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Start A Fire

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Eminor

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interpreting chords, so it's not exactly great. But hope you enjoy it!
Strumming pattern for intro/verses/chorus (with chords):
Em↓ - - ↑ - - G↓ - - - ↓ - ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑
Em↓ - - ↑ - - C↓ - - - ↓ - ↓ - ↓ -
G↓ - - ↑ - - Am↓ - - - - - ↓ - - -
G↓ - - ↑ - - A↓ - - - - - - - - -
Key: ↓ = Down
     ↑ = Up
[Intro]
 Em   G   Em   C   G   Am   G   Ax2
[Verse 1]
   Em  GCome away, come away
Cause EmI love my Csoul
  GA fighter Amin need
A lover GastrayA  
Now telling you it's not for Emgold
GCome away, come away
Cause EmI know I Cwon't
  GA fire Amin me
The trouble I GseeA  
Heaven won't you let me Emgo?
[Chorus]
This is Git
ApocalypseEm  
I feel it CnowG  
   AmI feel it nowG  A  
   EmThis is Git
ApocalypseEm  
I fear it CnowG  
   AmI fear nowG  A  
I'm dreaming up to start a fiEmreG  Em  C  G  Am  G  A  
I'm dreaming up to start a fiEmre
[Verse 2]
GCome away, come away
The Emfurther I Cgo
  GWhenever Amthese leaves
Are ready Gto fallA  
Cut me down cut me downEm  
GCome away, come away
For Emmore that I Cknow
  GTo all that AmI need
There's nothing Gat allA  
Heaven won't you let me Emgo?
[Chorus]
This is Git
ApocalypseEm  
I feel it CnowG  
   AmI feel it nowG  A  
   EmThis is Git
ApocalypseEm  
I fear it CnowG  
   AmI fear nowG  A  
I'm dreaming up to start a fiEmreG  Em  C  G  Am  G  A  
I'm dreaming up to start a fiEmreG  Em  C  G  Am  G  A  
[Outro]
Em↓ - - - - - G↓ - - - - - - - - -
Em↓ - Em↑ - G↓ - C↓ - - - - - - - - -
C↓ - - G↓ - - Em↓ - - - - - - - Em↑ -
A↓ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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Start A Fire

by Stephen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

interpreting chords, so it's not exactly great. But hope you enjoy it!

Strumming pattern for intro/verses/chorus (with chords):

Em G

↓ - - ↑ - - ↓ - - - ↓ - ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑

Em C

↓ - - ↑ - - ↓ - - - ↓ - ↓ - ↓ -

G Am

↓ - - ↑ - - ↓ - - - - - ↓ - - -

G A

↓ - - ↑ - - ↓ - - - - - - - - -

Key: ↓ = Down

↑ = Up

[Intro]

Em G Em C G Am G A

[Verse 1]

Em G

Come away, come away

Em C

Cause I love my soul

G Am

A fighter in need

G A

A lover astray

Now telling you it's not for gold

Come away, come away

Em C

Cause I know I won't

G Am

A fire in me

G A

The trouble I see

Heaven won't you let me go?

[Chorus]

This is it

Apocalypse

C G

I feel it now

Am G A

I feel it now

Em G

This is it

Apocalypse

C G

I fear it now

Am G A

I fear now

Em G Em C G Am G A

I'm dreaming up to start a fire

[Verse 2]

Come away, come away

Em C

The further I go

G Am

Whenever these leaves

G A

Are ready to fall

Cut me down cut me down

Come away, come away

Em C

For more that I know

G Am

To all that I need

G A

There's nothing at all

Heaven won't you let me go?

[Chorus]

This is it

Apocalypse

C G

I feel it now

Am G A

I feel it now

Em G

This is it

Apocalypse

C G

I fear it now

Am G A

I fear now

Em G Em C G Am G A

I'm dreaming up to start a fire

Em G Em C G Am G A

I'm dreaming up to start a fire

[Outro]

Em G

↓ - - - - - ↓ - - - - - - - - -

Em Em G C

↓ - ↑ - ↓ - ↓ - - - - - - - - -

C G Em Em

↓ - - ↓ - - ↓ - - - - - - - ↑ -

↓ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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