Flame chords by Sonreal

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: A

Intro:


A                        C#7
(My flame, my flame, my flame)

F#m   Em    D
(I know, oh)

Verse 1:

A
  Heart fell outta my chest when I met you
C#7
  Forty-eight hours mama worked to send you
F#m                                     E      D
  Into this world, baby girl, how did get you?
D

  And I can't believe my eyes, no, no
A
  Couple years pass and I ain't been the same since
C#7
   Mama pregnant again, but this time it's twins
F#m
   When they came, boy, I was scared shitless
D
  And I can't believe my eyes, no
A                                           C#7
  Now my house a mess and my records knocked down
                                    F#m
  Buncha food on floor stuck to my socks now
                            Em           D
  And I got no time for these golf clubs now
N.C.
  But I'd have it no othеr way

Chorus:

Bm                              E
  Some things you just can't be ready for
                      A
  You'rе what I hold steady for
        C#7               F#m
  Till the day that I die    (I don't know, yeah, yeah)
Bm                               E
  Some things you just can't be ready for
                        A
  You’ll be what I been waiting for
          E          Dmaj7
  For the rest off my life    (I know one thing's for sure)
                  Bm
  And we gon' get older
                   E
  And things gonna change
N.C.                        A
  But you're still my flame

Post-Chorus:
A    E                       Dmaj7
       You're still my flame
A    E        Dmaj7
       You're still my flame
You're still my flame

Verse 2:
A
  Fast forward fourteen years
                     C#7
  Catch 'em skipping class, smoking weed in the basement
                   F#m
    Doing things I did, I guess that I can't get too mad
E                   D
  Thinking 'bout the way I woulda acted as a new dad
                  A
  Tying up your shoes, now I'm driving you to school grad
                 C#7
  Couple years pass and Daddy give you your first dance
                F#m
  Tears down my face, I don’t ever wanna lose that
             E               Dmaj7
  'Cause you're the greatest thing that I did in this world, mm

Chorus:
Bm                              E
  Some things you just can't be ready for
                     A
  You're what I hold steady for
           C#7         F#m
  Till the day that I die (I don't know, yeah, yeah)
Bm                              E
  Some things you just can't be ready for
                       A
  You’ll be what I been waiting for
A           E            Dmaj7
  For the rest off my life (I know one thing's for sure)
              Bm
  And we gon' get older
                    E
  And things gonna change
N.C.                        A
  But you're still my flame

Post-Chorus:
A   E                  Dmaj7
      You're still my flame
A   E                  Dmaj7
      You're still my flame
N.C.
You're still my flame

Bridge:
A
  Now we getting to the last page
C#7
  Story of my life, I wish we were only half way
F#m
  Try to muster up the words, but all that I can say
E                       D
   Is you the greatest thing that I did in this world, mm
A
  Surrounded by you and my grandkids
C#7
  Me and Mama couldn’t write it better if we planned it
F#m
  Only thing I wonder is how did time vanish? Yeah
Dmaj7
  I don't wanna say goodbye, no

Chorus:
Bm                             E
  Some things you just can't be ready for
                     A
  You're what I hold steady for
          C#           F#m
  Till the day that I die (I don't know, yeah, yeah)
Bm                             E
  Some things you just can't be ready for
                      A
  You’ll be what I been waiting for
         E            Dmaj7
  For the rest off my life (I know one thing's for sure)
Bm
  And we gon' get older
Bm                    E
  And things gonna change
                            A   E  Dmaj7
  But you're still my flame