Chords for American Aquarium - The World Is On Fire
Tempo:
69.475 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Abm
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [A] [E]
[B] [E]
She [A] looked out the window and [E] said the world's on fire.
That's when I [A] laughed and poured her a [B] glass of wine.
[A]
We'd just [E] stand at the TV, [A] try to [E] find some meaning,
[A]
hoping that [E] we'd wake up from [B] this dream sometime [E]
tomorrow.
[A] [E] Well the night [A] came and went, [E] not a damn thing had changed.
That's when I [A] saw a tear fall from [B] her eyes.
[A] She said, what [E] are we gonna do?
[A]
What's this [E] world coming to?
[A] [E] For the first time in [B] my whole life, I stood [E] there speechless.
[B]
The [A] load is heavy and the [E] road is long, [Ab]
and [A] we won't leave it [E] in a fight.
[A]
We just [E] can't give in, [A] we just [E] can't give up.
[A]
We [E] must go boldly [B] into the darkness [E] and be the light.
[A] [E] So I [A] packed up my car and went [E] looking for answers
to the [A] questions weighing [Abm] on my mind.
[A] What did the [E] land of the free [A] become the [E] home of the afraid?
[A] [E] Afraid of the world, [B] afraid of the truth, [E] afraid of each other.
And [A] this ain't the country my [E] grandfather fought for,
but I [A] still see the hate he [B] fought against.
[A] Give [E] rest to the tired, [A]
[E] give mercy to the poor,
[A] [E] give warmth to the [B] huddled masses, and I'll [E] show you freedom.
[B]
[A] The load is heavy and the [E] road is long, [Abm]
[A] and we won't leave it [E] in a fight.
[A]
We just [E] can't give in, [A] we just [E] can't give up.
[A]
We [E] must go boldly [B] into the darkness and [E] be the light.
[A] [E]
[Abm]
[A] I [B] [E]
[A] got a baby girl [E] coming in the spring.
I'm worried [A] about the world she's coming [B] into,
[Dbm]
but she'll have [E] my fight, [A] she'll have her mama's fire.
[E] [A] If [E] anyone builds a [B] wall in our journey, baby, bust [E] right through it.
[B] The load [A] is heavy and the road is [E] long, [Abm] [A] and we won't leave [E] it in a fight.
[A] We just [E] can't give in, [A] we just [E] can't give up.
[A] [E] We must go boldly [B] into the darkness.
The [A] load is heavy and the road [E] is long, [Abm] and we [A] won't leave it in a [E] fight.
[A] We [E] just can't give in, [A] we [E] just can't give up.
[A] We [E] must go boldly [B] into the darkness and [E] be the light.
[Eb]
[B] [E]
She [A] looked out the window and [E] said the world's on fire.
That's when I [A] laughed and poured her a [B] glass of wine.
[A]
We'd just [E] stand at the TV, [A] try to [E] find some meaning,
[A]
hoping that [E] we'd wake up from [B] this dream sometime [E]
tomorrow.
[A] [E] Well the night [A] came and went, [E] not a damn thing had changed.
That's when I [A] saw a tear fall from [B] her eyes.
[A] She said, what [E] are we gonna do?
[A]
What's this [E] world coming to?
[A] [E] For the first time in [B] my whole life, I stood [E] there speechless.
[B]
The [A] load is heavy and the [E] road is long, [Ab]
and [A] we won't leave it [E] in a fight.
[A]
We just [E] can't give in, [A] we just [E] can't give up.
[A]
We [E] must go boldly [B] into the darkness [E] and be the light.
[A] [E] So I [A] packed up my car and went [E] looking for answers
to the [A] questions weighing [Abm] on my mind.
[A] What did the [E] land of the free [A] become the [E] home of the afraid?
[A] [E] Afraid of the world, [B] afraid of the truth, [E] afraid of each other.
And [A] this ain't the country my [E] grandfather fought for,
but I [A] still see the hate he [B] fought against.
[A] Give [E] rest to the tired, [A]
[E] give mercy to the poor,
[A] [E] give warmth to the [B] huddled masses, and I'll [E] show you freedom.
[B]
[A] The load is heavy and the [E] road is long, [Abm]
[A] and we won't leave it [E] in a fight.
[A]
We just [E] can't give in, [A] we just [E] can't give up.
[A]
We [E] must go boldly [B] into the darkness and [E] be the light.
[A] [E]
[Abm]
[A] I [B] [E]
[A] got a baby girl [E] coming in the spring.
I'm worried [A] about the world she's coming [B] into,
[Dbm]
but she'll have [E] my fight, [A] she'll have her mama's fire.
[E] [A] If [E] anyone builds a [B] wall in our journey, baby, bust [E] right through it.
[B] The load [A] is heavy and the road is [E] long, [Abm] [A] and we won't leave [E] it in a fight.
[A] We just [E] can't give in, [A] we just [E] can't give up.
[A] [E] We must go boldly [B] into the darkness.
The [A] load is heavy and the road [E] is long, [Abm] and we [A] won't leave it in a [E] fight.
[A] We [E] just can't give in, [A] we [E] just can't give up.
[A] We [E] must go boldly [B] into the darkness and [E] be the light.
[Eb]
Key:
E
A
B
Abm
Ab
E
A
B
[E] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E]
She [A] looked out the window and [E] said the world's on fire.
That's when I [A] laughed and poured her a [B] glass of wine.
