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ASitting by the fireside
DWarming up and Edrying our clAothes
Pa, pa, pa, doo, ah, Dpa, pa, pa, Edoo, ah
ASitting by the fireside
DNo hurry 'cause there's Enowhere to Ago
Pa, pa, pa, doo, ah, Dpa, pa, pa, Edoo, ah
Chorus:
It's a F#mcold Wisconsin C#night
And I can D#mtell you want to Dhold me Etight
ASitting by the fireside, 
B7feeling warm Einside, Ayeah
II:
ASitting by the fireside
DWe can go Ewhere nobody Agoes
By the fireside, Dah-Eah
AWishing by the fireside
DWe know things noEbody can Aknow
By the fireside, Dah-Eah
Chorus:
It's a F#mcold Wisconsin C#night
And I can D#mtell you want to Dhold me Etight
ASitting by the fireside, 
B7feeling warm Einside, Ayeah
Interlude:
F#mIf we go down to the C#lake
F#mDon't you worry, we Dwon't stay Elate
I C#know you can hardly F#mwait to Ebe
III:
ASitting by the fireside
DAs the sparks go Eburn way down Alow
Pa, pa, pa, doo, ah, Dpa, pa, pa, Edoo, ah
AWishing by the fireside
DNo hurry 'cause there,s Enowhere to Ago
Pa, pa, pa, doo, ah, Dpa, pa, pa, Edoo, ah
Chorus:
It's a F#mcold Wisconsin C#night
And I can D#mtell you want to Dhold me Etight
ASitting by the fireside, 
B7feeling warm Einside, Ayeah

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Sitting By The Fireside

by Cattanooga Cats

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F#m

D#m

Sitting by the fireside

D E A

Warming up and drying our clothes

D E

Pa, pa, pa, doo, ah, pa, pa, pa, doo, ah

Sitting by the fireside

D E A

No hurry 'cause there's nowhere to go

D E

Pa, pa, pa, doo, ah, pa, pa, pa, doo, ah

Chorus:

F#m C#

It's a cold Wisconsin night

D#m D E

And I can tell you want to hold me tight

Sitting by the fireside,

B7 E A

feeling warm inside, yeah

II:

Sitting by the fireside

D E A

We can go where nobody goes

D E

By the fireside, ah-ah

Wishing by the fireside

D E A

We know things nobody can know

D E

By the fireside, ah-ah

Chorus:

F#m C#

It's a cold Wisconsin night

D#m D E

And I can tell you want to hold me tight

Sitting by the fireside,

B7 E A

feeling warm inside, yeah

Interlude:

F#m C#

If we go down to the lake

F#m D E

Don't you worry, we won't stay late

C# F#m E

I know you can hardly wait to be

III:

Sitting by the fireside

D E A

As the sparks go burn way down low

D E

Pa, pa, pa, doo, ah, pa, pa, pa, doo, ah

Wishing by the fireside

D E A

No hurry 'cause there,s nowhere to go

D E

Pa, pa, pa, doo, ah, pa, pa, pa, doo, ah

Chorus:

F#m C#

It's a cold Wisconsin night

D#m D E

And I can tell you want to hold me tight

Sitting by the fireside,

B7 E A

feeling warm inside, yeah

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