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Fire And The Thud

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Fire and the Thud - Arctic Monkeys
Capo: 2nd Fret
While playing Em* you have to play this riff on the 2nd string up while playin Em:
e|---------------|
B|---2---3---2---|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
For C* you have to play this riff on the 3rd string up whilst playin the C chord:
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|---4---3---|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
[Intro]
Em*
[Verse 1]
    Em*
you showed me my tommorow
  Em*
beside a box of matches
  Em*
a welcome threating stir
Em*
   Em*
my hopes of being stolen
      Em*
might just ring true
                   Em*
depends who you prefer
Em*
[Bridge]
EmIf its true your gonna Grun away
                      C  C*
tell me where ill meet you there
 Em  C* (x2)
[Verse 2]
     Em*
Am I snapping the excitement?
     Em*
If i pack away the laughter
    Em*
and tell you how it feels
Em*
         Em*
And does burden come to meet ya
       Em*
If ive questions of the feature
     Em*
that rolls on your dream reel
Em*
[Bridge 2]
The Emday after you Gstole my heart
                            C  C*                                 Em  C*
Everything I touched told me it would be better shared with you
 Em  C*
[Verse 3]
And your Amhiding in my Emsoup
and the Ambook reveals your Emface
and as you're Amsplashing in my Emeyelids
the Amconcentration conEmtinually Ambreaks
I did reEmquest the mark you Amcast
It didnt Emheal as fast
I Chear your voice in silences
                             C*                      Em  C*
will the teasing of the fire be followed by the thud
 Em  C*
In the Emjostling crowd your not allowed to tell the truth and the photo
         Em*
booths a liar
Em*
        Em*
And the sharpened explanations
    Em*                             Em*
but theres no screaming reason to enquire
Em*
I'd like to Empoke them in their Gprying eyes with Cthings theyve never seen
C*                         Em  
if it smacks them in their temples

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Fire And The Thud

by Arctic Monkeys

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Fire and the Thud - Arctic Monkeys

Capo: 2nd Fret

While playing Em* you have to play this riff on the 2nd string up while playin Em:

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

B|---2---3---2---|

G|---------------|

D|---------------|

A|---------------|

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

For C* you have to play this riff on the 3rd string up whilst playin the C chord:

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

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

G|---4---3---|

D|-----------|

A|-----------|

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

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

you showed me my tommorow

beside a box of matches

a welcome threating stir

my hopes of being stolen

might just ring true

depends who you prefer

[Bridge]

Em G

If its true your gonna run away

C C

tell me where ill meet you there

Em C

* (x2)

[Verse 2]

Am I snapping the excitement?

If i pack away the laughter

and tell you how it feels

And does burden come to meet ya

If ive questions of the feature

that rolls on your dream reel

[Bridge 2]

Em G

The day after you stole my heart

C C Em C

* *

Everything I touched told me it would be better shared with you

Em C

[Verse 3]

Am Em

And your hiding in my soup

Am Em

and the book reveals your face

Am Em

and as you're splashing in my eyelids

Am Em Am

the concentration continually breaks

Em Am

I did request the mark you cast

It didnt heal as fast

I hear your voice in silences

C Em C

* *

will the teasing of the fire be followed by the thud

Em C

In the jostling crowd your not allowed to tell the truth and the photo

booths a liar

And the sharpened explanations

Em Em

* *

but theres no screaming reason to enquire

Em G C

I'd like to poke them in their prying eyes with things theyve never seen

C Em

if it smacks them in their temples

About Fire And The Thud Chords by Arctic Monkeys

Learn how to play Fire And The Thud by Arctic Monkeys with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Fire And The Thud chords”, “Fire And The Thud guitar chords”, or “Arctic Monkeys Fire And The Thud chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Fire And The Thud chords and for experienced players who want accurate Fire And The Thud lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Em, B, G, D, A, E.

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The chords for "Fire And The Thud" show the original chord names (including Em, B, G, D, A, E). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.