_ _ [A]
We'd just [E] stand at the TV, [A] try to [E] find some meaning,
_ [A]
hoping that [E] we'd wake up from [B] this dream sometime [E]
tomorrow.
[A] _ _ [E] Well the night [A] came and went, [E] not a damn thing had changed.
_ That's when I [A] saw a tear fall from [B] her eyes.
_ _ [A] She said, what [E] are we gonna do?
[A]
What's this [E] world coming to?
[A] _ [E] For the first time in [B] my whole life, I stood [E] there speechless.
_ _ [B]
The [A] load is heavy and the [E] road is long, _ _ [Ab]
and [A] we won't leave it [E] in a fight.
_ _ _ [A]
We just [E] can't give in, [A] we just [E] can't give up.
[A]
We [E] must go boldly [B] into the darkness _ [E] and be the light.
_ [A] _ [E] So I [A] packed up my car and went [E] looking for answers
_ _ to the [A] questions weighing [Abm] on my mind.
_ _ [A] What did the [E] land of the free [A] become the [E] home of the afraid?
[A] _ [E] Afraid of the world, [B] afraid of the truth, _ [E] afraid of each other.
And [A] this ain't the country my [E] grandfather fought for,
_ _ but I [A] still see the hate he [B] fought against.
_ _ _ [A] Give [E] rest to the tired, [A]
[E] give mercy to the poor,
[A] _ [E] give warmth to the [B] huddled masses, and I'll [E] show you freedom.
_ _ [B] _
[A] The load is heavy and the [E] road is long, _ _ [Abm] _
[A] and we won't leave it [E] in a fight.
_ _ [A]
We just [E] can't give in, [A] we just [E] can't give up.
[A]
We [E] must go boldly [B] into the darkness and [E] be the light.
_ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
[A] I [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[A] got a baby girl [E] coming in the spring. _ _ _
I'm worried [A] about the world she's coming [B] into,
_ _ _ [Dbm]
but she'll have [E] my fight, _ [A] she'll have her mama's fire.
[E] [A] If [E] anyone builds a [B] wall in our journey, baby, bust [E] right through it.
_ _ [B] The load [A] is heavy and the road is [E] long, _ _ [Abm] _ [A] and we won't leave [E] it in a fight.
_ _ [A] We just [E] can't give in, [A] we just [E] can't give up.
[A] [E] We must go boldly [B] into the darkness.
_ _ The [A] load is heavy and the road [E] is long, _ _ [Abm] and we [A] won't leave it in a [E] fight. _
_ [A] We [E] just can't give in, [A] we [E] just can't give up.
[A] We [E] must go boldly [B] into the darkness and [E] be the light.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E]
She [A] looked out the window and [E] said the world's on fire.
That's when I [A] laughed and poured her a [B] glass of wine.
_ _ [A]
We'd just [E] stand at the TV, [A] try to [E] find some meaning,
_ [A]
hoping that [E] we'd wake up from [B] this dream sometime [E]
tomorrow.
[A] _ _ [E] Well the night [A] came and went, [E] not a damn thing had changed.
_ That's when I [A] saw a tear fall from [B] her eyes.
_ _ [A] She said, what [E] are we gonna do?
[A]
What's this [E] world coming to?
[A] _ [E] For the first time in [B] my whole life, I stood [E] there speechless.
_ _ [B]
The [A] load is heavy and the [E] road is long, _ _ [Ab]
and [A] we won't leave it [E] in a fight.
_ _ _ [A]
We just [E] can't give in, [A] we just [E] can't give up.
[A]
We [E] must go boldly [B] into the darkness _ [E] and be the light.
_ [A] _ [E] So I [A] packed up my car and went [E] looking for answers
_ _ to the [A] questions weighing [Abm] on my mind.
_ _ [A] What did the [E] land of the free [A] become the [E] home of the afraid?
[A] _ [E] Afraid of the world, [B] afraid of the truth, _ [E] afraid of each other.
And [A] this ain't the country my [E] grandfather fought for,
_ _ but I [A] still see the hate he [B] fought against.
_ _ _ [A] Give [E] rest to the tired, [A]
[E] give mercy to the poor,
[A] _ [E] give warmth to the [B] huddled masses, and I'll [E] show you freedom.
_ _ [B] _
[A] The load is heavy and the [E] road is long, _ _ [Abm] _
[A] and we won't leave it [E] in a fight.
_ _ [A]
We just [E] can't give in, [A] we just [E] can't give up.
[A]
We [E] must go boldly [B] into the darkness and [E] be the light.
_ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
[A] I [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[A] got a baby girl [E] coming in the spring. _ _ _
I'm worried [A] about the world she's coming [B] into,
_ _ _ [Dbm]
but she'll have [E] my fight, _ [A] she'll have her mama's fire.
[E] [A] If [E] anyone builds a [B] wall in our journey, baby, bust [E] right through it.
_ _ [B] The load [A] is heavy and the road is [E] long, _ _ [Abm] _ [A] and we won't leave [E] it in a fight.
_ _ [A] We just [E] can't give in, [A] we just [E] can't give up.
[A] [E] We must go boldly [B] into the darkness.
_ _ The [A] load is heavy and the road [E] is long, _ _ [Abm] and we [A] won't leave it in a [E] fight. _
_ [A] We [E] just can't give in, [A] we [E] just can't give up.
[A] We [E] must go boldly [B] into the darkness and [E] be the light.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _