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CAPO: 4th Fret
INTRO:   F  C  
AmSearching Gfor Cyou, in a smoky Froom
AmCatching you Gsmile, feeling Fbad
And Amafter Gthe Cshow, your home is so Fclose
I Amdon't let her Ggo, but the Ffeeling goes
CHORUS:
I Cwanna be your FfireflyG  C  
And shoot the moon Fin the eyeG  C  
I'll then make it Ffeel alrightG  
AmWe can sort it Fout and Gsomehow do CrightF  C  F  C  
And Amtime Gdon't Ccare what it does to Fme
AmStealing some Gchance the Fgirl gave me
You're Ambreaking Gnew Cground, you're building me Fup
You're Amfailing to Gcry, a Fbroken heartG  
CHORUS:
I Cwanna be your FfireflyG  C  
And shoot the moon Fin the eyeG  C  
I'll then make it Ffeel alrightG  
AmWe can sort it Fout and Gsomehow do Cright
INTERLUDE:   F    G    F    G   Dm   C    Em    F  G  
CHORUS:
I Cwanna be your FfireflyG  C  
And shoot the moon Fin the eyeG  C  
I'll then make it Ffeel alrightG  
AmWe can sort it Fout and Gsomehow do Cright

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Firefly

by Gareth Dunlop

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

Chords in this song · guitar

CAPO: 4th Fret

F C

INTRO:

Am G C F

Searching for you, in a smoky room

Am G F

Catching you smile, feeling bad

Am G C F

And after the show, your home is so close

Am G F

I don't let her go, but the feeling goes

CHORUS:

C F G C

I wanna be your firefly

F G C

And shoot the moon in the eye

F G

I'll then make it feel alright

Am F G C F C F C

We can sort it out and somehow do right

Am G C F

And time don't care what it does to me

Am G F

Stealing some chance the girl gave me

Am G C F

You're breaking new ground, you're building me up

Am G F G

You're failing to cry, a broken heart

CHORUS:

C F G C

I wanna be your firefly

F G C

And shoot the moon in the eye

F G

I'll then make it feel alright

Am F G C

We can sort it out and somehow do right

F G F G Dm C Em F G

INTERLUDE:

CHORUS:

C F G C

I wanna be your firefly

F G C

And shoot the moon in the eye

F G

I'll then make it feel alright

Am F G C

We can sort it out and somehow do right

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