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Capo 3
[Intro]
G G C D G
G G C D G G
[Verse 1]
[G] Black birds slow and softly
[C] Breaks [D]  Aglass of [G] wine [G]
[G] Broken Blusey whisper
[C] Sing to [D] me to - [G] - night [G] Well
[Chorus]
[Em] Everybody wants [C] to go for? [G] - ever
[Em] I just wanna burn up [C] hard and [G] bright
[Em] I just wanna be your [C] fire? [G] - cracker
[Am] Maybe be your baby to - [C] - night
[Am] And maybe be your baby to - [C] ?night
[Harmonica Solo]
G G C D G
G G C D G G
[Verse 2]
[G] Lady Your kicks of silence
[C] Cough In - [D] - to your [G] room [G]
[G] Kiss me slow and softly
[C] Make me [D] dream of [G] You [G] Well
[Chorus]
[Em] Everybody wants [C] to go for? [G] - ever
[Em] I just wanna burn up [C] hard and [G] bright
[Em] I just wanna be your [C] fire? [G] - cracker
[Am] Maybe be your baby to - [C] - night
[Am] And maybe be your baby to - [C] ?night
[Harmonica Solo]
 G   G- C  D- G  
 G   G- C  D-  G  G  
[Bridge]
So when does the
[Em] Plane go down cause Im gonna
[G] Ride It Till It hits the Ground Then go
[Am] Out with  Afight [Am]
[Am] Cause I just wanna
[Bm] Be your [C] Ba - [D] - by.. To -
[G] - night [G] [C] [D] [G]
[Harmonica Outro]
G G C D G
G G C D G

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Firecracker

by Ryan Adams

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 3

[Intro]

G G C D G

G G C D G G

[Verse 1]

[] Black birds slow and softly

C D A G G

[] Breaks [] glass of [] wine []

[] Broken Blusey whisper

C D G G

[] Sing to [] me to - [] - night [] Well

[Chorus]

Em C G

[] Everybody wants [] to go for? [] - ever

Em C G

[] I just wanna burn up [] hard and [] bright

Em C G

[] I just wanna be your [] fire? [] - cracker

Am C

[] Maybe be your baby to - [] - night

Am C

[] And maybe be your baby to - [] ?night

[Harmonica Solo]

G G C D G

G G C D G G

[Verse 2]

[] Lady Your kicks of silence

C D G G

[] Cough In - [] - to your [] room []

[] Kiss me slow and softly

C D G G

[] Make me [] dream of [] You [] Well

[Chorus]

Em C G

[] Everybody wants [] to go for? [] - ever

Em C G

[] I just wanna burn up [] hard and [] bright

Em C G

[] I just wanna be your [] fire? [] - cracker

Am C

[] Maybe be your baby to - [] - night

Am C

[] And maybe be your baby to - [] ?night

[Harmonica Solo]

G G C D G

- -

G G C D G G

- -

[Bridge]

So when does the

[] Plane go down cause Im gonna

[] Ride It Till It hits the Ground Then go

Am A Am

[] Out with fight []

[] Cause I just wanna

Bm C D

[] Be your [] Ba - [] - by.. To -

G G C D G

[] - night [] [] [] []

[Harmonica Outro]

G G C D G

About Firecracker Chords by Ryan Adams

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