St Elmos Fire Man In Motion chords by John Parr

St Elmo's Fire in easy to play chords,
inspired by John Parr's live performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPw_0HnhfrM

Watch the video and check Parr's simplified chords during the verse.


G           Bm                 C             G            Bm   C
Growin' up, you don't see the writing on the wall
G           Bm                C                G          Bm   C
Passin' by, movin' straight ahead, you knew it all
          Em              C
But maybe sometime if you feel the pain
                   Em              C           (D)
You'll find you're all alone, everything has changed?

G              Bm                 C               G       Bm   C
Play the game, you know you can't quit until it's won
G           Bm           C                G               Bm   C
Soldier on, only you can do what must be done
             Em              C
You know in some way you're a lot like me
              Em                  C                D
You're just a prisoner and you're tryin' to break free

E                         A               B
I can see the new horizon, underneath the blazin' sky
E                                A          B
I'll be where the eagle's flying higher and higher
E                           A                B
Gonna be your man in motion, all I need is a pair of wheels
E                               A           B      C --
Take me where my future's lyin', St. Elmo's fire    Oh, oh, oh, ooh, oh-uh-ohh

G           Bm                  C              G            Bm    C
Burning up, don't know just how far that I can go (Just how far I go)
G            Bm           C                  G              Bm   C
Soon be home, only just a few miles down the road
      Em         C
I can make it, I know, I can
              Em                C               D
You broke the boy in me but you won't break the man

E                         A               B
I can see the new horizon, underneath the blazin' sky
E                                A          B
I'll be where the eagle's flying higher and higher
E                           A                B
Gonna be your man in motion, all I need is a pair of wheels
E                               A           B
Take me where my future's lyin', St. Elmo's fire
E                                A         B
I can climb the highest mountain, cross the wildest sea
E                           A         B      C --
I can feel St. Elmo's fire burnin' in me?     burnin' in me

G                        C               D
Just once in his life?    a man has his time
G                     C                D
And my time is now?    and I'm coming alive!

E                            A              B
I can hear the music playin', I can see the banners fly
E                                A           B
Feel like you're back again, and hope ridin' high
E                           A                B
Gonna be your man in motion, all I need is a pair of wheels
E                                A           B
Take me where the future's lyin', St. Elmo's fire

E                         A               B
I can see the new horizon, underneath the blazin' sky
E                                A          B
I'll be where the eagle's flying higher and higher
E                           A                B
Gonna be your man in motion, all I need is a pair of wheels
E                               A           B
Take me where my future's lyin', St. Elmo's fire
E                                A          B
I can climb the highest mountain, cross the wildest sea
E                          A          B      C --
I can feel St. Elmo's fire burnin' in me?     burnin' in me