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Fireflies
Owl City
Each chord gets a half-measure unless otherwise noted
Capo 3
| Chord Guide | |||
|
3 4 G: 3x0003 |
32 1
C: x32010 |
134211
F: 133211 |
12
Em: 022000 |
|
231 Am: x02210 |
132
D: xx0232 |
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Intro:
/ G - C - / F - - - / x4
G C F (1)
You would not believe your eyes If ten million fireflies
G C F (1)
lit up the world as I fell asleep
G C F (1)
'Cause they'd fill the open air and leave teardrops everywhere
G C F (1)
you'd think me rude but I would just stand and stare
Chorus:
F C G (1)
I'd like to make myself believe
F C Em F
that planet Earth turns slowly
F C / F G Am - /
Its hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
F C D (1)
'Cause everything is never as it seems
G C F (1)
'Cause id get a thousand hugs from ten thousand lightning bugs
G C F (1)
as they tried to teach me how to dance
G C F (1)
A foxtrot above my head, a sockhop beneath my bed
G C F (1)
a disco ball is just hanging by a thread
Chorus
F (1 hold)
When i fall asleep
G C F (1)
leave my door open just a crack (please take me away from here)
G C F (1)
'Cause i feel like such an insomniac (please take me away from here)
G C F (1)
why do i tire of counting sheep (please take me away from here)
G C F (1)
when I'm far too tired to fall asleep
G C F (1)
To ten million fireflies
G C F (1)
I'm weird 'cause i hate goodbyes
G C F (1)
i got misty eyes as they said farewell
G C F (1)
but ill know where several are
G C F (1)
if my dreams get real bizarre
G C F (1)
'cause i saved a few and i keep them in a jar
F C G (1)
I'd like to make myself believe
F C Em F
that planet Earth turns slowly
F C / F G Am - /
Its hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
F C D (1)
'Cause everything is never as it seems when I fall asleep
Chorus
F Am G (1)
I'd like to make myself believe
F C Em F
that planet Earth turns slowly
F C / F G Am - /
Its hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
F C G (hold)
Because my dreams are bursting at the seams...
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
