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Fireflies

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[Intro]
C    G D C    G D G
[Verse 1]
Emgrim tales by Gfairy lights
Dwe sat mesmerised, Ammesmerised
GdancinAmg irGidescence
Din your eyes like AmfirefliesC  G  Am  
Cpartners in deviGlment
Dwe grabbed each day, Amunafraid
Embut the cold hands of Gconsequence
Dbroke the spell and wreckEmed the gameAm  
[Chorus]
Coh, the sun Bmwent dGown DtodayAm  
Cfor reasons Gyou wont sDayAm  
anCd I just Gcant look Daway
Amfrom those fireflies
[Interlude]
C  G  D Am C G D Am
[Verse 2]
Cnaked rage or Gself-defense
Dwill we ever know, wAmho'll let go
Gno remorse or penitence
Dcan save the raft Amfrom the undertow
[Chorus]
Coh, the sun Bmwent oGut tDodayAm  
Cand the coloGurs burned DintAmo gray
buCt I just Gcan't look Daway
Amfrom those hurting eyes
[Interlude]
C  G  D Am C G D Am C G D Em C G D Am
[Verse 3]
Cwe hurt, Bmwe grieveD(how could we imagine this would be)
Amwe dont Dconcede
Emwe hide, wBme blame(we believed that the world would stay the same)
Dour illusions Amwont efface the Cpain G  C  
it Dremains
[Chorus]
Cthe sun Gwent out tDodayAm  
Cfor reasons I Gcant sayD  Am  
and the CcoloBmurs Gdied in the pDale
Amoh, Cthe sun went Gout todaDyAm  
Cand I just cant Glook Daway Amfrom CthosEme fireflies
[Outro]
Amtales and Emsatellites
Gall that remain
turn back the day

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Fireflies

by Indus Creed

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C G D C G D G

[Verse 1]

Em G

grim tales by fairy lights

D Am

we sat mesmerised, mesmerised

G Am G

dancing iridescence

D Am C G Am

in your eyes like fireflies

C G

partners in devilment

D Am

we grabbed each day, unafraid

Em G

but the cold hands of consequence

D Em Am

broke the spell and wrecked the game

[Chorus]

C Bm G D Am

oh, the sun went down today

C G D Am

for reasons you wont say

C G D

and I just cant look away

from those fireflies

[Interlude]

C G D Am C G D Am

[Verse 2]

C G

naked rage or self-defense

D Am

will we ever know, who'll let go

no remorse or penitence

D Am

can save the raft from the undertow

[Chorus]

C Bm G D Am

oh, the sun went out today

C G D Am

and the colours burned into gray

C G D

but I just can't look away

from those hurting eyes

[Interlude]

C G D Am C G D Am C G D Em C G D Am

[Verse 3]

C Bm D

we hurt, we grieve(how could we imagine this would be)

Am D

we dont concede

Em Bm

we hide, we blame(we believed that the world would stay the same)

D Am C G C

our illusions wont efface the pain

it remains

[Chorus]

C G D Am

the sun went out today

C G D Am

for reasons I cant say

C Bm G D

and the colours died in the pale

Am C G D Am

oh, the sun went out today

C G D Am C Em

and I just cant look away from those fireflies

[Outro]

Am Em

tales and satellites

all that remain

turn back the day

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