Gentle Fire chords by Johnny Duncan

• Capo on 2nd

Key: E

🎸 Intro:

D

🎸 Verse 1:
D                             G                 D
She was pure as a virgin when first she came my way
                                      G              D
But her blue eyes were hungry for the words I had to say
G                        A                 D
Barely turned twenty and eager to meet the world
       G                A                    D
It's a gentle fire that burns in an innocent girl

🎸 Verse 2:
                                   G                  D
Her momma kept her straight so she never ever saw the lights
                              G                  D
Of the dim lit places where I sang my songs each night
    G                             A                     D
She done caught hold of something Lord she couldn't let go
            G             A                    D
And now her gentle fire's startin' to make me glow

🎸 Chorus:
                            A                    D
And it's a gentle fire that starts from a little spark
         G                    Em         A           D
And we'd sit for hours in the corner and talk in the dark
D                              A                 D
Then she'd squeeze my hand and softly whisper my name yeah
          C                  A              D      D    D
And now a gentle fire starts turnin' into a flame

🎸 Verse 3:
                       G                   D
And then one night she stayed till closing time
                           G                D
And she said I want to be alone with you tonight
         G                A                 D
Then she took me into her own little secret world
      G            A                    D
Now a rangin' fire burns in my innocent girl

🎸 Chorus:
                            A                    D
And it's a gentle fire that starts from a little spark
         G                    Em         A           D
And we'd sit for hours in the corner and talk in the dark
D                              A                 D
Then she'd squeeze my hand and softly whisper my name yeah
          C                  A              D
And now a gentle fire starts turnin' into a flame

🎸 Outro:
D
Plays this chord and fades out