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Fire Engine Red - Robert Francis

Fire Engine Red

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Intro:

C D

G Bm

C

C D

Tryin' to get her to stay home

G

was worst than pulling a sword from the stone

Bm

I'm sweating bullets in Palos Verdes

C

Please, don't leave me on my own

C D

I wanted her to be my wife

G

I wanted her to want that life

Bm

It ended the same way it started

C

Behind the door, holding that knife

C C Am

While I'm happy, I was wrong and mislead

C D G

She took me to your lipstick fire engine red

C D

You were brighter than a neon sea

G

of signs that say "no vacancy"

Bm

The few brave men you've let check in

C

still brag about the times they've been

C D

Over the limit, drunk on wine

G

Below the Mason Dixon line

Bm

I promised that I'd start to pray

C

if the police looked the other way

C C Am

And I didn't go to jail, wind up dead

C D G

I prayed each night for your lips fire engine red

C D

They said: "You cannot clear a jump that wide

G

A stunt like that is suicide"

Bm

But when I got the courage to

C

I spent the night alone with you

C D

I think I'm the luckiest guy

G

I used to be too numb to cry

Bm

I don't know how I timed this right

C

You're just the prettiest sight

C C Am

In the movies people change when they bled

C D G

Inside my veins your lipstick's fire engine red

C D

I must admit I'm insecure

G

That's what all those women were for

Bm

I don't wanna be who I am

C

If nobody else gives a damn

C D

We've been together 'bout a year

G

I can't say that don't bring me fear

Bm

I'm scared to come home every night

C

I'm scared to keep the checkbook tight

C C Am

Renting movies in your room, in your bed

C D G

You kissed my cheek, with lipstick fire engine red

C D

You always wear the same perfume

G

It reminds you of the hotel room

Bm

The one in which I swore I knew

C

I'd spent the rest (of) my life with you

C D

But I tell you "you should take it off

G

I don't wanna smell like that stuff"

Bm

Sometimes my heart it gets so dark

C

You sit and watch it fall apart

C C Am

Run a needle through what's left, tie the thread

C D G

Don't let me leave your lipstick fire engine red

C D

What's two people supposed to do

G

When restlessness gets hold of you

Bm

I'm drowning in my drinking cup

C

I can't, I will not give you up

C D

But if flowers never stay and bloom

G

I'd do we in a one bed room

Bm

We're both victims to our fear

C

I'll be a man and hold you near

C C Am

If you leave me, you'll survive in my head

C D G

I won't forget your lipstick's fire engine red

How to play Fire Engine Red

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 C. 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.

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