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The Arsonist

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No capo (can be played with capo on 3)
This is my first chord transcription. there might be some mistakes but I desperately wanted to play this song
and haven't found tabs or chords anywhere on this site.
The whole song consists of the same 4 chords
     G7320033
G*     300033
  Csus4x32033
    Am7x02233
  G7  G*    G7  G*    Csus4     Am7x3
                  G7  G*                      G7  G*
We met on the street when our building burned down
and we Csus4talked about what we'd have Am7saved if the chance hadn't G7gone.
G*      G7  G*
Gone gone.
You said Csus4other things might come Am7along.
  G7  G*    G7  G*    Csus4  Am7  
                     G7  G*                    G7  G*
It was cheap movie night when you gave me your hand
and you Csus4told me you thought I was the Am7one.
                         G7  G*             G7  
You were thirtyone, and it sounded like a line,
    G*                       Csus4  Am7  
but I went back to your place and stayed until one.
     G7  G*          G7  G*
Heaven heaven heaven.
But the Csus4stars didn't fall from the Am7sky and the earth didn't G7sway.
G*          G7  G*
Heaven heaven.
Is what you Csus4think you've seen once cos you Am7know
that it's not going to G7stay.
G*    G7  G*    Csus4  Am7  
G7  G7  G7
                      G7  G*                           G7  G*
And if nice guys finish last, then you could have done well
but no Csus4fiction is as strange as the Am7truth
and the truth was a G7shame.
G*     G7  G*                       Csus4                        Am7  G7  
Hold on – let's try this again just to make sure we didn't miss out;
              G*                G7  G*
that we don't have to be alone.
Csus4  Am7
     G7  G*          G7  G*
Heaven heaven heaven.
But the Csus4earth didn't sway and the Am7stars didn't fall from the G7sky.
G*          G7  G*
Heaven heaven.
If you'd been C-5Romeo, well then I'Am7d just be expected tG7o die.
G*          G7  G*
Heaven, heaven
Is a Csus4sorry excuse for the Am7fact that we're made to be G7burned
G*          G7  G*
heaven heaven.
I'm so Csus4sorry my friend, Am7this turns out to be your G7turn.
G*    G7  G*    Csus4  Am7  
G7  G7  G7
                      G7  G*                      G7  G*
Well you know what it's like, when the fire burns hot
and it's Csus4beauty resides in a Am7heat
that you know will be G7gone.
G*      G7  G*
Gone gone.
And there's Csus4nothing to do when it Am7has, you just have to move G7on.
G*    G7  G*    Csus4  Am7  
                      G7  G*                G7  G*
But the trick of the eye is that one of you stays
and Csus4stared into flames that you Am7think are still there
               G7  G*
but they're not.
                 G7  G*
Cos they're gone.
Though their Csus4power to burn, is as Am7if they'd have swallowed the G7sun.
G*    G7  G*    Csus4  Am7  
     G7  G*          G7  G*
Heaven heaven heaven.
But the Csus4earth didn't sway and the Am7stars didn't fall from the G7sky.
G*          G7  G*
Heaven heaven.
If you'd been Csus4Romeo, well then I'd Am7just be expected to G7die.
G*          G7  G*
Heaven heaven
Is a Csus4sorry excuse for the Am7fact that we're made to be G7burned
G*          G7  G*
heaven heaven.
I'm so Csus4sorry my friend, Am7this turns out to be your G7turn.
G*    G7  G*    Csus4    Am7    G7  G*    G7  G*

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The Arsonist

by Jordan Reyne

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Csus4

Am7

C-5

No capo (can be played with capo on 3)

This is my first chord transcription. there might be some mistakes but I desperately wanted to play this song

and haven't found tabs or chords anywhere on this site.

The whole song consists of the same 4 chords

320033

* 300033

Csus4

x32033

Am7

x02233

G7 G G7 G Csus4 Am7

* * x3

G7 G G7 G

* *

We met on the street when our building burned down

Csus4 Am7 G7

and we talked about what we'd have saved if the chance hadn't gone.

G G7 G

* *

Gone gone.

Csus4 Am7

You said other things might come along.

G7 G G7 G Csus4 Am7

* *

G7 G G7 G

* *

It was cheap movie night when you gave me your hand

Csus4 Am7

and you told me you thought I was the one.

G7 G G7

You were thirtyone, and it sounded like a line,

G Csus4 Am7

but I went back to your place and stayed until one.

G7 G G7 G

* *

Heaven heaven heaven.

Csus4 Am7 G7

But the stars didn't fall from the sky and the earth didn't sway.

G G7 G

* *

Heaven heaven.

Csus4 Am7

Is what you think you've seen once cos you know

that it's not going to stay.

G G7 G Csus4 Am7

* *

G7 G7 G7

G7 G G7 G

* *

And if nice guys finish last, then you could have done well

Csus4 Am7

but no fiction is as strange as the truth

and the truth was a shame.

G G7 G Csus4 Am7 G7

* *

Hold on – let's try this again just to make sure we didn't miss out;

G G7 G

* *

that we don't have to be alone.

Csus4 Am7

G7 G G7 G

* *

Heaven heaven heaven.

Csus4 Am7 G7

But the earth didn't sway and the stars didn't fall from the sky.

G G7 G

* *

Heaven heaven.

C-5 Am7 G7

If you'd been Romeo, well then I'd just be expected to die.

G G7 G

* *

Heaven, heaven

Csus4 Am7 G7

Is a sorry excuse for the fact that we're made to be burned

G G7 G

* *

heaven heaven.

Csus4 Am7 G7

I'm so sorry my friend, this turns out to be your turn.

G G7 G Csus4 Am7

* *

G7 G7 G7

G7 G G7 G

* *

Well you know what it's like, when the fire burns hot

Csus4 Am7

and it's beauty resides in a heat

that you know will be gone.

G G7 G

* *

Gone gone.

Csus4 Am7 G7

And there's nothing to do when it has, you just have to move on.

G G7 G Csus4 Am7

* *

G7 G G7 G

* *

But the trick of the eye is that one of you stays

Csus4 Am7

and stared into flames that you think are still there

G7 G

but they're not.

G7 G

Cos they're gone.

Csus4 Am7 G7

Though their power to burn, is as if they'd have swallowed the sun.

G G7 G Csus4 Am7

* *

G7 G G7 G

* *

Heaven heaven heaven.

Csus4 Am7 G7

But the earth didn't sway and the stars didn't fall from the sky.

G G7 G

* *

Heaven heaven.

Csus4 Am7 G7

If you'd been Romeo, well then I'd just be expected to die.

G G7 G

* *

Heaven heaven

Csus4 Am7 G7

Is a sorry excuse for the fact that we're made to be burned

G G7 G

* *

heaven heaven.

Csus4 Am7 G7

I'm so sorry my friend, this turns out to be your turn.

G G7 G Csus4 Am7 G7 G G7 G

* * * *

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