Mini Was A Preteen Arsonist chords by Martha

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: F#

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
C Cadd9  C      Cadd9  C

Fadd9   F6             Fmaj7

C Cadd9  C      Cadd9  C

Fadd9   F6             Fmaj7

Verse 1:
C
Mini lit a match as he boarded the train
   F
He knew he shouldn't go but he couldn't remain
     C
With four white walls and a tortured brain
   F
He stared into the flicker of a tiny flame
C
Mini was a rebel and a tearaway
   F
He wouldn't say his prayers and he wouldn't behave
         C
He could sing a song, he could write a play
         F
But they gave him the belt and said he'd never be saved


Refrain:
Am                Fmaj7  C       G6sus4
   Something dies           everyday,
Am              Fmaj7           C              G6sus4
   Something precious died when he got locked away
Am     Fmaj7 C           G6sus4
   Oh,       funny and intelligent
Am              Fmaj7     C               G6sus4
Charming and so eloquent, Mini caught the train


Chorus:
C Cadd9  C      Cadd9  C
  Oh, Mini, oh, oh, Mini
Fadd9   F6             Fmaj7
Oh, you made it to the city
C Cadd9  C      Cadd9  C
  Oh, Mini, oh, oh, Mini
Fadd9   F6             Fmaj7
Oh, you made it to the city


Verse 2:
C
Mini was a preteen arsonist
   F
He stole firelighters and a bag of crisps
        C
So they took him to church, yeah they put him on a list
       F
But he wouldn't back down, he wouldn't desist
    C
Oh, mini
                    F
You never asked for much
                        C
Something hot enough to touch
                        F
Something hot enough to touch


Refrain:
Am                Fmaj7  C       G6sus4
   Something dies           everyday,
Am              Fmaj7           C              G6sus4
   Something precious died when he got locked away
Am     Fmaj7 C           G6sus4
   Oh,       funny and intelligent
Am              Fmaj7     C               G6sus4 C
Charming and so eloquent, Mini caught the train


Solo:


Bridge:
Am
I hate the devil for the tricks he played on me
F
I won't believe in something I have never seen
            G
It's such a shame
                  F
He just likes the flame
            G
It's such a shame
                  F
He just likes the flame
                  Fm
He just likes the flame


Pre-Chorus:
C Cadd9  C      Cadd9  C

Fadd9   F6             Fmaj7

C Cadd9  C      Cadd9  C
  Oh, Mini, oh, oh, Mini
Fadd9   F6             Fmaj7
Oh


Chorus:
C Cadd9  C      Cadd9  C
  Oh, Mini, oh, oh, Mini
Fadd9   F6             Fmaj7
Oh, you made it to the city
C Cadd9  C      Cadd9  C
  Oh, Mini, oh, oh, Mini
Fadd9   F6             Fmaj7
Oh, you made it to the city
C Cadd9  C      Cadd9  C
  Oh, Mini, oh, oh, Mini
Fadd9   F6             Fmaj7
Oh, you made it to the city
C Cadd9  C      Cadd9  C
  Oh, Mini, oh, oh, Mini
Fadd9   F6             Fmaj7
Oh, you made it to the city