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“Firefly” - Skyhill
[Intro]
Cm    F     Gm F Cm
[Verse]
CmI woke up Fon a wave that crashes
GmWhen Fwill the tide Cmreturn?
CmAnd if you leavFe with only ashes
GmCan’t Frebuild what has beeCmn burned
CmAnd dBbown the road Fwith all the seeds grownGm  
And benefit of Cmview
CmWe thBbrow away Fthe things we want mosGmt
DependFing on our Cmmood
[Pre-Chorus]
CmI don’t know Bbwhere you Fare
GmDon’t know where i’m Cmgoing
CmBut I can’t Bbbe that Ffar
From Gmwhere your Fheart is Cmflowing
[Bridge]
Ab(OhhCms)Eb  Bb  
Ab(OhhEbs)Cm  Bb  
Ab(OhCmhs)Eb  Bb  
Ab(OhhEbs)Cm  G  
[Chorus]
AbJust like CmfireEbfliesBb  
AbBriefly Ebheld meant Cmto be let gBbo
AbSomewhere Cmin the EbnightBb  
The wAbords you Ebspoke will Cmalways Gmlight an
AbEcho Cmin my EbminBbd
AbA last Ebgoodbye one Cmbreath withBbin our
AbEver shCmifting liEbvesBb  
AbSpare Ebyour cries there Cmwill be no GreplyCm  
[Interlude]
Cm  F      Gm  F  Cm
[Pre-Chorus]
CmI can’t know Bbwhere to Fstart
If Gmyou don’t Flet down Cmyour guard
CmA distance Bbmuch too Ffar
GmCause we areCm  
[Chorus]
AbJust like CmfireEbfliesBb  
AbA mirror Ebto the Cmstars that Bbdrift out
AbSomewhere Cmin the EbnightBb  
AbThe words you Ebspoke will Cmalways Gmlight an
AbEcho Cmin my mEbindBb  
AbA last gEboodbye, one Cmbreath witBbhin our
AbEver shCmifting EblivesBb  
[Post-Chorus]
The Abvast divEbided sFmkies were Gmeant to flyAb  Cm  Eb  Bb  
The vaAbst diEbvided sCmkies were Bbmeant to flyAb  Cm  Eb  Bb  
The vaAbst divEbided sCmkies were Gmeant to flyEb  
[Outro]
FN.C.Gm  F  Cm  

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Firefly

by Skyhill

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“Firefly” - Skyhill

[Intro]

Cm F Gm F Cm

[Verse]

Cm F

I woke up on a wave that crashes

Gm F Cm

When will the tide return?

Cm F

And if you leave with only ashes

Gm F Cm

Can’t rebuild what has been burned

Cm Bb F Gm

And down the road with all the seeds grown

And benefit of view

Cm Bb F Gm

We throw away the things we want most

F Cm

Depending on our mood

[Pre-Chorus]

Cm Bb F

I don’t know where you are

Gm Cm

Don’t know where i’m going

Cm Bb F

But I can’t be that far

Gm F Cm

From where your heart is flowing

[Bridge]

Ab Cm Eb Bb

(Ohhs)

Ab Eb Cm Bb

(Ohhs)

Ab Cm Eb Bb

(Ohhs)

Ab Eb Cm G

(Ohhs)

[Chorus]

Ab Cm Eb Bb

Just like fireflies

Ab Eb Cm Bb

Briefly held meant to be let go

Ab Cm Eb Bb

Somewhere in the night

Ab Eb Cm Gm

The words you spoke will always light an

Ab Cm Eb Bb

Echo in my mind

Ab Eb Cm Bb

A last goodbye one breath within our

Ab Cm Eb Bb

Ever shifting lives

Ab Eb Cm G Cm

Spare your cries there will be no reply

[Interlude]

Cm F Gm F Cm

[Pre-Chorus]

Cm Bb F

I can’t know where to start

Gm F Cm

If you don’t let down your guard

Cm Bb F

A distance much too far

Gm Cm

Cause we are

[Chorus]

Ab Cm Eb Bb

Just like fireflies

Ab Eb Cm Bb

A mirror to the stars that drift out

Ab Cm Eb Bb

Somewhere in the night

Ab Eb Cm Gm

The words you spoke will always light an

Ab Cm Eb Bb

Echo in my mind

Ab Eb Cm Bb

A last goodbye, one breath within our

Ab Cm Eb Bb

Ever shifting lives

[Post-Chorus]

Ab Eb Fm G Ab Cm Eb Bb

The vast divided skies were meant to fly

Ab Eb Cm Bb Ab Cm Eb Bb

The vast divided skies were meant to fly

Ab Eb Cm G Eb

The vast divided skies were meant to fly

[Outro]

F Gm F Cm

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