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You Light My Fire

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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e|-A0---D2---F#m2---G3-|
B|-2---3---2---3-|
G|-2---2---2---0-|
D|-2---0---4---0-|
A|-0---x---4---2-|
E|-x---x---2---3-|
[INTRO]
D G D G
[VERSE 1]
 DI wanna throw the fight and Gkiss away your pain tonight
 DBut that would only make this Gharder
 DShe can't stand to sleep alone
 GAnd I hate losing so
 DI wait till we get Gtired
[PRE-CHORUS]
 Well the Acold out side knows wGe can't be alone
 So I Athrow my arms right beGside hers
 Then I Aclose my eyes lean Gin for something more
 And AyouA  
[CHORUS]
 You light my Dfire
 GWooh 
 DWooh
 GWooh
[VERSE 2]
 As your Dheart beat keeps me warm
 We take Gfront street cross corners to the bar
 But DI slur convinced we could make iGt brighter
 I know we're F#mnot as young as we'd like to be
 But I Glike to think you'd finally get the best of me
 F#mCome on, babe!
 Your love gets me Ghigh
[PRE-CHORUS]
 Well AI know one day
 I'Gll fall for an oath  
 I spent Aall my life trying to Gfind her
 But I Aburn down every Gdoor I ever shut
 When Ayou
[CHORUS]
 You light my Dfire
 GWooh 
 You light my Dfire
 GWooh
D G D G
[BRIDGE]
 DI wanna throw the fight and Gkiss away your pain tonight
 DBut that would only make this Gharder
[OUTRO]
 Well I Aknow one day
 I'Gll fall for an oath
 I could spend Aall my life on the run looking over my Gshoulder
 Now I Aburn down every Gdoor I ever shut
 When Ayou
 I said Ayou
 When Ayou
 You light my Dfire!

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You Light My Fire

by Nate Ruess

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

A D F#m G

e|-0---2---2---3-|

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

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

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

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

E|-x---x---2---3-|

[INTRO]

D G D G

[VERSE 1]

D G

I wanna throw the fight and kiss away your pain tonight

D G

But that would only make this harder

She can't stand to sleep alone

And I hate losing so

D G

I wait till we get tired

[PRE-CHORUS]

A G

Well the cold out side knows we can't be alone

A G

So I throw my arms right beside hers

A G

Then I close my eyes lean in for something more

A A

And you

[CHORUS]

You light my fire

Wooh

[VERSE 2]

As your heart beat keeps me warm

We take front street cross corners to the bar

D G

But I slur convinced we could make it brighter

F#m

I know we're not as young as we'd like to be

But I like to think you'd finally get the best of me

F#m

Come on, babe!

Your love gets me high

[PRE-CHORUS]

Well I know one day

I'll fall for an oath

A G

I spent all my life trying to find her

A G

But I burn down every door I ever shut

When you

[CHORUS]

You light my fire

Wooh

You light my fire

Wooh

D G D G

[BRIDGE]

D G

I wanna throw the fight and kiss away your pain tonight

D G

But that would only make this harder

[OUTRO]

Well I know one day

I'll fall for an oath

A G

I could spend all my life on the run looking over my shoulder

A G

Now I burn down every door I ever shut

When you

I said you

When you

You light my fire!

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