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That Old Flame - Don Henley & Martina McBride
INTRO:  A  
VERSE 1:
Got a messAage in my mailbox from an old friend I hardly sDee
All it saAid was you were tErying to get in touch with Ame
And I stAared down at your number, and I felt passion and I felt fDear
And I wAondered what the hell you wanteEd, after all these yDearsA  
CHORUS:
Cause there is danAger in the eEmbers, and you have onAly yourself to blaDme
If you get bAurned when you try to reEkindle that old flDameA  
VERSES 2:
Well I know Awe ended badly, and I was angry for a long long tiDme
But I've Agrown some and I wanted you to kEnow that I'm doing just fiAne 
And I'm not aAsking for a replay, I got no delusions, got no deDsigns
Can I boArrow just a little cup of Ekindness, for Auld Lang SDyneA  
CHORUS:
Cause there is danAger in the eEmbers, and you have onAly yourself to blaDme
If you get bAurned when you try to reEkindle that old flDameA  
BRIDGE:
Speak to me plF#main, tell me the trDuth
Is it reAally E/G#me you mF#miss, or just your lBmong lost youth?
SOLO:     A|         A   D|     A     E/G#    F#m|    Bm|        Bm  
FINAL CHORUS:
Yeah, there is daAnger in the emEbers
And you know nAothing, nothing stays the saDme
Yeah, you can get buArned when you try to rekiEndle that old flDameA  
Yeah, you can get buArned wF#mhen you try to rekiBmndle tEhat old flDameA  

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That Old Flame

by Don Henley

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

E/G#

That Old Flame - Don Henley & Martina McBride

INTRO:

VERSE 1:

A D

Got a message in my mailbox from an old friend I hardly see

A E A

All it said was you were trying to get in touch with me

A D

And I stared down at your number, and I felt passion and I felt fear

A E D A

And I wondered what the hell you wanted, after all these years

CHORUS:

A E A D

Cause there is danger in the embers, and you have only yourself to blame

A E D A

If you get burned when you try to rekindle that old flame

VERSES 2:

A D

Well I know we ended badly, and I was angry for a long long time

A E A

But I've grown some and I wanted you to know that I'm doing just fine

A D

And I'm not asking for a replay, I got no delusions, got no designs

A E D A

Can I borrow just a little cup of kindness, for Auld Lang Syne

CHORUS:

A E A D

Cause there is danger in the embers, and you have only yourself to blame

A E D A

If you get burned when you try to rekindle that old flame

BRIDGE:

F#m D

Speak to me plain, tell me the truth

A E/G# F#m Bm

Is it really me you miss, or just your long lost youth?

A A D A E/G# F#m Bm Bm

SOLO: | | | |

FINAL CHORUS:

A E

Yeah, there is danger in the embers

A D

And you know nothing, nothing stays the same

A E D A

Yeah, you can get burned when you try to rekindle that old flame

A F#m Bm E D A

Yeah, you can get burned when you try to rekindle that old flame

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