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For The Fire
Mistake
Key: D
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 D-   xx0232
 A-   x02220
 Bm-  x24432
 G-   320033
 Em-  022000
 C-   x32010
 F#m- 244222
Intro:  Bm   D   G   Em   Gx4
Verse 1:
  BmYou're lying face
down on the Dfloor
The walls are caving
in but Gyou Refuse to
forEmget  G    BmClose the wndow
lock the Ddoor and hold
yourown GRaging heavy
war with a diEmluted
mindGset Oh Bmno They
won't let you Dhide
You're Gso far off
from where they
Emwant you to Gbe Oh Bmno
They'll eat your hope
aDlive You're not Gliving
only breathing this
is Emnot what we Gneed
Chorus 1:
  BmOur minds are Dbattle
zones GAnd we're all
pretty Emfar from Gwinning
  BmThis world it Dnot our
own But we've Gclung to
every bit of hope Emsince
the beGginning  BmAnd I'm
not Dfinished yet Won't
Gtake me down won't Emtake
me Gout Oh Bmno We're not
Dfinished yet We'll be
the Gstart of the progress
they've always Emworried aGboutBm  
Interlude:
C Bm C Bm C Bm
G A G F#m G F#m Em F#m
C Bm C Bm C Bm
G A G F#m G F#m Em F#m
Verse 2:
Well if Bminnocence is
ignorance Then Dignorance
is bliss If Gignorance is
bliss Than I Emought to
be the Ghappiest I'm Bmnot
we've been caught But we
Ddon't know what we've done
SGtanding in the shadows
of a Emworld that's overGrun
By Bmeverything we've always
been afDraid of They Glay us
down to sleep and say it's
Emall that we Gneed But I Bmthink
that it's time we Dwake up
And esGtablish Who We Are
instead of EmWho We Ought To GBe
Chorus 2:
  BmOur minds are Dbattle
zones GAnd we're all
pretty Emfar from Gwinning
  BmThis world it Dnot our
own But we've Gclung to
every bit of hope Emsince
the beGginning  BmAnd I'm
not Dfinished yet Won't
Gtake me down won't Emtake
me Gout Oh Bmno We're not
Dfinished yet We'll be
the Gstart of the progress
they've always Emworried aGbout
Guitar Solo: Very fast shredding
 Bm   D   G   Em   Gx4
Bridge:
  BmOh DGod with every
Gbreath that I Dtake
There's aBmnother
fragile Dshadow
and I'm Glost
in their Dways
  BmOh DGod with every
Gbreath that I Dtake
There's aBmnother
fragile Dshadow
and I'm Glost
in their Dways
  BmOh DGod with every
Gbreath that I Dtake
There's aBmnother
fragile Dshadow
and I'm Glost
in their Dways
BmPlease don't ever
Dlisten to what the
Gvoices have to Dsay
You've Bmgotta run aDway
You Are GNot A MisDtake
Interlude:  Bm   G   F#mx2 D  
(Repeat Chorus 2)
Outro:  Bm   D   G   Em   Gx2

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Mistake

by For The Fire

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F#m

For The Fire

Mistake

Key: D

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- xx0232

- x02220

- x24432

- 320033

- 022000

- x32010

F#m

- 244222

Bm D G Em G

Intro: x4

Verse 1:

You're lying face

down on the floor

The walls are caving

in but you Refuse to

Em G Bm

forget Close the wndow

lock the door and hold

yourown Raging heavy

war with a diluted

G Bm

mindset Oh no They

won't let you hide

You're so far off

from where they

Em G Bm

want you to be Oh no

They'll eat your hope

D G

alive You're not living

only breathing this

Em G

is not what we need

Chorus 1:

Bm D

Our minds are battle

zones And we're all

Em G

pretty far from winning

Bm D

This world it not our

own But we've clung to

every bit of hope since

G Bm

the beginning And I'm

not finished yet Won't

G Em

take me down won't take

G Bm

me out Oh no We're not

finished yet We'll be

the start of the progress

Em G Bm

they've always worried about

Interlude:

C Bm C Bm C Bm

G A G F#m G F#m Em F#m

C Bm C Bm C Bm

G A G F#m G F#m Em F#m

Verse 2:

Well if innocence is

ignorance Then ignorance

is bliss If ignorance is

bliss Than I ought to

G Bm

be the happiest I'm not

we've been caught But we

don't know what we've done

Standing in the shadows

Em G

of a world that's overrun

By everything we've always

D G

been afraid of They lay us

down to sleep and say it's

Em G Bm

all that we need But I think

that it's time we wake up

And establish Who We Are

Em G

instead of Who We Ought To Be

Chorus 2:

Bm D

Our minds are battle

zones And we're all

Em G

pretty far from winning

Bm D

This world it not our

own But we've clung to

every bit of hope since

G Bm

the beginning And I'm

not finished yet Won't

G Em

take me down won't take

G Bm

me out Oh no We're not

finished yet We'll be

the start of the progress

Em G

they've always worried about

Guitar Solo: Very fast shredding

Bm D G Em G

Bridge:

Bm D

Oh God with every

G D

breath that I take

There's another

fragile shadow

and I'm lost

in their ways

Bm D

Oh God with every

G D

breath that I take

There's another

fragile shadow

and I'm lost

in their ways

Bm D

Oh God with every

G D

breath that I take

There's another

fragile shadow

and I'm lost

in their ways

Please don't ever

listen to what the

G D

voices have to say

Bm D

You've gotta run away

G D

You Are Not A Mistake

Bm G F#m D

Interlude: x2

(Repeat Chorus 2)

Bm D G Em G

Outro: x2

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