Jumping Through The Fire
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
JUMPIN' THROUGH THE FIRE
[Intro]
(Circus riff)
F C
e|-1-0--------------------------------------|
B|-1---4-5-4-5-3--------3-------------------|
G|-2-------------5-4-5--0-5-4-5-4-5-3-2---2-|
D|-3--------------------x---------------6---|
A|----------------------3-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
C G C G F Gm7 G#m7 Am7
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---------5----------------------------------0---0-1-|
G|-5---------5----------2-------0---0-1-2-1-2-3---3-----|
D|-5-5-5-4-5-5-5-5-4-5--3-2-3-4---4---------------------|
A|-3---------3----------x-------------------------------|
E|----------------------1-------------------------------|
F C
e|-1-0--------------------------------------|
B|-1---4-5-4-5-3--------3-------------------|
G|-2-------------5-4-5--0-5-4-5-4-5-3-2---2-|
D|-3--------------------x---------------6---|
A|----------------------3-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
C G C G F C F F
e|----------------------1---0---1---1-------|
B|-5---------5----------1---1---1---1-------|
G|-5---------5----------2---0---2---2-------|
D|-5-5-5-4-5-5-5-5-4-5--3---2---3---3-------|
A|-3---------3----------3---3---3-3-3-------|
E|----------------------1-------1---1-------|
[Verse 1]
F
Now I was born a long time ago,
C7 F
Time ago, time ago
F
Just where it was I do not know,
C7 F
Jumpin' through the fire
F
It's somewhere on the road in a travelin' show,
C7 F
A travelin' show, travelin' show
F
Poppa'd find out 'n pack his things and he'd go,
C7 F
Jumpin' through the fire
C7
Well he took off in the night and left my mama in a spot
F
Like he wouldn't know his baby 'til it was in mid-life
G G7/B
They used to jump together through the fire side by side
C7
But when she come down she was the only one to ride
F C7 F
Only thing she said when he was gone, he was gone, yeah he was gone
F
Looks like I'll have to carry on,
C7 F
Jumpin' through the fire
[Verse 2]
F
It's a little log fire 'bout six foot wide,
C7 F
Six foot wide, yeah six foot wide
F
'n Mama ain't missed since the first day she tried
C7 F
Jumpin' through the fire
F
She jumped on a stallion, she loved to ride
C7 F
Loved to ride, loved to ride
F
Stallion stumbled, then it died
C7 F
Jumpin' through the fire
C7
And all the people say the folks would stand and cast-away
F
They was the finest fire jumpers seen up until that day
G G7/B
The people used to come from miles around
C7
When they'd hear that my mama was in town so
F
She wouldn't let 'em down when the baby was due,
C7 F
Baby was due, yeah the baby was due
F
Kid pops out, then there was two
C7 F
Jumpin' through the fire
[Verse 3]
F
Now poppa ain't seen again that I recall,
C7 F
I recall, I recall
F
'cept Once we saw a man with his face behind a shawl,
C7 F
Jumpin' through the fire
F
And mama saved every nickel, that we made
C7 F
That we made, that we made
F
She didn't want me to waste my life away
C7 F
Jumpin' through the fire
C7
And the only thing she said, she fixed her hands around my head
F
She said "I couldn't get your money honey, couldn't get your bread"
G G7/B
"But there's nothin' you can own", so
C C7
Look out kid, your on your own"
F
Now poppa's gone and passed away so she is free,
C7 F
She is free, yeah she is free
F
And poppa's got to spend eternity,
C F
Jumpin' through the fire
How to play Jumping Through The Fire
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