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Capo 5, chords relative to capo
Intro:  C   Cmaj9   Am   F  C  
Cmaj9 is played - x20010
Verse
CShe had hundreds of Cmaj9stickers on her Amwalls
FMade to look like Cstars
CShe’d sit and she’d Cmaj9wish upon ‘em Amall 
Fto the sound of passing Ccars
Prechorus
FAnd every single Cday that passed
GWithout a wish come Amin
FShe'd peel another Gstar from off the Cwall
FWith every wish that Ccame and went
GHer sky just grew more Amdim
FUntil she sat in Gdarkness all Calone
Chorus
AmFire Gfly
FCarry a light Cwithin
AmOpen your eyes and Gsee the morning Fin
See the morning Cin       Cmaj9  Am  
FSee the morning Cin
CShe had hundreds of Cmaj9miles behind her Amnow
The Fsun just coming Cin
CShe was Cmaj9keeping a promise to Amherself
In Fsearch of the real Cthing
FWhen she saw the Cstars that night
She Gcouldn't believe her Ameyes
FShe felt like Gsomeone Cnew
FShe never thought they’d Cshine so bright
And Gthen she realAmized
FThat every wish she’d Gmade had just come Ctrue
AmFire Gfly
FCarry a light Cwithin
AmOpen your eyes and Gsee the morning Fin
See the morning Cin       Cmaj9  Am  
FSee the morning Cin
(break over verse chords)
FWhen she saw the Cstars that night
She Gcouldn't believe her Ameyes
FShe felt like Gsomeone Cnew
FShe never thought they’d Cshine so bright
And Gthen she realAmized
FThat every wish she’d Gmade had just come Ctrue
AmFire Gfly
FCarry a light Cwithin
AmOpen your eyes and Gsee the morning Fin
AmFire Gfly
FCarry a light Cwithin
AmOpen your eyes and Gsee the morning Fin
See the morning Cin       Cmaj9  Am  
FSee the morning Cin
(fade out over verse chords)

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Firefly

by Grand Drive

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj9

Capo 5, chords relative to capo

C Cmaj9 Am F C

Intro:

Cmaj9 is played - x20010

Verse

C Cmaj9 Am

She had hundreds of stickers on her walls

F C

Made to look like stars

C Cmaj9 Am

She’d sit and she’d wish upon ‘em all

F C

to the sound of passing cars

Prechorus

F C

And every single day that passed

G Am

Without a wish come in

F G C

She'd peel another star from off the wall

F C

With every wish that came and went

G Am

Her sky just grew more dim

F G C

Until she sat in darkness all alone

Chorus

Am G

Fire fly

F C

Carry a light within

Am G F

Open your eyes and see the morning in

C Cmaj9 Am

See the morning in

F C

See the morning in

C Cmaj9 Am

She had hundreds of miles behind her now

F C

The sun just coming in

C Cmaj9 Am

She was keeping a promise to herself

F C

In search of the real thing

F C

When she saw the stars that night

G Am

She couldn't believe her eyes

F G C

She felt like someone new

F C

She never thought they’d shine so bright

G Am

And then she realized

F G C

That every wish she’d made had just come true

Am G

Fire fly

F C

Carry a light within

Am G F

Open your eyes and see the morning in

C Cmaj9 Am

See the morning in

F C

See the morning in

(break over verse chords)

F C

When she saw the stars that night

G Am

She couldn't believe her eyes

F G C

She felt like someone new

F C

She never thought they’d shine so bright

G Am

And then she realized

F G C

That every wish she’d made had just come true

Am G

Fire fly

F C

Carry a light within

Am G F

Open your eyes and see the morning in

Am G

Fire fly

F C

Carry a light within

Am G F

Open your eyes and see the morning in

C Cmaj9 Am

See the morning in

F C

See the morning in

(fade out over verse chords)

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