Chords for Firewater - The Circus
Tempo:
93.2 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Cm
G
Db
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Cm]
[C]
I remember [C]
a jet slowly scraping, [Cm] low and heavy, [Ab] across the sky of his flight.
[Cm]
I remember the [Ab] angle of your elbow, [Cm] as it doubled back and the crack of fists across
the [Ab] face.
[Cm]
I remember [Ab] you, slowly, each moment, [Cm]
the colour of your skin, [Ab]
in its grandest moments.
[Cm]
Down at the [Ab] river's edge, below the [Cm] concrete bed, the smell of lilac [Ab] in your hair.
[G]
[Cm] The oil of spitting [Ab] minnows grow, and the lovely [Cm] rushes blow, of a deer in a cover [Ab] of dirt.
[F]
[Db] Ashes to ashes and dust [Fm] to dust, [Db] millets and dreams dissolved [Fm] into rust.
Now [Db] all the flowers are [Eb] turning brown, as [G] the circus is coming [Eb] to town.
[G]
[Cm]
[Ab] Dying to cry out, [Cm] a throat stuck with briars and stones, [Ab] as your bloody lips grow much runnier.
[Cm] Except you, that live [Ab] now, we must keep our voices [Cm] down, the dogs of Rome almost follow most [Ab] often.
[Ab]
[Cm] Take your face up, don't be shy, they can't haunt you with their eyes, but they sure know the scent of [Ab] sin.
[F] Ashes [Db] to ashes and dust to [Fm] dust, millets and dreams [Fm] dissolved into rust.
Now all [Db] the flowers are turning [Eb] brown, as [G] the circus is [Eb] coming to town.
As [G] the circus is coming to town.
[Cm]
I remember [Ab] falling, falling back, [Cm]
into that tangled [Ab]
bed.
[Cm] Waves, deflowered like a [Ab] virgin tide, warm swell of [Cm] spring.
Underneath, [Ab]
a deciduous canopy, [Cm]
wrapped over jagged scaly.
[Ab]
Scented rain, roughed up [Cm]
[Ab] as a garden tree.
[Cm]
[Ab]
Underneath, a [Cm]
deciduous canopy, [Ab]
wrapped over jagged [Cm]
scaly.
Underneath, a deciduous canopy, [Ab]
wrapped [Cm] over jagged scaly.
Underneath, a deciduous canopy, wrapped over jagged scaly.
[Ab] [Cm]
[Ab]
[D]
[G] [Ab]
[A]
[C]
[N]
[C]
I remember [C]
a jet slowly scraping, [Cm] low and heavy, [Ab] across the sky of his flight.
[Cm]
I remember the [Ab] angle of your elbow, [Cm] as it doubled back and the crack of fists across
the [Ab] face.
[Cm]
I remember [Ab] you, slowly, each moment, [Cm]
the colour of your skin, [Ab]
in its grandest moments.
[Cm]
Down at the [Ab] river's edge, below the [Cm] concrete bed, the smell of lilac [Ab] in your hair.
[G]
[Cm] The oil of spitting [Ab] minnows grow, and the lovely [Cm] rushes blow, of a deer in a cover [Ab] of dirt.
[F]
[Db] Ashes to ashes and dust [Fm] to dust, [Db] millets and dreams dissolved [Fm] into rust.
Now [Db] all the flowers are [Eb] turning brown, as [G] the circus is coming [Eb] to town.
[G]
[Cm]
[Ab] Dying to cry out, [Cm] a throat stuck with briars and stones, [Ab] as your bloody lips grow much runnier.
[Cm] Except you, that live [Ab] now, we must keep our voices [Cm] down, the dogs of Rome almost follow most [Ab] often.
[Ab]
[Cm] Take your face up, don't be shy, they can't haunt you with their eyes, but they sure know the scent of [Ab] sin.
[F] Ashes [Db] to ashes and dust to [Fm] dust, millets and dreams [Fm] dissolved into rust.
Now all [Db] the flowers are turning [Eb] brown, as [G] the circus is [Eb] coming to town.
As [G] the circus is coming to town.
[Cm]
I remember [Ab] falling, falling back, [Cm]
into that tangled [Ab]
bed.
[Cm] Waves, deflowered like a [Ab] virgin tide, warm swell of [Cm] spring.
Underneath, [Ab]
a deciduous canopy, [Cm]
wrapped over jagged scaly.
[Ab]
Scented rain, roughed up [Cm]
[Ab] as a garden tree.
[Cm]
[Ab]
Underneath, a [Cm]
deciduous canopy, [Ab]
wrapped over jagged [Cm]
scaly.
Underneath, a deciduous canopy, [Ab]
wrapped [Cm] over jagged scaly.
Underneath, a deciduous canopy, wrapped over jagged scaly.
