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I Caught Fire

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Key: E
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 E-    022100
 B-    x24442
 C#m-  x46654
 A-    x02220
 F#m-  244222
 B/Eb- x698xx
Intro: E-- x2
C#m-B-E--B--A--C#m-B-
Verse 1:
C#mSeemed to stop my Ebreath
My head on your chest
AWaiting to cave in
From the bottom of my
C#mHear your voice aEgain
Could we dim the sun
And Awonder where we've
been Maybe you and me
So C#mkiss me like you Edid    
My heart stopped beating
ASuch a softer sin
(I'm melting Im melting)
Chorus 1:
EIn your eyes  
I lBost my place   
Could sAtay a while 
   C#mAnd I'm Bmelting
EIn your eyes   
Like Bmy first time
That I Acaught fire
Just sC#mtay with me
           B  E--
Lay with me Now   
Verse 2:
C#mNever caught my Ebreath
Every second I'm
withAout you I'm a mess  
C#mTrust these words are
sEtones Why cuts aren't
Ahealing (why cuts
aren't healing) 
And I'm F#mmelting
I'm Amelting 
Chorus 2:
EIn your eyes  
I lBost my place   
Could sAtay a while 
   C#mAnd I'm Bmelting
EIn your eyes   
Like Bmy first time
That I Acaught fire
Just sC#mtay with me
BLay with me
Just sC#mtay with me
BLay with me-
Bridge:
-C#mNow You could stay and watch Bme
Afall And of course I'll ask
Bfor Ehelp (Just stay with me Bnow)
   C#mWe could take our heads
Boff sAtay in bed and just
make love Bthat's Eall 
(stay in bed just 
make love that's all)
Just stay with Bme now 
   F#mI'm melting (I'm melting)
Chorus 3:
EIn your eyes  
I lBost my place   
Could sAtay a while 
   C#mAnd I'm Bmelting
EIn your eyes   
Like Bmy first time
That I Acaught fire
Just sC#mtay with me
BLay with me
EIn your eyes  
I lBost my place   
Could sAtay a while 
   C#mAnd I'm Bmelting
EIn your eyes   
Like B/Ebmy first time
That I C#mcaught fire
Just sC#mtay with me
BLay with me
Just sC#mtay with me
BLay with me
Outro:
  EIn your eyes   
Let's sBleep until
the sun burns C#mout    
I'm melting Ain your
eyes (I'm melting
in your eyes)
  EIn your eyes
Let's sleep until
the sun burns out    
I'm melting
in your eyes

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I Caught Fire

by The Used

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

B/Eb

Key: E

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 022100

- x24442

C#m

- x46654

- x02220

F#m

- 244222

B/Eb

- x698xx

Intro: -- x2

C#m B E B A C#m B

----------

Verse 1:

C#m E

Seemed to stop my breath

My head on your chest

Waiting to cave in

From the bottom of my

C#m E

Hear your voice again

Could we dim the sun

And wonder where we've

been Maybe you and me

C#m E

So kiss me like you did

My heart stopped beating

Such a softer sin

(I'm melting Im melting)

Chorus 1:

In your eyes

I lost my place

Could stay a while

C#m B

And I'm melting

In your eyes

Like my first time

That I caught fire

C#m

Just stay with me

B E

Lay with me Now

Verse 2:

C#m E

Never caught my breath

Every second I'm

without you I'm a mess

C#m

Trust these words are

stones Why cuts aren't

healing (why cuts

aren't healing)

F#m

And I'm melting

I'm melting

Chorus 2:

In your eyes

I lost my place

Could stay a while

C#m B

And I'm melting

In your eyes

Like my first time

That I caught fire

C#m

Just stay with me

Lay with me

C#m

Just stay with me

Lay with me-

Bridge:

C#m B

-Now You could stay and watch me

fall And of course I'll ask

B E B

for help (Just stay with me now)

C#m

We could take our heads

B A

off stay in bed and just

B E

make love that's all

(stay in bed just

make love that's all)

Just stay with me now

F#m

I'm melting (I'm melting)

Chorus 3:

In your eyes

I lost my place

Could stay a while

C#m B

And I'm melting

In your eyes

Like my first time

That I caught fire

C#m

Just stay with me

Lay with me

In your eyes

I lost my place

Could stay a while

C#m B

And I'm melting

In your eyes

B/Eb

Like my first time

C#m

That I caught fire

C#m

Just stay with me

Lay with me

C#m

Just stay with me

Lay with me

Outro:

In your eyes

Let's sleep until

C#m

the sun burns out

I'm melting in your

eyes (I'm melting

in your eyes)

In your eyes

Let's sleep until

the sun burns out

I'm melting

in your eyes

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