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Lori McKenna - This Fire
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
G  Am  Em    G  Am  Em
[Verse 1]
GWell, I thought he'd Amlove me forEmever
How forGever is Ameasily Emsaid
GOh, how Amlove is like Emliquid
GLiquid Amover my Emhead
[Verse 2]
GAll I Amwanted was to Emlove him
GSo I Amgave him my Emheart
GFirst thing I Amlearned about Emlove is
Things Gbreak when you Amtear them aEmpart
[Chorus]
GWill you love me Cwhen I'm angry
GWill you bring me my Fspirit when Dmy soul is Gdry
Will you give me Cyour forever
GWill you lay Amdown in this Emfire G  Am  Em  
[Verse 3]
GSo my Amdear are you Emlonely
GOr are you Amjust the lonely Emtype
GThe ones who Amcry with their Emlovers
The Gkind who Amlove out of Emspite
[Chorus]
Will you love me when I'm angry
GWill you bring me my Fspirit when Dmy soul is Gdry
Will you swallow Call my wishes
GWill you lay Amdown in this Emfire 
GWill you lay Amdown in this Emfire 
[Bridge]
GI'm not going to Dever take away 
From the Cperson you're trying to Gbe
So you can stay right Dthere inside yourself
I know Geverybody Cwants to be Amfree
[Instrumental]
G  Am  Em    G  Am  Em
[Verse 4]
GWell, on the night Ammy lover Emleft me
GI did Amnot beg his Emstay
GWatched a paper Ambag trying to jump a Emchain-link fence
And I knew Ghe was just Amblowing aEmway
[Chorus]
GWill you love me Cwhen I'm angry
GWill you bring me my Fspirit when Dmy soul is Gdry
Will you give me Cyour forever
FWill you lay Ddown in this Gfire 
[Chorus]
GWill you love me Cwhen I'm angry
GWill you bring me my Fspirit when Dmy soul is Gdry
Will you harbour Call my vengeance
FWill you lay Ddown in this Gfire 
FWill you lay Ddown in this Gfire 
FWill you lay Ddown in this Gfire 

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This Fire

by Lori McKenna

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Lori McKenna - This Fire

CAPO: 3rd Fret

[Intro]

G Am Em G Am Em

[Verse 1]

G Am Em

Well, I thought he'd love me forever

G Am Em

How forever is easily said

G Am Em

Oh, how love is like liquid

G Am Em

Liquid over my head

[Verse 2]

G Am Em

All I wanted was to love him

G Am Em

So I gave him my heart

G Am Em

First thing I learned about love is

G Am Em

Things break when you tear them apart

[Chorus]

G C

Will you love me when I'm angry

G F D G

Will you bring me my spirit when my soul is dry

Will you give me your forever

G Am Em G Am Em

Will you lay down in this fire

[Verse 3]

G Am Em

So my dear are you lonely

G Am Em

Or are you just the lonely type

G Am Em

The ones who cry with their lovers

G Am Em

The kind who love out of spite

[Chorus]

Will you love me when I'm angry

G F D G

Will you bring me my spirit when my soul is dry

Will you swallow all my wishes

G Am Em

Will you lay down in this fire

G Am Em

Will you lay down in this fire

[Bridge]

G D

I'm not going to ever take away

C G

From the person you're trying to be

So you can stay right there inside yourself

G C Am

I know everybody wants to be free

[Instrumental]

G Am Em G Am Em

[Verse 4]

G Am Em

Well, on the night my lover left me

G Am Em

I did not beg his stay

G Am Em

Watched a paper bag trying to jump a chain-link fence

G Am Em

And I knew he was just blowing away

[Chorus]

G C

Will you love me when I'm angry

G F D G

Will you bring me my spirit when my soul is dry

Will you give me your forever

F D G

Will you lay down in this fire

[Chorus]

G C

Will you love me when I'm angry

G F D G

Will you bring me my spirit when my soul is dry

Will you harbour all my vengeance

F D G

Will you lay down in this fire

F D G

Will you lay down in this fire

F D G

Will you lay down in this fire

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