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Set Yourself On Fire

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Chords used
 Dmaj7(xx0222)
   Em7(022030)
     D(xx0232)
     A(x02220)
 Asus4(x02230)         
    Bm(x24432)
     G(320033) 
    Bb(x13331)
 Gmaj7(3x0032) 
[Intro] 
(half time, repeat four times)
Dmaj7 Em7
[Verse]
 D   A   Bm   Gx 2
In a Dvillage in the Ahills
House buried to the Asus4window sills in Gsnow
In a Dprison yard at Anight
An Alsatian Asus4barking for the stars to Ggo 
In the Dattic of a Ahouse
In the slats of Asus4light which creep across the Groom
In a Dforest grove at Adawn
Where the Asus4animals sleep hidden in the Ggloom 
[Chorus]
On the Bb97th floor overBmlooking Tokyo
In BbCamden road in a second floor flat with BmDilworth down below
There is Bbonly one thingBm  
   BbThere is Aonly one Dthing 
[Verse]
In a Dcancer ward where the Apatients sit
Waiting Asus4patiently to Gdie
In an Daeroplane high abAove the place
You Asus4finally left beGhind
In a Dcage where only Aone thing could be free
And Asus4it's not you and GI
In a Dcage where only Aone thing could be free
And Asus4it's not you and GI 
[Chorus]
In Bbevery single place that has Bmever ever been
HiBbroshima, Los Angeles and Bmeach town in between
There is Bbonly one thing
There is Bmonly one thingBb  A  
[Intro] 
(half time again, repeat four times again then straight into the verse)
One Dmaj7thing Em  
[Verse]
In the Ddarkest part of Ayou that Asus4you have ever Gseen
In the Dsmile of the Achild staring Asus4at the TV sGcreen
In the Ddiary of a Apriest, in the sheets that Asus4lie upon his Gbed
Out Dthere amongst the Awaves and Asus4inside your lover's Ghead 
[Chorus]
There is Bbonly one thing
There is Bmonly one thing
There is Bbonly one thing
There is Bmonly one thing
There is Bbonly one thing 
There is Bmonly one thing 
   BbThere is Aonly 
    N.C.
one thing
[Outro] 
(tempo slows down)
 Em7   G   Dx 2
Em720 years of sleep before we sGleep... foreverD  
Em720 years of sleep before we sGleep... foreverD  
Em710 years on the coast figuring Gout the weatherD  
Another Em7decade getting high
until you're Gfree
There's nothing Dafter that but you and I
Nothing after that buy you and me
Em720 years of sleep before we sGleep... foreverD  
Em720 years of sleep before we sGleep... foreverD  

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Set Yourself On Fire

by Stars

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj7

Em7

Asus4

Gmaj7

Chords used

Dmaj7

(xx0222)

Em7

(022030)

(xx0232)

(x02220)

Asus4

(x02230)

(x24432)

(320033)

(x13331)

Gmaj7

(3x0032)

[Intro]

(half time, repeat four times)

Dmaj7 Em7

[Verse]

D A Bm G

x 2

D A

In a village in the hills

Asus4 G

House buried to the window sills in snow

D A

In a prison yard at night

Asus4 G

An Alsatian barking for the stars to go

D A

In the attic of a house

Asus4 G

In the slats of light which creep across the room

D A

In a forest grove at dawn

Asus4 G

Where the animals sleep hidden in the gloom

[Chorus]

Bb Bm

On the 97th floor overlooking Tokyo

Bb Bm

In Camden road in a second floor flat with Dilworth down below

Bb Bm

There is only one thing

Bb A D

There is only one thing

[Verse]

D A

In a cancer ward where the patients sit

Asus4 G

Waiting patiently to die

D A

In an aeroplane high above the place

Asus4 G

You finally left behind

D A

In a cage where only one thing could be free

Asus4 G

And it's not you and I

D A

In a cage where only one thing could be free

Asus4 G

And it's not you and I

[Chorus]

Bb Bm

In every single place that has ever ever been

Bb Bm

Hiroshima, Los Angeles and each town in between

There is only one thing

Bm Bb A

There is only one thing

[Intro]

(half time again, repeat four times again then straight into the verse)

Dmaj7 Em

One thing

[Verse]

D A Asus4 G

In the darkest part of you that you have ever seen

D A Asus4 G

In the smile of the child staring at the TV screen

D A Asus4 G

In the diary of a priest, in the sheets that lie upon his bed

D A Asus4 G

Out there amongst the waves and inside your lover's head

[Chorus]

There is only one thing

Bb A

There is only

N.C.

one thing

[Outro]

(tempo slows down)

Em7 G D

x 2

Em7 G D

20 years of sleep before we sleep... forever

Em7 G D

20 years of sleep before we sleep... forever

Em7 G D

10 years on the coast figuring out the weather

Em7

Another decade getting high

until you're free

There's nothing after that but you and I

Nothing after that buy you and me

Em7 G D

20 years of sleep before we sleep... forever

Em7 G D

20 years of sleep before we sleep... forever

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