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