Firelight Waltz
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D D
All the hard-drinking stiffs
G D
Are asleep on their cots
G F#m Em A
And fog's in barrels on Totten Pond Road
D Aadd4
And the sots who remain
Am G
Strike matches and crane
Bm G Asus4 A
Cause they can't make their way in the dark
D
It's a hard parlor game
G D G
Playing miscues and pratfalls for laughs
F#m Em A
From sad sacks and fairweather friends
D Aadd4
You don't have to catch on
Am G
Lay it out and be gone
Bm G Asus4 D
There's a calm's been a long time coming
D Asus4 G D
Mary oh Mary go find the light
Am Em G
Take a hit from your whiskey and stumble inside
D Bm F#m G
It's a tune from your childhood and a soft yellow moon
Bm G Asus4 D
And the firelight is just right for dancing
D
Like the cruel April air
G D
Plays muse to the hopeless
G F#m Em A
And the storms coax sunflowers from mossy old hills
D Aadd4
May this song find you there
Am G
In your embroidered chair
Bm G Asus4 D
With your afghan and warm Darjeeling
D Asus4 G D
Mary oh Mary go find the light
Am Em G
Take a hit from your whiskey and stumble inside
D Bm F#m G
It's a tune from your childhood and a soft yellow moon
Bm G Asus4 D
And the firelight is just right for dancing
How to play Firelight Waltz
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. 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.