St. Elmos Fire (Man in Motion) Chords

Tempo:
111.25 bpm
Chords used:

F#

B

D

A

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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St. Elmos Fire (Man in Motion) chords
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[A]
[D] [E]
[A]
Growing up, [C#m] you don't see [A] the writing on the wall.
[D]
[A] Passing by, moving straight ahead, you knew it all.
[F] But in [F#m] this new time, if [D] you feel the pain, you'll find [F#m] you're all alone.
[D] Everything has [E] changed.
[A] Play the game.
[C#m] You know you [D] can't quit until [A] it's won.
[D]
[A] Soldier on.
Only you [D] can do what's [A] best.
[Fm] You know [F#m] in some way you're [D] a lot like me.
[E] You're [F#m] just a prisoner, and [D] you're trying to break [E] free.
[F#] I can see a new [B] horizon underneath [F#] my facing sky.
I'll be where the eagle's [B] flying, higher [C#] and [F#] higher.
I'm a [B] monster on an endless [F#] pair of wheels.
Take me where my future's alive [B] and set them [F#m] on fire.
[Bm] [D] [C#]
[A]
Learning of, no one just [D] got far that I [A] can go.
It's not far at [D] all, [A] soon be home.
Only just [D] a few miles down [A] the road.
[G] [F]
[F#m] I'm aching, [D] I know I can.
You [F#m] broke up for me, [D] but you won't break [E] up.
[F#] I can see a new [B] horizon underneath [F#] my facing sky.
I'll be where the eagle's [B] flying, higher [C#] and [F#] higher.
I'm [B] a monster on an [C#] endless pair of [F#] wheels.
Take me where my future's [B] alive and set them [C#] on fire.
[F#] I can climb the highest [B] mountain, [F#] across the wildest sea.
I can feel said elm's [B] fire burning [C#] in [D] me, burning in me.
[A] [D]
[F#m] [E]
[A] [Bm]
[F#m] [E]
[A] Just once in his life,
[D] a man had [E] this knife [A] in my
[D] [E] teeth.
[F#] [B] I can [F#] see the man's eyes, be like a man [B] again I hope [C#] I.
[F#]
Gonna be a man in motion, [B] on an [C#] endless pair of [F#] wheels.
Take me where my future's [B] alive and set [F#] them on fire.
I can see a new horizon underneath my facing sky.
I'll be where the eagle's flying, higher and higher.
I'm a monster [B] on an [C#] endless pair of [F#] wheels.
Take me where my future's [B] alive and set [F#] them on fire.
I can climb the highest [B] mountain, [C#] across the wildest [F#] sea.
I can feel said elm's [B] [C#] fire burning in [F#] me, [C#] burning [F#] in me.
[B] I can [F#] feel it burning.
[B] [C#]
[F#] [B] [F#]
Key:  
F#
134211112
B
12341112
D
1321
A
1231
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
B
12341112
D
1321
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To learn John Parr - (Man in Motion) St. Elmos Fire chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - B, C#, F#, B and F# of chords. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 55 BPM and then match the original tempo of 111 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of A Major in mind.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Growing up, [C#m] you don't see [A] the writing on the wall.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] Passing by, _ _ moving straight ahead, you knew it all.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] But in [F#m] this new time, if [D] you feel the pain, you'll find [F#m] you're all alone.
[D] Everything has [E] changed.
[A] Play the game.
[C#m] You know you [D] can't quit until [A] it's won.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] Soldier on.
_ Only you [D] can do what's [A] best.
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] You know [F#m] in some way you're [D] a lot like me.
[E] You're [F#m] just a prisoner, and [D] you're trying to break [E] free. _
[F#] I can see a new [B] horizon underneath [F#] my facing sky.
I'll be where the eagle's [B] flying, higher [C#] and [F#] higher.
I'm _ _ a [B] monster on an endless [F#] pair of wheels.
Take me where my future's alive [B] and set them [F#m] on fire.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C#] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Learning of, _ no one just [D] got far that I [A] can go.
_ It's not far at [D] all, [A] soon be home.
_ Only just [D] a few miles down [A] the road.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _
[F#m] _ I'm aching, [D] I know I can.
You [F#m] broke up for me, [D] but you won't break [E] up. _
[F#] I can see a new [B] horizon underneath [F#] my facing sky.
I'll be where the eagle's [B] flying, higher [C#] and [F#] higher.
_ _ I'm [B] a monster on an [C#] endless pair of [F#] wheels.
Take me where my future's [B] alive and set them [C#] on fire.
[F#] I can climb the highest [B] mountain, [F#] across the wildest sea.
I can feel said elm's [B] fire burning [C#] in [D] me, _ burning in _ me.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ Just once in his life, _ _
[D] _ a man had [E] this knife _ [A] in _ my _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ teeth. _
[F#] _ _ _ [B] I can [F#] see the man's eyes, be like a man [B] again I hope [C#] I.
[F#] _
Gonna be a man in motion, [B] on an [C#] endless pair of [F#] wheels.
Take me where my future's [B] alive and set [F#] them on fire.
I can see a new horizon underneath my facing sky.
I'll be where the eagle's flying, higher _ _ _ _ and higher.
I'm a monster [B] on an [C#] endless pair of [F#] wheels.
Take me where my future's [B] alive and set [F#] them on fire.
_ _ I can climb the highest [B] mountain, [C#] across the wildest [F#] sea.
I can feel said elm's [B] _ [C#] fire burning in [F#] me, _ _ _ _ _ [C#] burning [F#] in me.
[B] I can [F#] feel it burning.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [C#] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song is part of St. Elmos Fire - Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack album.