until it all comes 'round again

Gm Bb

Was John the only dreamer?

CHORUS:

F C

Sleep with one ear close to the ground

Gm Bb

And wake up screaming

F C

When we lay our cold weapons down

Gm Bb

We'll wake up dreaming

VERSE 2:

Dm Bb

Obsessions with self-preservation

C Dm

Faded when I threw my fear away

Dm Bb

It's not a thing you can imagine

C Dm

You either lose your fear or spend your life with one foot in the grave

Gm Bb

Is God the last romantic?

CHORUS:

F C

Sleep with one ear close to the ground

Gm Bb

And wake up screaming

F C

When we lay our cold weapons down

Gm Bb

We'll wake up dreaming

F C Gm Bb

(x 1)

F C

Only love can turn this around

Gm Bb

I wake up dreaming

F C

Everything we've lost can be found

Gm Bb

We'll wake up dreaming

About Spark Chords by Over the Rhine

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