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When We Were On Fire

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Tune down a whole step to play in the key he plays, if you like. So, D-G-C-F-A-D  
[Intro]
Am   Am7   Am   Am/D2x
[Verse]
AmDrifting Am7apart, getting hAmard to hold youAm7  
AmDays gettAm7ing dark and the Amnights are growAm7ing cold
Are we burniFng out?G  
AmSwept out Am7of sight, rolliAmng up on an oceaA7n
AmLet's cut Am7all the ropes aAmnd get lost in tA7he moment
If our heFarts are alive, maybGe then we might
AmSend us bAm7ack to the sunG  
[Chorus]
Now I Fknow, I Cknow
That we're E7losing light, our Glove is dying
FOut cold on the Cfloor
Like a E7fallen star that Amshines no moreG  
FTake, take-a-Cme Dmback to where we was befA7oreG  
When we were on FfireC, DmfireAm  
[Verse]
AmHead down, headiAm7ng underground fAmeeling wAm7asted
AmCold to the boneAm7, so alone I can Amtaste iAm7t
Let's liFght it upG  
AmStreets are alivAm7e now, and everyAmthing's Am7bracing
AmYou're on my minAm7d, running in my Amveins fAm7ueling the flame
Let's stFart it againG  Am  Am7  Am  
[Chorus]
Now I Fknow, I Cknow
That we're E7losing light, our Amlove is dyingG  
FOut cold on the Cfloor
Like a E7fallen star that Amshines no moreG  
FTake, take-a-Cme Dmback to where we was Ambefore
When Gwe were on FfireC, DmfireAm  
When we were on FfireC, DmfireAm  
[Bridge]
AmOh, oh, wAm7hoa, oh, whoa-ohAm-oh, now don't tell me noA7  
AmThat we'rAm7e burning downAm  A7  
AmOh, oh, wAm7hoa, oh, whoa-ohAm-oh, now don't tell me noA7  
AmThat we'rAm7e burning nowAm  A7  
FI know, I Cknow we're E7losing light and our Amlove is dyingG  
FTake me, Ctake-a-me home
DmBack to where we was Ambefore when Gwe were on FfireC, DmfireAm  
[Chorus]
Now I Fknow, I Cknow
That we're E7losing light, our Amlove is dyingG  
FOut cold on the Cfloor
Like a E7fallen star that Amshines no moreG  
FTake, take-a-Cme Dmback to where we was beAmforeG  
When we were on FfirCe, DmfireAm  
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The story behind the song

James Bay is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist, who was inspired to play guitar at age 11 after hearing Eric Clapton's "Layla." This song appears on his debut studio album, Chaos and the Calm. It plays like a reflection on a past intense connection, capturing the lingering heat and memory of a powerful shared experience.

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