Phoenix chords by Aoife O'Donovan

Tuning: Standard

Intro:


C G C G
C G Em G C



Verse :

C               G
Time’s not the villain
C            G
Coming up behind you is
           C
a marigold sun
                G
Love if you’re willing take
          C         G
a little more time

C          G
  I smell fire
     C                G
It’s coming from the flames that
     C             G
are dancing on my wings
       C        G            C    G
I’m a bird on a wire killing time

Chorus:

Em                 D
Fever’s got me shaking
         Am                     C
It rises up like a road to meet me
Em
Fever’s got me quaking
D                Am
Like San Andreas Fault
     Em              D
Just put a cloth to my brow
     Am                   C
I’ll soar like a phoenix from the ashes
Em                      D
  Put a pretty blanket down,
Am
  I’m ready now

C G C G
C G Em G C



Verse :

C                  G
   Looking for forgiveness
C                 G                 C
Looking in every cupboard in every room
C            G
I’m bearing witness to
         C       G
the passing time
Bb                  C
  But the clock is ticking
Bb                 C
  Like an old man singing at
                 Bb
 the top of his lungs
Bb                 C
And the light is flickering,
        Am   G
running out

Chorus:

Em                 D
Fever’s got me shaking
         Am
It rises up like
               C
a road to meet me
Em
Fever’s got me quaking
D                Am
Like San Andreas Fault
     Em              D
Just put a cloth to my brow
     Am                   C
I’ll soar like a phoenix from the ashes
Em                      D
  Put a pretty blanket down,
Am
  I’m ready now

C G C G
C G Em G C

C G C G C G Em G
 Hmmmmmm


Bridge:

C
Everybody’s looking

for somebody to blame
     Bb
The stages of sadness,

how many can you name?
    F
I stopped at anger,
                D
never felt the same

C
  They say it’ll fade my scars
    Bb
My tears will dry and
                    F
I’ll lie under the stars again
                        Am
Not wondering where you are,
           G
where you are

Chorus:

Em                 D
Fever’s got me shaking
         Am                     C
It rises up like a road to meet me
Em
Fever’s got me quaking
D                Am
Like San Andreas Fault
     Em              D
Just put a cloth to my brow
     Am                   C
I’ll soar like a phoenix from the ashes
Em               D
  Put a pretty blanket down,
Am
  I’m ready now

           C G C G
I’m ready now
           C G Em G C
I’m ready now


Chords used in Phoenix by Aoife O’Donovan:
C, G, D, Em, Am, Bb, F