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Fireflies

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Eminor

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Standard Tuning
Capo: 7th Fret
[Intro]
D Em7 Csus2
D Em7 Csus2
[Verse 1]
DYou would not Em7believe your eyes
Csus2If ten million fireflies
DLit up the Em7world as I fell aCsus2sleep
D'Cause they'd fill Em7the open air
Csus2Leave teardrops everywhere
You'd Dthink me rude
But Em7I would've just stand and Csus2stare
[Chorus]
Csus2I'd like to G5make myself beDlieve
That Em7planet Csus2Earth G5turns DslowEm7ly
It's Csus2hard to say that I'd G5rather
Stay aCsus2wake when DI'm aEm7sleep
Csus2'Cause everything is G5never as it Dseems
[Verse 2]
D'Cause I'd get a Em7thousand hugs
Csus2From ten thousand lightning bugs
DAs they tried to Em7teach me how to Csus2dance
(Teach me how to dance)
DA foxtrot aEm7bove my head
Csus2A sockhop beneath my bed
DA disco ball is Em7just hanging by a Csus2thread
[Chorus]
Csus2I'd like to G5make myself beDlieve
That Em7planet Csus2Earth G5turns DslowEm7ly
It's Csus2hard to say that I'd G5rather
Stay aCsus2wake when DI'm aEm7sleep
Csus2'Cause everything is G5never as it Dseems
[Bridge]
DLeave my door Em7open just a Csus2crack
(please take me away from here)
D'Cause I feel like Em7such an insomCsus2niac
(please take me away from here)
DWhy do I Em7tire of counting Csus2sheep
(please take me away from here)
DWhen I'm far too Em7tired to fall aCsus2sleep
DTo ten million Em7fireflies
Csus2I'm weird 'cause I hate goodbyes
DI got Em7misty eyes as they said Csus2farewell
DBut I'll know where Em7several are
Csus2If my dreams get real bizarre
D'cause I saved a few
And Em7I keep them in a Csus2jar
[Chorus]
Csus2I'd like to G5make myself beDlieve
That Em7planet Csus2Earth G5turns DslowEm7ly
It's Csus2hard to say that I'd G5rather
Stay aCsus2wake when DI'm aEm7sleep
Csus2'Cause everything is G5never as it Dseems
[Outro]
Csus2Because my dreams are G5bursting
At the DseamsEm7  Csus2  D  Em7  Csus2  

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Fireflies

by Jayesslee

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Csus2

Standard Tuning

Capo: 7th Fret

[Intro]

D Em7 Csus2

[Verse 1]

D Em7

You would not believe your eyes

Csus2

If ten million fireflies

D Em7 Csus2

Lit up the world as I fell asleep

D Em7

'Cause they'd fill the open air

Csus2

Leave teardrops everywhere

You'd think me rude

Em7 Csus2

But I would've just stand and stare

[Chorus]

Csus2 G5 D

I'd like to make myself believe

Em7 Csus2 G5 D Em7

That planet Earth turns slowly

Csus2 G5

It's hard to say that I'd rather

Csus2 D Em7

Stay awake when I'm asleep

Csus2 G5 D

'Cause everything is never as it seems

[Verse 2]

D Em7

'Cause I'd get a thousand hugs

Csus2

From ten thousand lightning bugs

D Em7 Csus2

As they tried to teach me how to dance

(Teach me how to dance)

D Em7

A foxtrot above my head

Csus2

A sockhop beneath my bed

D Em7 Csus2

A disco ball is just hanging by a thread

[Chorus]

Csus2 G5 D

I'd like to make myself believe

Em7 Csus2 G5 D Em7

That planet Earth turns slowly

Csus2 G5

It's hard to say that I'd rather

Csus2 D Em7

Stay awake when I'm asleep

Csus2 G5 D

'Cause everything is never as it seems

[Bridge]

D Em7 Csus2

Leave my door open just a crack

(please take me away from here)

D Em7 Csus2

'Cause I feel like such an insomniac

(please take me away from here)

D Em7 Csus2

Why do I tire of counting sheep

(please take me away from here)

D Em7 Csus2

When I'm far too tired to fall asleep

D Em7

To ten million fireflies

Csus2

I'm weird 'cause I hate goodbyes

D Em7 Csus2

I got misty eyes as they said farewell

D Em7

But I'll know where several are

Csus2

If my dreams get real bizarre

'cause I saved a few

Em7 Csus2

And I keep them in a jar

[Chorus]

Csus2 G5 D

I'd like to make myself believe

Em7 Csus2 G5 D Em7

That planet Earth turns slowly

Csus2 G5

It's hard to say that I'd rather

Csus2 D Em7

Stay awake when I'm asleep

Csus2 G5 D

'Cause everything is never as it seems

[Outro]

Csus2 G5

Because my dreams are bursting

D Em7 Csus2 D Em7 Csus2

At the seams

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