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Key: Bb
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Eb- x68886
 Gm- 355333
 F-  133211
 Bb- x13331
 G#- 466544
Verse 1:
I'm Ebtearing at
your seams GmLeaving
eyelaFshes on your
pillow case I'm
Ebpulling up your
floorboards
To Gmfind you've
hidden Fevery
thought of Ebme
Verse 2:
And Gmif there were 
a Fchance Bbthat I'd
ever see again
Can't Ebpromise
I'd be kind
Can't Gmpromise
I would Fsay anyEbthing
Chorus 1:
EbSwimming in fire
with my friends
near byGm  F  Bb  
G#I won't let
you Gmforget
G#you think of
me Gmwrongly
G#I will find
you GmYou can
go anywhere
G#I can too
Verse 3:
I'm Ebshifting
in my seat
GmIn your car and
Fyou're coming for
me BeEbcoming unhinged
Want Gmto become a
Fpart of my sEbkin
Verse 4:
DeGmvoted and consumedF  
sBbtanding in the
back of the room
It's Ebsomething I'd
find A Gmthought in
the Fback of my Ebmind
Chorus 2:
EbSwimming in fire
with my friends nearbyGm  F  Bb  
You radiGmate off of
Fme  BbI just want you
to Gmknow  F    BbI don't
sleep GmanyFmore
Your  Bbshaking hands
I'm Gmne-Fver aBblone
Interlude:  G#   Gmx4
Bridge:
G#I'm not pretty
GmYou don't love me
G#I'm not funny
GmYou don't love me
G#I can't die because
Gmyou don't love me
G#I won't stop because
Gmyou don't love me
Outro:
   Gm    F    BbWhy won't
you Gmlove me?F  Bb  
Why won't
you Gmlove me?F  Bb  
Why won't
    Gm      F Eb(hold)
you love me?

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The Fire

by Petal

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Key: Bb

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x68886

- 355333

- 133211

- x13331

- 466544

Verse 1:

I'm tearing at

your seams Leaving

eyelashes on your

pillow case I'm

pulling up your

floorboards

To find you've

hidden every

thought of me

Verse 2:

And if there were

F Bb

a chance that I'd

ever see again

Can't promise

I'd be kind

Can't promise

F Eb

I would say anything

Chorus 1:

Swimming in fire

with my friends

Gm F Bb

near by

I won't let

you forget

you think of

me wrongly

I will find

you You can

go anywhere

I can too

Verse 3:

I'm shifting

in my seat

In your car and

you're coming for

me Becoming unhinged

Want to become a

F Eb

part of my skin

Verse 4:

Gm F

Devoted and consumed

standing in the

back of the room

It's something I'd

find A thought in

F Eb

the back of my mind

Chorus 2:

Swimming in fire

Gm F Bb

with my friends nearby

You radiate off of

F Bb

me I just want you

Gm F Bb

to know I don't

Gm F

sleep anymore

Your shaking hands

Gm F Bb

I'm ne-ver alone

G# Gm

Interlude: x4

Bridge:

I'm not pretty

You don't love me

I'm not funny

You don't love me

I can't die because

you don't love me

I won't stop because

you don't love me

Outro:

Gm F Bb

Why won't

Gm F Bb

you love me?

Why won't

Gm F Bb

you love me?

Why won't

Gm F Eb(hold)

you love me?

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