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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: F
Difficulty: Intermediate
Chords throughout the song:
F Dm Bb C/G Gm
e|--1----5----x----0----3---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1----6----3----1----3---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2----7----3----0----3---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3----7----3----2----5---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3----5----5----3----5---------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1----x----6----3----3---------------------------------------------------------|
Intro:
Part A
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3---1-3-----------------------3---1-3--------------------------|
G|------2-----0h2p0-0---0h2p0---------2--------0h2p0--0---0h2p0------|
D|--------------------3-------3-------------------------3-------3----|
A|------------------------------3---------------------------------3--|
E|--1-----------------------------1----------------------------------|
Part B
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------3----------3---------1-3--------------------------|
G|-------------2-5---2----------0---0-2-----2p0----------------------|
D|---------3-5---------5----3-----3-------------3--------------------|
A|-----3h5----------------1-----------------------3------------------|
E|--/6---------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3---1-3-------------------3---1-3------------------------------|
G|------2-----2-0---0h2p0---------2-----2-0---0h2p0------------------|
D|----------------3-------3-----------------3-------3----------------|
A|--------------------------3-------------------------3--------------|
E|--1-------------------------1--------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------3----------3---------1-3--------------------------|
G|-------------2-5---2----------0---0-2-----2p0----------------------|
D|---------3-5---------5----3-----3-------------3--------------------|
A|-----3h5----------------1-----------------------3------------------|
E|--/6---------------------------------------------------------------|
F
True that I saw her hair like the branch of a tree
F
Willow dancing on air before covering me
Bb
Under cotton and calicoes
Bb
Over canopy dapple long ago
(Intro Part A)
F
True that love in withdrawal was the weeping of me
F
That the sound of the saw must be known by the tree
Bb
Must be felled for to fight the cold
Bb
I fretted fire but that was long ago
(Intro Part A)
Chorus:
F Dm Bb
And it's not tonight (Oooh, oooh)
F Dm Bb
Where I'm set alight (Oooh, oooh)
F Dm C/G
And I blink in sight (Oooh, oooh)
Bb
Your blinding light (Oooh)
F Dm Bb
Oh, it's not tonight (Oooh, oooh)
F Dm Bb
Where you hold me tight (Oooh, oooh)
F Dm C/G
And the fire bright (Oooh, oooh)
Bb
Oh, let it blaze, alright (Oooh)
Break:
F Bb
Oh, but you're good to me
F Bb
Oh, you're good to me
F Bb F (Intro Part A)
Oh, but you're good to me, baby
Verse 2:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3---1-3-------------------3---1-3------------------------------|
G|------2-----2-0---0h2p0---------2-----2-0---0h2p0------------------|
D|----------------3-------3-----------------3-------3----------------|
A|--------------------------3-------------------------3--------------|
E|--1-------------------------1--------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------3----------3---------1-3--------------------------|
G|-------------2-5---2----------0---0-2-----2p0----------------------|
D|---------3-5---------5----3-----3-------------3--------------------|
A|-----3h5----------------1-----------------------3------------------|
E|--/6---------------------------------------------------------------|
F
With the roar of the fire my heart rose to its feet
F
Like the ashes of ash I saw rise in the heat
Bb
Settle soft and as pure as snow
Bb
I fell in love with the fire long ago
(Intro Part A)
F
With each love I cut loose I was never the same
F
Watching still living roots be consumed by the flame
Bb
I was fixed on your hand of gold
Bb
Laying waste to my loving long ago
(Intro Part A)
Chorus:
F Dm Bb
And it's not tonight (Oooh, oooh)
F Dm Bb
Where I'm set alight (Oooh, oooh)
F Dm C/G
And I blink in sight (Oooh, oooh)
Bb
Your blinding light (Oooh)
F Dm Bb
Oh, it's not tonight (Oooh, oooh)
F Dm Bb
Where you hold me tight (Oooh, oooh)
F Dm C/G
And the fire bright (Oooh, oooh)
Bb
Oh, let it blaze, alright (Oooh)
Break:
F Bb
Oh, but you're good to me
F Bb
Oh, you're good to me
F Bb
Oh, but you're good to me, baby
Bridge:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3---1-3----3-3-----------3---1-3----3-3---3-3------------------|
G|------2-----2--3---3-----------2-----2--3---3-3---3----------------|
D|--0------------3-----3-----0------------5-----3--------------------|
A|---------------5-------5----------------5-----5--------------------|
E|---------------6---------6--------------3-----6--------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3---1-3-------------------3---1-3------------------------------|
G|------2-----2-0---0h2p0---------2-----2-0---0h2p0------------------|
D|----------------3-------3-----------------3-------3----------------|
A|--------------------------3-------------------------3--------------|
E|--1-------------------------1--------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------3----------3---------1-3--------------------------|
G|-------------2-5---2----------0---0-2-----2p0----------------------|
D|---------3-5---------5----3-----3-------------3--------------------|
A|-----3h5----------------1-----------------------3------------------|
E|--/6---------------------------------------------------------------|
F
So in awe there I stood as you licked off the grain
F
Though I've handled the wood, I still worship the flame
Bb
Long as amber of ember glows
Bb
All the "would that I loved" is long ago
Chorus:
F Dm Bb
And it's not tonight (Oooh, oooh)
F Dm Bb
Where I'm set alight (Oooh, oooh)
F Dm C/G
And I blink in sight (Oooh, oooh)
Bb
Your blinding light (Oooh)
F Dm Bb
Oh, it's not tonight (Oooh, oooh)
F Dm Bb
Where you hold me tight (Oooh, oooh)
F Dm C/G
And the fire bright (Oooh, oooh)
Bb
Oh, let it blaze, alright (Oooh)
Outro:
F Bb
Oh, but you're good to me
F Bb
Oh, you're good to me
F Bb
Oh, but you're good to me
F Bb
Oh, you're good to me
F Bb
You're good to me
F Bb F
Oh, but you're good to me, baby
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| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| / slide
| x muted
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Last Updated: March 9, 2026