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DThere is fire
And theAre's light
The Bmsense of something
Coming down this tGelephone wire
And there's Awrong and tBmhere's right
That's the cAlosest thing to clA7arity tonDight
There are sDongs I've sAeen
That can mBmake somebody feel
Like things are bGetter than they seem
That there's tiAme
Yes thereBm's time AtoniDght
GIn my oAwn defeDnse
GI doAn't bBmelieve tAhat DI
Was bAorn this cBmomplicaAted
G   A   G   A
YGou can say
SAomething
WBmait until the people cheer
Then Ggive them the refrain
And thAe band plays tBmhose bAlues awDay
GIn my oAwn defeDnse
GI doAn't bBmelieve tAhat DI
Was bAorn this cBmomplicaAted
[ AGwesoAme SBmolo OAver DThese Chords ]
IGts a frame of mAind
its a Bmsurfacing you notice
from the cGorner of your eye
You can sAee for mBmiles
With an iAnner light that's gA7uiding you Dhome
GIn my oAwn defeDnse
GI doAn't bBmelieve tAhat DI
Was bAorn this cBmomplicaAted
G   A   G   A
...PS --
I think the little riff you hear at the end of certain measures goes something like this
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Complicated

by Yonder Mountain String Band

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There is fire

And there's light

The sense of something

Coming down this telephone wire

A Bm

And there's wrong and there's right

A A7 D

That's the closest thing to clarity tonight

D A

There are songs I've seen

That can make somebody feel

Like things are better than they seem

That there's time

Bm A D

Yes there's time tonight

G A D

In my own defense

G A Bm A D

I don't believe that I

A Bm A

Was born this complicated

G A G A

You can say

Something

Wait until the people cheer

Then give them the refrain

A Bm A D

And the band plays those blues away

G A D

In my own defense

G A Bm A D

I don't believe that I

A Bm A

Was born this complicated

G A Bm A D

[ Awesome Solo Over These Chords ]

G A

Its a frame of mind

its a surfacing you notice

from the corner of your eye

A Bm

You can see for miles

A A7 D

With an inner light that's guiding you home

G A D

In my own defense

G A Bm A D

I don't believe that I

A Bm A

Was born this complicated

G A G A

...PS --

I think the little riff you hear at the end of certain measures goes something like this

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|----------------2-------------------------|

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