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The Great Fire

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STANDARD TUNING w/
NO CAPO
(*= one strum)
[Intro]
     Bm....
[Verse]
So much there A#was to loseBm  
So much goDt lost
In the great fGireEm  
A#            Bm....Bm*/mute
In the great fire
   BmSo much that nA#o one thoughtBm  
That no one thought to thiDnk of at all
Until the Gfire
The fire broke ouEmtF#  
But when the Dflames die downG  
 and everything is gone
Will there be Emfire under the Bmashes Gstill?
But when the Dflames die downG  
 and everything is gone
                           Em              A  Bm*
Will there be fire under the ashes... still?
[Interlude]
Bm....Bm....Bm....A#....
Bm....D....G....Em..F#..Bm....Bm....
[Verse]
   BmSo this is really wA#hat you wantBm  
And not some wild exDperiment
That you're just Gtrying?Em  
Oh that you're just Bmtrying?A#  
   BmDo you remember saying A#my name?Bm  
There was only one way Dyou could say it
Before the Gfire, the fire broke ouEmtBm  
But when the Dflames die downG  
 and everything is gone
Will there be Emfire under the Bmashes Gstill?
But when the Dflames die downG  
 and everything is gone
                           Em              A  Bm*
Will there be fire under the ashes... still?

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The Great Fire

by OK Go

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Chords in this song · guitar

STANDARD TUNING w/

NO CAPO

(*= one strum)

[Intro]

Bm....

[Verse]

A# Bm

So much there was to lose

So much got lost

G Em

In the great fire

A# Bm....Bm*/mute

In the great fire

Bm A# Bm

So much that no one thought

That no one thought to think of at all

Until the fire

Em F#

The fire broke out

D G

But when the flames die down

and everything is gone

Em Bm G

Will there be fire under the ashes still?

D G

But when the flames die down

and everything is gone

Em A Bm

Will there be fire under the ashes... still?

[Interlude]

Bm....Bm....Bm....A#....

Bm....D....G....Em..F#..Bm....Bm....

[Verse]

Bm A# Bm

So this is really what you want

And not some wild experiment

G Em

That you're just trying?

Bm A#

Oh that you're just trying?

Bm A# Bm

Do you remember saying my name?

There was only one way you could say it

G Em Bm

Before the fire, the fire broke out

D G

But when the flames die down

and everything is gone

Em Bm G

Will there be fire under the ashes still?

D G

But when the flames die down

and everything is gone

Em A Bm

Will there be fire under the ashes... still?

About The Great Fire Chords by OK Go

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