[Ab] [Cm]
[Ab]
[D]
[G] [Ab]
[A]
[C]
[N]
Key:
Ab
Cm
G
Db
Fm
Ab
Cm
G
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I remember [C]
a jet slowly scraping, [Cm] low and heavy, _ _ _ [Ab] across the sky of his flight.
_ _ _ [Cm]
I remember _ _ the [Ab] angle of your elbow, _ [Cm] as it doubled back and the crack of fists across
the [Ab] face.
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ I remember [Ab] you, slowly, each moment, _ [Cm]
the colour of your skin, _ [Ab]
in its grandest moments.
_ [Cm] _
_ _ Down at the [Ab] river's edge, _ _ below the [Cm] concrete bed, the smell of lilac [Ab] in your hair.
_ _ _ [G] _
[Cm] _ The oil of spitting [Ab] minnows grow, and the lovely [Cm] rushes blow, of a deer in a cover [Ab] of dirt.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Db] Ashes to ashes and dust [Fm] to dust, [Db] millets and dreams dissolved [Fm] into rust.
Now [Db] all the flowers are [Eb] turning brown, as [G] the circus is coming [Eb] to town.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] Dying to cry out, _ _ [Cm] a throat stuck with briars and stones, [Ab] as your bloody lips grow much runnier.
_ [Cm] _ _ Except you, that live [Ab] now, we must keep our voices [Cm] down, the dogs of Rome almost follow most [Ab] often.
_ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ Take your face up, don't be shy, they can't haunt you with their eyes, but they sure know the scent of [Ab] sin. _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ Ashes [Db] to ashes and dust to [Fm] dust, millets and dreams [Fm] dissolved into rust.
Now all [Db] the flowers are turning [Eb] brown, as [G] the circus is [Eb] coming to town.
As [G] the circus is coming to town.
[Cm] _ _
_ I remember [Ab] falling, _ _ falling back, [Cm] _
_ into that tangled [Ab]
bed.
_ _ _ [Cm] Waves, _ _ deflowered like a [Ab] virgin tide, _ warm swell of [Cm] spring.
_ _ _ Underneath, [Ab]
a deciduous canopy, _ [Cm]
wrapped over jagged scaly.
_ [Ab] _
_ _ Scented rain, roughed up [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] as a garden tree.
_ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab]
Underneath, a _ _ _ [Cm]
deciduous canopy, _ _ _ [Ab]
wrapped over jagged [Cm] _
scaly.
Underneath, a deciduous canopy, _ _ [Ab]
wrapped _ _ _ [Cm] over jagged scaly.
Underneath, a deciduous canopy, wrapped over jagged scaly.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I remember [C]
a jet slowly scraping, [Cm] low and heavy, _ _ _ [Ab] across the sky of his flight.
_ _ _ [Cm]
I remember _ _ the [Ab] angle of your elbow, _ [Cm] as it doubled back and the crack of fists across
the [Ab] face.
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ I remember [Ab] you, slowly, each moment, _ [Cm]
the colour of your skin, _ [Ab]
in its grandest moments.
_ [Cm] _
_ _ Down at the [Ab] river's edge, _ _ below the [Cm] concrete bed, the smell of lilac [Ab] in your hair.
_ _ _ [G] _
[Cm] _ The oil of spitting [Ab] minnows grow, and the lovely [Cm] rushes blow, of a deer in a cover [Ab] of dirt.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Db] Ashes to ashes and dust [Fm] to dust, [Db] millets and dreams dissolved [Fm] into rust.
Now [Db] all the flowers are [Eb] turning brown, as [G] the circus is coming [Eb] to town.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] Dying to cry out, _ _ [Cm] a throat stuck with briars and stones, [Ab] as your bloody lips grow much runnier.
_ [Cm] _ _ Except you, that live [Ab] now, we must keep our voices [Cm] down, the dogs of Rome almost follow most [Ab] often.
_ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ Take your face up, don't be shy, they can't haunt you with their eyes, but they sure know the scent of [Ab] sin. _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ Ashes [Db] to ashes and dust to [Fm] dust, millets and dreams [Fm] dissolved into rust.
Now all [Db] the flowers are turning [Eb] brown, as [G] the circus is [Eb] coming to town.
As [G] the circus is coming to town.
[Cm] _ _
_ I remember [Ab] falling, _ _ falling back, [Cm] _
_ into that tangled [Ab]
bed.
_ _ _ [Cm] Waves, _ _ deflowered like a [Ab] virgin tide, _ warm swell of [Cm] spring.
_ _ _ Underneath, [Ab]
a deciduous canopy, _ [Cm]
wrapped over jagged scaly.
_ [Ab] _
_ _ Scented rain, roughed up [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] as a garden tree.
_ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab]
Underneath, a _ _ _ [Cm]
deciduous canopy, _ _ _ [Ab]
wrapped over jagged [Cm] _
scaly.
Underneath, a deciduous canopy, _ _ [Ab]
wrapped _ _ _ [Cm] over jagged scaly.
Underneath, a deciduous canopy, wrapped over jagged scaly.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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