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After The Fire

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1/4

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 4Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Standard Tuning, No Capo
e|-A0---D2---E0---F#m2-|
B|-2---3---0---2-|
G|-2---2---0---2-|
D|-2---0---2---4-|
A|-0---x---2---4-|
E|-x---x---0---2-|
Intro:
A A F#m F#m
 Why Adream?
 We're breaking out of this F#mmachine
 Lets bathe the walls in gasoBmline
 and Dwatch the fires Ago
 We'll burn this Ahouse
 We'll raze the fence that keeps us F#min
 The cabinets and the mediBmcine
 Beds like Dbox cars in a Arow
 And when the Ewave comes F#msweeping
 The Acold blood Dsleeping in your Eveins, your F#mveins
 AAfter the Dfire
 The Esun comes F#mcrashing
 Through a Acloud so Dblack and full of Erain, of F#mrain
 AAfter the Dfire
 I Eswear one F#mday
 You will forAget them Dlocking us aEway, aF#mway
 AAfter the Dfire
 Locked Ain
 The days will end as they begF#min
 With yellow moonlight on your Bmskin
 This Dmadhouse, it's no Ahome
 Let's go Ahome, get the matches, cut the phone
 And when the Ewave comes F#msweeping
 The Acold blood Dsleeping in your Eveins, your F#mveins
 AAfter the Dfire
 The Esun comes F#mcrashing
 Through a Acloud so Dblack and full of Erain, of F#mrain
 AAfter the Dfire
 I Eswear one F#mday
 You will forAget them Dlocking us aEway, aF#mway
 AAfter the DfireA  D  
 EWe were F#mdancing with the Aashes Dfalling
 EWe were F#msinging by the Aopen Dflame
 Let it EbF#murnA  D  
 ToEmorrow is aF#mnother dayA  D  
 EWe were F#mdancing with the Aashes Dfalling
 EWe were F#msinging by the Aopen Dflame
 Let it EbF#murn,  A     D   EbF#murnA  D  
 ToEmorrow is another day
 And when the Ewave comes F#msweeping
 The Acold blood Dsleeping in your Eveins, your F#mveins
 AAfter the Dfire
 The Esun comes F#mcrashing
 Through a Acloud so Dblack and full of Erain, of F#mrain
 AAfter the Dfire
 I Eswear one F#mday
 You will forAget them Dlocking us aEway, aF#mway
 AAfter the Dfire
 I Eswear one F#mday
 You will forAget them Dlocking us aEway, aF#mway
 AAfter the Dfire
Outro:
E F#m A D

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After The Fire

by Andrew McMahon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Standard Tuning, No Capo

A D E F#m

e|-0---2---0---2-|

B|-2---3---0---2-|

G|-2---2---0---2-|

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

A|-0---x---2---4-|

E|-x---x---0---2-|

Intro:

A A F#m F#m

Why dream?

F#m

We're breaking out of this machine

Lets bathe the walls in gasoline

D A

and watch the fires go

We'll burn this house

F#m

We'll raze the fence that keeps us in

The cabinets and the medicine

D A

Beds like box cars in a row

E F#m

And when the wave comes sweeping

A D E F#m

The cold blood sleeping in your veins, your veins

A D

After the fire

E F#m

The sun comes crashing

A D E F#m

Through a cloud so black and full of rain, of rain

A D

After the fire

E F#m

I swear one day

A D E F#m

You will forget them locking us away, away

A D

After the fire

Locked in

F#m

The days will end as they begin

With yellow moonlight on your skin

D A

This madhouse, it's no home

Let's go home, get the matches, cut the phone

E F#m

And when the wave comes sweeping

A D E F#m

The cold blood sleeping in your veins, your veins

A D

After the fire

E F#m

The sun comes crashing

A D E F#m

Through a cloud so black and full of rain, of rain

A D

After the fire

E F#m

I swear one day

A D E F#m

You will forget them locking us away, away

A D A D

After the fire

E F#m A D

We were dancing with the ashes falling

E F#m A D

We were singing by the open flame

E F#m A D

Let it burn

E F#m A D

Tomorrow is another day

E F#m A D

We were dancing with the ashes falling

E F#m A D

We were singing by the open flame

E F#m A D E F#m A D

Let it burn, burn

Tomorrow is another day

E F#m

And when the wave comes sweeping

A D E F#m

The cold blood sleeping in your veins, your veins

A D

After the fire

E F#m

The sun comes crashing

A D E F#m

Through a cloud so black and full of rain, of rain

A D

After the fire

E F#m

I swear one day

A D E F#m

You will forget them locking us away, away

A D

After the fire

E F#m

I swear one day

A D E F#m

You will forget them locking us away, away

A D

After the fire

Outro:

E F#m A D

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