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CHORDS
  F- 133211
  C- x32010
  G- 320003
 G7- 320001
Intro -  F   C   F  C  
        F C G G7 F C
On a Fsummer night, 19C75
Maybe Fearlier, now I dCon't remember
She catches Ffireflies at the Cice cream social
And GohG7  
We watch theFm take Cflight
He is Fcoming now with the Crake on fire
He dFestroys the nest of the Cwasps up high
We arFe standing there with the Cfire in our eyes
And GohG7  
We don't know what we're FseeiCng
Instrumental -  F   C   F  C  
               F C G G7 F C
At the Fcemetery back beCyond our house
There's a Fgrave with pictures, one of Chim, one of her
I can Fsmell the flowers, they dieCd long ago
And GohG7  
How I Flong for Cyou...

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Fireflies

by John Grant

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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CHORDS

- 133211

- x32010

- 320003

- 320001

F C F C

Intro -

F C G G7 F C

F C

On a summer night, 1975

F C

Maybe earlier, now I don't remember

F C

She catches fireflies at the ice cream social

G G7

And oh

F C

We watch them take flight

F C

He is coming now with the rake on fire

F C

He destroys the nest of the wasps up high

F C

We are standing there with the fire in our eyes

G G7

And oh

F C

We don't know what we're seeing

F C F C

Instrumental -

F C G G7 F C

F C

At the cemetery back beyond our house

F C

There's a grave with pictures, one of him, one of her

F C

I can smell the flowers, they died long ago

G G7

And oh

F C

How I long for you...

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