His Lamest Flame by Mary Lou Lord

Key: Bb 🎸 Intro: Em Am Em Am C G Em Am Em Am C G 🎸 Verse 1: G C The knees are bent and the hands are clasped D C The painted head is bowed G C A sudden glimpse through heaven’s gate D C Is all that I'm allowed G C My hair is black and my eyes are green D C But Marie is not my name

🎸 Refrain: Em Am Em Am C Na, na, na-na, na, na, na-na, na G His lamest flame 🎸 Chorus: C Bm7 His lamest flame will be Am7 G Too brief and burn too pale C Bm7 Am7 D And all attempts to fire it up again will fail G C I run around behind his friends D C And play the waiting game 🎸 Refrain: Em Am Em Am C Na, na, na-na, na, na, na-na, na G His lamest flame 🎸 Interlude: Em Am Em Am C G 🎸 Verse 2: G C D C I tell myself a million times there’s nothing I can do G C So why do I keep holding on? D C I only wish I knew G C I was born too weak and I feel like a fool D C But he's out of my domain 🎸 Refrain: Em Am Em Am C Na, na, na-na, na, na, na-na, na G His lamest flame 🎸 Chorus: C Bm7 His lamest flame will die Am7 G Before the night is out C Bm7 Just a heap of ash Am7 D The wind has blown about 🎸 Verse 3: G C For him, these feelings fade away D C But for me, they’re still the same 🎸 Refrain: Em Am Em Am C Na, na, na-na, na, na, na-na, na G His lamest flame Guitar 🎸 Solo: G C D C G C D C G C D C Am Em Am Em C G 🎸 Chorus: C Bm7 His lamest flame is here Am7 G And flickering its last C Bm7 And through the dying light Am7 D We journey to the past 🎸 Verse 4: G C But still I’d give up all I’ve got D C To have him back again 🎸 Outro: Em Am Em Am C Na, na, na-na, na, na, na-na, na G His lamest flame Em Am Em Am C Na, na, na-na, na, na, na-na, na G His lamest flame Em Am Em Am C Na, na, na-na, na, na, na-na, na G His lamest flame