Firelight
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: F#mCapotraste:
2nd traste
CHORDS USED
Em 022000
Cadd9 x32030 (x32033 in breaks)
G 320033
D xx0323
[Intro]
Em | Cadd9 | G | D
Em | Cadd9 | G | D
[Verse 1]
Em
There’s a hole in my chest
Cadd9
Where the silence lives
G
Filled it up with bad habits
D
Cheap forgiveness
[Verse 2]
Em
I’ve been running from names
Cadd9
I don’t say out loud
G
Now I’m counting my sins
D
In the firelight
[Verse 3]
Em
Got a six string, worn down to the bone
Cadd9
Smells like smoke, sweat ‘n’ being alone
G
Every scar got a story I never tell
D
But the flames know me way too well
[Chorus 1]
Em
So I sit by the fire, let it burn me clean
Cadd9
Let the sparks take the weight off everything
G
If I’m lost, at least I know where I’ve been
D
Right here with dark and the warm fire
[Break]
Em | Cadd9 | G | D
[Verse 4]
Em
Momma said boy don’t carry it all
Cadd9
But I learned real young how to take the fall
G
I’ve loved too hard and I shut down slow
D
Now I talk to the night like it already knows
[Verse 5]
Em
I ain’t holy, I ain’t whole
Cadd9
Just a tired heart with a stubborn
G
soul
D
{Vocalising}
[Chorus 2]
Em
So I sit by the fire, let it burn me clean
Cadd9
Let the smoke tell the truth, if I’m broken at least I’m still
G
breathing, right here with the dark and the
D
open fire
[Break]
Em | Cadd9 | G | D
{Vocalising}
[Verse 6]
Em
Harmonica cries like it knows my name
Cadd9
Like it’s felt this loss, felt the same damn pain
G
If tomorrow comes, I’ll face it then
D
Tonight I’m just flesh and bon
[Break]
Em | Cadd9 | G | D
[Verse 7]
Em
I’ve made peace with the man I can’t outrun
Cadd9
These shoes are quiet when the day is done
G
I don’t need saving, I don’t need a sign
D
Just a little truth in the firelight
[Chorus 3]
Em
So I sit by the fire, let it pull me in
Cadd9
Every crack in my voice tells you where I’ve been
G
I ain’t fixed, I ain’t fine, but I’m here, just
D
me, this guitar and the fire
[Break]
Em | Cadd9 | G | D
[Verse 8]
Em
If I don’t make it home by the
Cadd9
morning light
G
Tell ‘em I was honest in the
D
firelight
[Verse 9]
Em
Momma I’m coming
Cadd9
home
G
{Vocalising}
D
{Vocalising}
[Outro]
Em | Cadd9 | G | D
Em | Cadd9 | G | D
Em
How to play Firelight
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.