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Close To The Fire

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[Intro]
Am
[Verse 1]
AmWhy can’t I sleep tonight
AmIt’s too damn hot in this bed
And I’ve been toFssin’ and turnin’
With all this scorched earth in my hAmead
[Pre-Chorus]
And it goes Amon and on and on
It keeps coming back to yFou
It rages Amon and on and on
It all burns back to yFou
[Chorus]
And I fiGght and I cFry
No matter hGow hard I Emtry
I can’t get too close to the fAmire
No, I can’t get too close to the fFireAm  
[Verse 2]
AmLight me up, smoke me out
FSteal my heart, melt it down
[Pre-Chorus]
And it goes Amon and on and on
It keeps coming back to yFou
It rages Amon and on and on
It all burns back to yFou
[Chorus]
And I fiGght and I cFry
No matter hGow hard I Emtry
I can’t get too close to the fAmire
No, I can’t get too close to the fFireAm  
And I fiGght and I cFry
No matter hGow hard I Emtry
I can’t get too close to the fAmire
No, I can’t get too close to the fFireAm  

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Close To The Fire

by Nashville Cast

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Why can’t I sleep tonight

It’s too damn hot in this bed

And I’ve been tossin’ and turnin’

With all this scorched earth in my head

[Pre-Chorus]

And it goes on and on and on

It keeps coming back to you

It rages on and on and on

It all burns back to you

[Chorus]

G F

And I fight and I cry

G Em

No matter how hard I try

I can’t get too close to the fire

F Am

No, I can’t get too close to the fire

[Verse 2]

Light me up, smoke me out

Steal my heart, melt it down

[Pre-Chorus]

And it goes on and on and on

It keeps coming back to you

It rages on and on and on

It all burns back to you

[Chorus]

G F

And I fight and I cry

G Em

No matter how hard I try

I can’t get too close to the fire

F Am

No, I can’t get too close to the fire

G F

And I fight and I cry

G Em

No matter how hard I try

I can’t get too close to the fire

F Am

No, I can’t get too close to the fire

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