You Were on Fire Chords & Lyrics by Keren Ann
You Were on Fire
guitar chords lyrics
I based this by watching an acoustic version of the song played by Keren Ann
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piRmUbgpGzM)
CAPO ON 4th
Chords used
Eadd9: 022102
G: 320003 (or 355433 for chorus like Keren in the video)
Am: x02210 (or 577555 like Keren in the video)
Am7: x02213
Cmaj7: x32003
Dm: xx0231 (or x57765 like Keren in the video)
G#: 466544
F: 133211
F#: 244322
Cm: x35543
Gm: 355333
Intro: Eadd9 Eadd9
Eadd9
I've never seen you clear before
G
I've never heard you cry
Am7
My blinded heart has washed ashore
Cmaj7
My innocence's gone dry
Eadd9
And I wish I had more patience
G
There are things I can't reverse
Am7
I don't know why you were so threatened
Cmaj7
By the entire universe
G
You were on fire
Dm
Tainted in the sun
Am
You ran against the raging wind
G# G
Decadent and drunken with desire
Dm
Fooling the love of everyone
Am
Your reverence in flames
G# G
Your eyes were golden and awake
Am7 Cmaj7
You were on fire
Eadd9 Cmaj7 Am7 Cmaj7
Eadd9
No one's ever saved you
G
You only saw him bleed
Am7
And his sorrow misbehaved you
Cmaj7
To avenge and not to plead
Eadd9
But out here, there is no other
G
Who has seen you broken down
Am7
Bare and blameless for your lover
Cmaj7
Bold and fearless for the crowd
G
You were on fire
Dm
Tainted in the sun
Am
You ran against the raging wind
G# G
Decadent and drunken with desire
Dm
Fooling the love of everyone
Am
Your reverence in flames
G# G
Your eyes were golden and awake
F
You were on fire
Cm Gm F# G#
G
You were on fire
Dm
Fooling the love of everyone
Am
Your reverence in flames
G# G
Your eyes were golden and awake
Am7 Cmaj7
You were on fire
Outro: Eadd9 Cmaj7 Am7 Cmaj7
Eadd9
