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Sit Down By The Fire

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Intro:
 E- E  
Verse:
   EBorn from the night in the roaring wC#mind
Cast out of the sAhadows by an unknown haEnd
Warmed by the light of these falling C#mlimbs
Drunk on the sAadness of a universe unmanEned
Across the water she clings to mC#me
and in the rising Acalm I feel her at my siEde
My father's singing in the fallin' leavesC#m  
about the complicated Abeauty of a river run drEy.
Refrain:
    C#mSit down by the fiAre
Sit down Eby the fire
Verse:
    EIt's hard to say
but I think you'd bettC#mer
just say you don't lAove me
you don't love me anymEore
I been waiting in line
now I know I'll nevC#mer
Overcome this mAadness
if I don't know for sureE  
Across the water she clings to meC#m  
and in the light of dAawn
I see her at my sidEe
My father's singing in the fallin' leaveC#ms
there's no way out of this old wAorld even if you try
Refrain:
    C#mSo just sit down by the fiAre
sit down bEy the fire
    C#mthere ain't no way to get whaAt I wantE  
    C#mSit down by the fiAre
oh, sit down bEy the fire
                              C#m             A   E-  E- F#m  
    There ain't no way to get what I want
Bridge:
           E-  E- F#m  
Some day
                              E-  E- F#m  
a little rain is bound to fall
           E-  E- F#m  
Some day
                              E-  E- F#m  
a little rain is bound to fall
           E-  E- F#m  
Some day
                        E-  E- F#m  
a little rain is bound to fall
         E- F#m  
Some day
Verse:
EOver my head my heart and my feetC#m  
I'm drawn insAane
you know I need you nowE  
Over my head my heart and my feetC#m  
I'm drawn insAanC#me
Refrain:
Sit down by the fAire love
sit down Eby the fire
    C#mthere ain't no way to get whaAt I wantE  
    C#mSit down by the firAe love
sit down Eby the fire
    C#mthere ain't no way to get whaAt I want.E  
OooohohoC#m, there ain't no way to get whaAt I want.E  

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Sit Down By The Fire

by The Veils

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

Intro:

E E

Verse:

E C#m

Born from the night in the roaring wind

A E

Cast out of the shadows by an unknown hand

C#m

Warmed by the light of these falling limbs

A E

Drunk on the sadness of a universe unmanned

C#m

Across the water she clings to me

A E

and in the rising calm I feel her at my side

C#m

My father's singing in the fallin' leaves

A E

about the complicated beauty of a river run dry.

Refrain:

C#m A

Sit down by the fire

Verse:

It's hard to say

C#m

but I think you'd better

just say you don't love me

you don't love me anymore

I been waiting in line

C#m

now I know I'll never

Overcome this madness

if I don't know for sure

C#m

Across the water she clings to me

and in the light of dawn

I see her at my side

C#m

My father's singing in the fallin' leaves

there's no way out of this old world even if you try

Refrain:

C#m A

So just sit down by the fire

sit down by the fire

C#m A E

there ain't no way to get what I want

C#m A

Sit down by the fire

oh, sit down by the fire

C#m A E E F#m

- -

There ain't no way to get what I want

Bridge:

E E F#m

- -

Some day

E E F#m

- -

a little rain is bound to fall

E E F#m

- -

Some day

E E F#m

- -

a little rain is bound to fall

E E F#m

- -

Some day

E E F#m

- -

a little rain is bound to fall

E F#m

Some day

Verse:

E C#m

Over my head my heart and my feet

I'm drawn insane

you know I need you now

C#m

Over my head my heart and my feet

A C#m

I'm drawn insane

Refrain:

Sit down by the fire love

sit down by the fire

C#m A E

there ain't no way to get what I want

C#m A

Sit down by the fire love

sit down by the fire

C#m A E

there ain't no way to get what I want.

C#m A E

Oooohoho, there ain't no way to get what I want.

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