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[Intro]
C  C Am
C  C G
[Verse 1]
CHe's not bulletproofAm  
FDon't let him Cfool youG  
His Clife is a Glie
He'Ams dying Cinside
From the Fsticks and stones Csomebody Gthrew
[Chorus]
Our Gtongues are liAmke matches
Our Fears are like Ctrees
OuGr words are like Amsparks
On Fdry summer Cleaves
It Gdoesn't takAme much
For the Fflames to Crise
And Fturn Ca sAmoul
FInto a Cforest fire
[Verse 2]
CShe's not half as stAmrong
FAs she'd like Cto let onG  
She Csmiles but she Gknows
She can't Amtake one more Cblow
From the Fhate that she's Cheard for so Glong
[Chorus]
Our Gtongues are like Ammatches
Our Fears are like Ctrees
Our Gwords are like Amsparks
On Fdry summer Cleaves
It Gdoesn't takAme much
For the Fflames to Crise
And Fturn Ca sAmoul
FInto a Cforest fireAm  
Into a Cforest fireG  
[Bridge]
Be careful what you Csay
Be careful what you Amsay
Be Ccareful, mm-mmG-mm
[Chorus]
Our Gtongues are like Ammatches
Our Fears are like Ctrees
Our Gwords are like Amsparks
On Fdry summer Cleaves
It Gdoesn't takAme much
For the Fflames to Crise
And Amturn Ca souAml--
Oh and Fturn Cus Gall--
Into a Cforest fireAm  
AmInto a Cforest Gfire
[Outro]
Be CcarefulAm  
Be careful what you sCayG  

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Forest Fire

by Josh Wilson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C C Am

C C G

[Verse 1]

C Am

He's not bulletproof

F C G

Don't let him fool you

C G

His life is a lie

Am C

He's dying inside

F C G

From the sticks and stones somebody threw

[Chorus]

G Am

Our tongues are like matches

F C

Our ears are like trees

G Am

Our words are like sparks

F C

On dry summer leaves

G Am

It doesn't take much

F C

For the flames to rise

F C Am

And turn a soul

F C

Into a forest fire

[Verse 2]

C Am

She's not half as strong

F C G

As she'd like to let on

C G

She smiles but she knows

Am C

She can't take one more blow

F C G

From the hate that she's heard for so long

[Chorus]

G Am

Our tongues are like matches

F C

Our ears are like trees

G Am

Our words are like sparks

F C

On dry summer leaves

G Am

It doesn't take much

F C

For the flames to rise

F C Am

And turn a soul

F C Am

Into a forest fire

C G

Into a forest fire

[Bridge]

Be careful what you say

C G

Be careful, mm-mm-mm

[Chorus]

G Am

Our tongues are like matches

F C

Our ears are like trees

G Am

Our words are like sparks

F C

On dry summer leaves

G Am

It doesn't take much

F C

For the flames to rise

Am C Am

And turn a soul--

F C G

Oh and turn us all--

C Am

Into a forest fire

Am C G

Into a forest fire

[Outro]

C Am

Be careful

C G

Be careful what you say

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