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Comment:  This song is from Mike Doughty’s Sad Man Happy Man.
Capo 4
[Intro]
 G   D   C  Gx4
[Chorus]
GC'mon beautiful lDet’s go sit on Cthe front lawn
GWatch the firefliDes as the sun gCoes down
GThey don't live tDoo long, just a Cflash and then they're gone
GWe'll laugh at them and Dwatch the Csun go down
                G                D   Cx2
[Verse]
GTell my why you don't Dsleep aCnymore
GTell me what you Dsit up all nighCt waiting for
GAre you waiting fDor loneliness tCo paralyze
GAre you waiting fDor system midniCght to anesthetize
GFireflyD  C  
GFireflyD  C  
                G                D   Cx2
[Verse]
GFinish the prayer Dthat Cstarted as a kiss
GThe overwhelming Ddream Cof happiness
GI'll give you all Dof my Cgood luck
GFor the overwhelmDing dream Cthat's killing us
GFireflyD  C  
                G                D   Cx3
[Chorus]
GC'mon beautiful wDe'll go sit on Cthe front lawn
GWe'll watch the fDireflies as the Csun goes down
GThey don't live tDoo long, just a Cflash and then they're gone
GWe'll laugh at thDem and watch thCe sun go down
[Outro]
GFireflyD  C  
GFireflyD  C  
GFireflyD  C  
G

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Firefly

by Mike Doughty

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Comment: This song is from Mike Doughty’s Sad Man Happy Man.

Capo 4

[Intro]

G D C G

[Chorus]

G D C

C'mon beautiful let’s go sit on the front lawn

G D C

Watch the fireflies as the sun goes down

G D C

They don't live too long, just a flash and then they're gone

G D C

We'll laugh at them and watch the sun go down

G D C

[Verse]

G D C

Tell my why you don't sleep anymore

G D C

Tell me what you sit up all night waiting for

G D C

Are you waiting for loneliness to paralyze

G D C

Are you waiting for system midnight to anesthetize

G D C

Firefly

G D C

Firefly

G D C

[Verse]

G D C

Finish the prayer that started as a kiss

G D C

The overwhelming dream of happiness

G D C

I'll give you all of my good luck

G D C

For the overwhelming dream that's killing us

G D C

Firefly

G D C

[Chorus]

G D C

C'mon beautiful we'll go sit on the front lawn

G D C

We'll watch the fireflies as the sun goes down

G D C

They don't live too long, just a flash and then they're gone

G D C

We'll laugh at them and watch the sun go down

[Outro]

G D C

Firefly

G D C

Firefly

G D C

Firefly

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