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XTC - GREAT FIRE
MUMMER (1983)
Verse and solo are in 3/4 (first two beats Am, third F), the rest is in 4/4.
 F/A- x03211
[Intro]
       Am      Fx8
[Verse 1]
AmGreat firFe burning
AmYou supplFied the spark
AmFires burFning sprAmeading throuFgh the ark
AmAnimals are pFanicking
AmI'm animal and Fpanicking
BbYour F/Aglance a Cmatch on the Gtinderwood
BbYou F/Anever Cspoke but I Gunderstood
FBring water
AbEyes bring water
[Chorus]
AGreat Efire burning AthroughBm  
AGreat fEire burning Athrough my Bmhouse
AGreat Efire burning Athrough my Bmhouse anAmd heart
[Verse 2]
AmGreat fire Fburning
AmAll because Fof you
AmFires burFning spreaAding through Fthe zoo
AmAnimals are Fpanicking
AmI'm animal and Fpanicking
BbNo roF/Aund of Cdrinks can Gextinguish this
BbFeelinF/Ag of Clove and enGgulfing bliss
FBring water
AbEyes bring water
[Chorus]
AGreat Efire burning AthroughBm  
AGreat fEire burning Athrough my Bmhouse
AGreat Efire burning Athrough my Bmhouse and Amheart
[Bridge]
GmI've been in love Gmmaj7before
Gm7But it's never Gm6been as hot as this
GmSmoke curling round the Gmmaj7door
Gm7Memories of Cold loves crack and Ebmaj7blister
Mister fireman bet you couldn't put me out if you Amtried
[Solo]
   Am      Fx5
P.M.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9----------------7--9----------------7-9-9-12-11-7-9------|
D|---10-7----7-9-10------10-7----7-9-10-----------------10-7-|
A|--------7-------------------7------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
P.M.
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|------------9-12-11-7-9----------------|
D|---------7--------------10-7-----------|
A|-7-10-11----------------------7-10-11--|
E|---------------------------------------|
BbYour F/Aglance a Cmatch on the Gtinderwood
BbYou F/Anever Cspoke but I Gunderstood
FBring water
AbEyes bring water
[Chorus]
AGreat Efire burning
BbGreat Ffire burning
BGreat F#fire burning BthroughC#m  
BGreat Ffire burning Bthrough my C#mhouse
BGreat F#fire burning Bthrough my C#mhouse and heart

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Great Fire

by XTC

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F/A

Gmmaj7

Gm7

Gm6

Ebmaj7

C#m

XTC - GREAT FIRE

MUMMER (1983)

Verse and solo are in 3/4 (first two beats Am, third F), the rest is in 4/4.

F/A

- x03211

[Intro]

Am F

[Verse 1]

Am F

Great fire burning

Am F

You supplied the spark

Am F Am F

Fires burning spreading through the ark

Am F

Animals are panicking

Am F

I'm animal and panicking

Bb F/A C G

Your glance a match on the tinderwood

Bb F/A C G

You never spoke but I understood

Bring water

Eyes bring water

[Chorus]

A E A Bm

Great fire burning through

A E A Bm

Great fire burning through my house

A E A Bm Am

Great fire burning through my house and heart

[Verse 2]

Am F

Great fire burning

Am F

All because of you

Am F A F

Fires burning spreading through the zoo

Am F

Animals are panicking

Am F

I'm animal and panicking

Bb F/A C G

No round of drinks can extinguish this

Bb F/A C G

Feeling of love and engulfing bliss

Bring water

Eyes bring water

[Chorus]

A E A Bm

Great fire burning through

A E A Bm

Great fire burning through my house

A E A Bm Am

Great fire burning through my house and heart

[Bridge]

Gm Gmmaj7

I've been in love before

Gm7 Gm6

But it's never been as hot as this

Gm Gmmaj7

Smoke curling round the door

Gm7 C Ebmaj7

Memories of old loves crack and blister

Mister fireman bet you couldn't put me out if you tried

[Solo]

Am F

P.M.

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------------------|

G|-9----------------7--9----------------7-9-9-12-11-7-9------|

D|---10-7----7-9-10------10-7----7-9-10-----------------10-7-|

A|--------7-------------------7------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

P.M.

e|---------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------|

G|------------9-12-11-7-9----------------|

D|---------7--------------10-7-----------|

A|-7-10-11----------------------7-10-11--|

E|---------------------------------------|

Bb F/A C G

Your glance a match on the tinderwood

Bb F/A C G

You never spoke but I understood

Bring water

Eyes bring water

[Chorus]

A E

Great fire burning

Bb F

Great fire burning

B F# B C#m

Great fire burning through

B F B C#m

Great fire burning through my house

B F# B C#m

Great fire burning through my house and heart

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