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Emajor

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Key: E  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 C#m- x46654
 E-   022100
 B-   x24442
 D-   xx0232
 F#m- 244222
 A-   x02220
 Bbm- x13321
 C-   x35553
Intro:
Bass: C#m-E-B- Dx4
Guitar: C#m-E-B- Dx4
Verse 1:
  C#mComEmuniBcaDtions C#mdown
I Efloat withBoutD  
  C#mA Elight to Blead Dme
C#mback I'm Elost aBgainD  
  C#mThey say Esilence
is BgolDden
C#mLoneliEness never 
Bshined Dlike C#mthis
DiEseased the 
BleDper C#msits
    E     B  D D-- x4
The leper is me
Chorus:
C#mFireBflies ilAlumiF#mnate
your C#meyesB  A  
The C#mmoon will Blead me 
Aback to F#mearth aC#mgainB  A  
Verse 2:
    C#m  ECaught betBween Dthe sC#mtars
A Ewell lit BdrowDning
    C#m  EDarkness Bmocks Dme C#mwith
A Ebroken BcomDpass
  C#mSo I Eswim in a Bsea
DOf C#mdistress
EBroken Bdown
Dand C#mhelpless
BleDper C#msits
    E     B  D D-- x4
The leper is me
(Repeat Chorus)
Interlude: Bbm---B-Bbm--A-B
Bridge:
BbmFloating Ball aBbmloneA  B  
Bbm      B    Bbm A E B--C(do chorus chords in silence)
Floating all alone
(Repeat Chorus twice)

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Fireflies

by Finch

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

Bbm

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

C#m

- x46654

- 022100

- x24442

- xx0232

F#m

- 244222

- x02220

Bbm

- x13321

- x35553

Intro:

C#m E B D

Bass: --- x4

C#m E B D

Guitar: --- x4

Verse 1:

C#m E B D C#m

Communications down

E B D

I float without

C#m E B D

A light to lead me

C#m E B D

back I'm lost again

C#m E

They say silence

B D

is golden

C#m E

Loneliness never

B D C#m

shined like this

Diseased the

B D C#m

leper sits

E B D D-- x4

The leper is me

Chorus:

C#m B A F#m

Fireflies illuminate

C#m B A

your eyes

C#m B

The moon will lead me

A F#m C#m B A

back to earth again

Verse 2:

C#m E B D C#m

Caught between the stars

E B D

A well lit drowning

C#m E B D C#m

Darkness mocks me with

E B D

A broken compass

C#m E B

So I swim in a sea

D C#m

Of distress

E B

Broken down

D C#m

and helpless

B D C#m

leper sits

E B D D-- x4

The leper is me

(Repeat Chorus)

Interlude: Bbm---B-Bbm--A-B

Bridge:

Bbm B Bbm A B

Floating all alone

Bbm B Bbm A E B--C(do chorus chords in silence)

Floating all alone

(Repeat Chorus twice)

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