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Small Fires by Karate
from the album Unsolved
Em7Within the influence of innocence
Dsus2/DYou were dressed to killC  
AmPulling styles from the aAsus4tmosphere
Asus2You could have dressed us allAm  
As we surreEm7ndered to the worn jets
Dsus2/D"Impossible to crCash, 
AmImpossible to fail"Asus4  
Asus2Like the dim lights on the dashAm  
As we were pulling oEm7ut of anywhere 
on anDsus2/Dy other roadC  
AmNow I can tell by the way the rAsus4ain hits the glass
TAsus2hat it wants to be coldAm  
It wants to be snow Is it fallEm7ing there
Dsus2/DObscuring smalCl fires
AmThat deign another shining fronAsus4t-page spread
Asus2Where old worn men conspire?Am  
So much for Dsus2/DSaturdays
Bm/GAnd other days when lives are at C9stake
Dsus2/DGod forgive us for Bm/Gthe hatred
For the risks that C9we take
Boys forget promiseDsus2/Ds from both coasBm/Gts
Well, what would it C9take to get out now?
  Em7   Dsus2/D   C    Amx4
Em7Is this what they call the end?
Are we sleepiDsus2/Dng on a dark staCr?
AmIs this some saint we aAsus4ll forgot?
Asus2Is she burning in a parked car? Am  
Because violence is so, so slowEm7  
And the patienDsus2/Dce will do us inC  
AmSo mothers stop looking for your sAsus4ons in the woods
Asus2Because you will find them on CNNAsus2  
That's when you will try, tryEm7  
But you can't Dsus2/Devict the sunC  
AmIt lights up one hour every morning Asus4every day
Asus2When you know you are the oneAm  
Dsus2/DSo much for Saturdays
Bm/GAnd other days when lives are at staC9ke
Dsus2/DGod forgive us for Bm/Gthe hatred
For the risks that C9we take
Boys forget promiseDsus2/Ds from both coasBm/Gts
Well, what would it C9take 
Dsus2/DWe forget promisBm/Ges from both coasts
Well, what would it C9take 

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Small Fires

by Karate

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Dsus2/D

Asus4

Asus2

Bm/G

Chords here are pretty semplified;

Listen to the song to play it good

- -------------------------------- -

Small Fires by Karate

from the album Unsolved

Em7

Within the influence of innocence

Dsus2/D C

You were dressed to kill

Am Asus4

Pulling styles from the atmosphere

Asus2 Am

You could have dressed us all

Em7

As we surrendered to the worn jets

Dsus2/D C

"Impossible to crash,

Am Asus4

Impossible to fail"

Asus2 Am

Like the dim lights on the dash

Em7

As we were pulling out of anywhere

Dsus2/D C

on any other road

Am Asus4

Now I can tell by the way the rain hits the glass

Asus2 Am

That it wants to be cold

Em7

It wants to be snow Is it falling there

Dsus2/D C

Obscuring small fires

Am Asus4

That deign another shining front-page spread

Asus2 Am

Where old worn men conspire?

Dsus2/D

So much for Saturdays

Bm/G C9

And other days when lives are at stake

Dsus2/D Bm/G

God forgive us for the hatred

For the risks that we take

Dsus2/D Bm/G

Boys forget promises from both coasts

Well, what would it take to get out now?

Em7 Dsus2/D C Am

Em7

Is this what they call the end?

Dsus2/D C

Are we sleeping on a dark star?

Am Asus4

Is this some saint we all forgot?

Asus2 Am

Is she burning in a parked car?

Em7

Because violence is so, so slow

Dsus2/D C

And the patience will do us in

Am Asus4

So mothers stop looking for your sons in the woods

Asus2 Asus2

Because you will find them on CNN

Em7

That's when you will try, try

Dsus2/D C

But you can't evict the sun

Am Asus4

It lights up one hour every morning every day

Asus2 Am

When you know you are the one

Dsus2/D

So much for Saturdays

Bm/G C9

And other days when lives are at stake

Dsus2/D Bm/G

God forgive us for the hatred

For the risks that we take

Dsus2/D Bm/G

Boys forget promises from both coasts

Well, what would it take

Dsus2/D Bm/G

We forget promises from both coasts

Well, what would it take

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