Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Humming: F#m C# D A Bm F#m C# D A Bm F#m Verse 1: F#m A D When I was a child, I heard voices Bm D C# Some would sing and some would scream F#m A D You soon find you have few choices Bm C# F#m I learned the voices died with me F#m A D When I was a child, I'd sit for hours Bm D C# Staring into open flame F#m A D Something in it had a power Bm C# F#m Could barely tear my eyes away
Hook: F#m D All you have is your fire F#m C# And the place you need to reach F#m A D Don't you ever tame your demons F#m C# F#m But always keep them on a leash Humming: F#m C# D A Bm F#m Verse 2: F#m A D When I was sixteen, my senses fooled me Bm D C# Thought gasoline was on my clothes F#m A D I knew that something would always rule me Bm C# F#m I knew this scent was mine alone Hook: F#m D All you have is your fire F#m C# And the place you need to reach F#m A D Don't you ever tame your demons F#m C# F#m But always keep them on a leash Bridge: F#m C# D When I was a man, I thought it ended A Bm F#m When I knew love's perfect ache C# D But my peace has always depended A Bm F#m On all the ashes in my wake Outro: F#m D All you have is your fire F#m C# And the place you need to reach F#m A D Don't you ever tame your demons F#m C# F#m But always keep them on a leash