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Portishead
It's A Fire
Dummy (1994)
Chords Used:
Dm:    xx0231
E7:    020100
C:     x32010
G/B:   x20033
Em:    022000
G:     320003
F:     133211
Gsus4: 320013
Em7:   022030
F/A:   x03211
E/G#:  4x2100 
B:     799877
G#m:   466444
F#:    244322
F#m:   244222
C#m/E: 046654 
G#:    466544
C#:    x46664
B/D#:  x6444x
[Intro]
 Dm   E7x2
[Verse]
 CIt's a fiG/Bre,
These Emdreams they pass me Gby,
The salFvation I desireC,
Keeps getting me Gsus4down.G  
'Cause we Em7need Gto,
RecogEm7nize mistGakes,
For time and agF/Aain.E/G#  
[Pre-Chorus]
BSo let it be known,
For what we belG#mieve in,
F#I can see no reaF#mson,
For it to fC#m/Eail.G#  
[Chorus]
'Cause this F#life is a fC#arce,
I can't brB/D#eathe through this mF#ask,
Like a fC#ool,
So breathe oBn, siF#ster, breathe C#on.
[Interlude]
 Dm   E7x2
[Verse 2]
From this ConeselG/Bf,
TestiEmfy or Gtell,
It's fooling us F/Anow,E/G#  
[Pre-Chorus 2]
BSo let it be known,
For what we belG#mieve in,
F#I can see no reaF#mson,
For it to fC#m/Eail.G#  
[Chorus 2]
'Cause this F#life is a fC#arce,
I can't brB/D#eathe through this mF#ask,
Like a fC#ool,
So breathe oBn, little F#sister, breathe C#on. Oh,
so breathe oBn, little sF#ister, like a fC#ool
[Outro]
 B   F#   C#x3

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Its A Fire

by Portishead

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Gsus4

Em7

F/A

E/G#

G#m

F#m

C#m/E

B/D#

Portishead

It's A Fire

Dummy (1994)

Chords Used:

Dm: xx0231

E7: 020100

C: x32010

G/B: x20033

Em: 022000

G: 320003

F: 133211

Gsus4: 320013

Em7: 022030

F/A: x03211

E/G#: 4x2100

B: 799877

G#m: 466444

F#: 244322

F#m: 244222

C#m/E: 046654

G#: 466544

C#: x46664

B/D#: x6444x

[Intro]

Dm E7

[Verse]

C G/B

It's a fire,

Em G

These dreams they pass me by,

F C

The salvation I desire,

Gsus4 G

Keeps getting me down.

Em7 G

'Cause we need to,

Em7 G

Recognize mistakes,

F/A E/G#

For time and again.

[Pre-Chorus]

So let it be known,

G#m

For what we believe in,

F# F#m

I can see no reason,

C#m/E G#

For it to fail.

[Chorus]

F# C#

'Cause this life is a farce,

B/D# F#

I can't breathe through this mask,

Like a fool,

B F# C#

So breathe on, sister, breathe on.

[Interlude]

Dm E7

[Verse 2]

C G/B

From this oneself,

Em G

Testify or tell,

F/A E/G#

It's fooling us now,

[Pre-Chorus 2]

So let it be known,

G#m

For what we believe in,

F# F#m

I can see no reason,

C#m/E G#

For it to fail.

[Chorus 2]

F# C#

'Cause this life is a farce,

B/D# F#

I can't breathe through this mask,

Like a fool,

B F# C#

So breathe on, little sister, breathe on. Oh,

B F# C#

so breathe on, little sister, like a fool

[Outro]

B F# C#

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