Campfire
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Amaj7 E Amaj7 E
Oh my my, oh I guess
Amaj7 E Amaj7 E
That I've done my time, now I've laid to rest
Amaj7 E Amaj7 E
There’s a campfire inside my soul
Amaj7 E Amaj7
And it billows
C#m E A
And the sky was a thousand years old
C#m E A
Always kept time in my back pocket
C#m E A
No man, goddamn, came to take my soul
C#m E A
Shut the door, then lock it
Amaj7 E Amaj7 E
And where have all of my friends gone
Amaj7 E Amaj7 E
And where did all of my friends go
Amaj7 E Amaj7 E
And where have all of my friends gone
Amaj7 E Amaj7
They billow
C#m E A
Thought that I saw Jessi, she was sitting in a crowd
C#m E A
Thought that I saw Jessi, then I got to feeling proud
C#m E A
To ever have known someone so pretty and so sweet
C#m E A
Who every-time she sang a song it'd sweep me off me feet
Amaj7 E Amaj7 E
But oh my my, oh I guess
Amaj7 E Amaj7 E
That she did her time, now she's laid to rest
Amaj7 E Amaj7 E
There’s a campfire inside her soul
Amaj7 E Amaj7
Still billows
N.c.
Lay your head on my pillow
There's a fire inside you, and that’s why you billow
Stay calm, stay calm, and give me your palm
A song, a song for you
Amaj7
I walked to town, devil one side of me
E
Held by an angel put poems inside of me
Amaj7 E
Down to my mouth said won’t you recite to me, okay
Amaj7
Every first Wednesday there goes that sound again
E
Sun’s going down and she's a sundowner
Amaj7
Stay calm, stay calm, and give me your palm
E
Give me your palm, and I’ll sing you a song
Amaj7
Young kids smoke cigarettes out on the avenue
E
Sun’s going down so you might as well have a few
Amaj7
Hey who are you? Did you hear the news?
E
Anthony's dead, and Poor Richard too
Amaj7
They billow, they billow, and it makes me nervous
E
They whittled a fiddle from wood in our service
Amaj7
Now that it’s dusk, kids scatter the avenue
E
Hey who are you? I'm a sundowner too
Amaj7 E (12x)
How to play Campfire
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Amaj7. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.