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Forest Fire

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[Intro]
F G Am G C G
[Verse]
FThe year moves on Gwithout you in it
AmNow it is fall wiGthout you
FI had to close the windows and doors Gwithout you coming through
I Amkept them open for as long as I Gcould
BuCt the baby got coGld
I watched tFhe calendar Gbulldoze
[Instrumental]
F G Am G
This Cwhole past summer was a lingering Gheat wave
And I remember Flate August, our open bedroom Gwindow
Going through your things with the Ffan blowing
And the sound of helicopters Gand the smell of smoke
From the Cforest fire that was growing, billowing jGust on the edge of town where we Fused to swim
They say Ga natural, cleansing devastation burning thAme understory, erasing trails
ThGere is no end
But when I'm Ckneeling in the heat
Throwing out your Gunderwear
The devastation is not Fnatural or good
GYou do belong here
FI reject nature, I Gdisagree
In the hazy light of Cforest fire smoke
I looked across at the Grefineries
And thought that the Fworld was actually constantly Gending
And the smell and roar of the Fasphalt truck that was idling just out the Gwindow, tearing up our street
CI missed you, of Gcourse
And I remember thinking the Flast time it rained here you were Galive still
And that this Fsame long heat that I was in Gcontained you
And in this Csame heat I open the window Gnext to you
On your last Fmorning
So you could Gbreathe and then so you could Fghost awayG  
And now so the room will ChopefullyG  
Stop FwhisperingEm  
The Fgrind of time I'm not Gkeeping up with
The Amleaf on the ground pokes at my Gslumbering grief
FWalking around, severed, GlumberingC  
But Emslowly Fsovereignty Greasserts itself
I don't Amwant it thougGh
And betrAmayal whinesG  
Who and Amhow could IG  
Am/FLive?

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Forest Fire

by Mount Eerie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am/F

[Intro]

F G Am G C G

[Verse]

F G

The year moves on without you in it

Am G

Now it is fall without you

F G

I had to close the windows and doors without you coming through

Am G

I kept them open for as long as I could

C G

But the baby got cold

F G

I watched the calendar bulldoze

[Instrumental]

F G Am G

C G

This whole past summer was a lingering heat wave

F G

And I remember late August, our open bedroom window

Going through your things with the fan blowing

And the sound of helicopters and the smell of smoke

C G F

From the forest fire that was growing, billowing just on the edge of town where we used to swim

G Am

They say a natural, cleansing devastation burning the understory, erasing trails

There is no end

But when I'm kneeling in the heat

Throwing out your underwear

The devastation is not natural or good

You do belong here

F G

I reject nature, I disagree

In the hazy light of forest fire smoke

I looked across at the refineries

F G

And thought that the world was actually constantly ending

F G

And the smell and roar of the asphalt truck that was idling just out the window, tearing up our street

C G

I missed you, of course

F G

And I remember thinking the last time it rained here you were alive still

F G

And that this same long heat that I was in contained you

C G

And in this same heat I open the window next to you

On your last morning

G F G

So you could breathe and then so you could ghost away

C G

And now so the room will hopefully

F Em

Stop whispering

F G

The grind of time I'm not keeping up with

Am G

The leaf on the ground pokes at my slumbering grief

F G C

Walking around, severed, lumbering

Em F G

But slowly sovereignty reasserts itself

Am G

I don't want it though

Am G

And betrayal whines

Am G

Who and how could I

Am/F

Live?

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