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[Verse]
Cadd9They tell you where you need to Ggo
Tell you when you need to Am7leaveF  
Cadd9They tell you what you need to Gknow
Tell you who you need to Am7beF  
[Pre-Chorus]
But Cadd9everything inside you knows there's Gmore than what you've heard
There's so much Am7more than empty conversations Ffilled with empty words
[Chorus]
And you're on Cadd9fire when he's neaGr you
You're on Am7fire when he sFpeaks
You're on Cadd9fire burning at Gthese mAm7ysteriesF  
[Verse]
Cadd9Give me one more time Garound
Give me one more chance to Am7see, yFeah
Cadd9Give me everything you Gare
Give me one more chance tAm7o be near you, ah, yFeah
[Pre-Chorus]
When Cadd9everything inside me looks like Geverything I hate
You are the Am7hope I have for change
You are the Fonly chance I'll take
[Chorus]
When I'm on Cadd9fire when you're near Gme
I'm on Am7fire when you sFpeak
I'm on Cadd9fire burning aGt these mysterAm7ie.....Fs
[Interlude]
MysterAm7ie.....Fs
          Am7       F      Am7   Cadd9(strum once)
Mysterie.....s
(follow the pattern above)
G   Am7   F   Cadd9
You're on Cadd9fireG  
You're on Am7fireF  
[Bridge]
I'm Cadd9standing on the edge of me
I'm Gstanding on the edge of me
I'm Am7standing on the edge of me
I'm Fstanding on the edge
I'm Cadd9standing on the edge of everyGthing I've never been before
[Chorus]
And I've been Am7standing on the edge of me
I'm Fstanding on the edge
And I'm on Cadd9fire when you're Gnear me
I'm on Am7fire when you sFpeak, yeah, yeah
I'm on Cadd9fire burning Gat these mysteriAm7es
These mysteriFes
These mysterCadd9ies, yGeah
You're a mAm7ystery, Fyeah
You're a mysterCadd9y

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On Fire

by Switchfoot

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Cadd9

Am7

[Verse]

Cadd9 G

They tell you where you need to go

Am7 F

Tell you when you need to leave

Cadd9 G

They tell you what you need to know

Am7 F

Tell you who you need to be

[Pre-Chorus]

Cadd9 G

But everything inside you knows there's more than what you've heard

Am7 F

There's so much more than empty conversations filled with empty words

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G

And you're on fire when he's near you

Am7 F

You're on fire when he speaks

Cadd9 G Am7 F

You're on fire burning at these mysteries

[Verse]

Cadd9 G

Give me one more time around

Am7 F

Give me one more chance to see, yeah

Cadd9 G

Give me everything you are

Am7 F

Give me one more chance to be near you, ah, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]

Cadd9 G

When everything inside me looks like everything I hate

Am7

You are the hope I have for change

You are the only chance I'll take

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G

When I'm on fire when you're near me

Am7 F

I'm on fire when you speak

Cadd9 G Am7 F

I'm on fire burning at these mysterie.....s

[Interlude]

Am7 F

Mysterie.....s

Am7 F Am7 Cadd9

(strum once)

Mysterie.....s

(follow the pattern above)

G Am7 F Cadd9

Cadd9 G

You're on fire

Am7 F

You're on fire

[Bridge]

Cadd9

I'm standing on the edge of me

Am7

I'm standing on the edge of me

I'm standing on the edge

Cadd9 G

I'm standing on the edge of everything I've never been before

[Chorus]

Am7

And I've been standing on the edge of me

I'm standing on the edge

Cadd9 G

And I'm on fire when you're near me

Am7 F

I'm on fire when you speak, yeah, yeah

Cadd9 G Am7

I'm on fire burning at these mysteries

These mysteries

Cadd9 G

These mysteries, yeah

Am7 F

You're a mystery, yeah

Cadd9

You're a mystery

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