Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Difficulty: Novice Verse 1: Bm E I lit a match today Bm E I watched it burn away G D All that I had, all that I've owned A All that I've wanted, all that I've known G D I can rebuild bigger and higher A I can replace what I lost in the fire
Bm E Verse 2: Bm E I lit a match today Bm E I watched it blow away Bm Yeah, they're investigating Sift through the mire E To determine the cause of this beautiful fire Bm Let 'em speculate to their hearts desire E This wasn't arson it's a funeral pyre Chorus: G D Let it all burn up to the sky A There is a freedom you cannot deny G D I can rebuild, bigger and higher A E I can replace what I lost in the fire Bm E Verse 3: Bm E See the parade fall in line Bm E Yeah, look at the diamonds in their eyes Bm Not from the riches nor from their gold E But from all of the spoils that they found in the coal Bm Let them feel the warmth of their newfound desire E As they dance through the ashes of what they lost (in the fire) Chorus: G D Let it burn up to the sky A There is a freedom you cannot deny G D I can rebuild bigger and higher A E I can replace what we lost in the fire Bridge: G D Ash in the candle, fortune in toll A Blissful indulgence as the future unfolds G D The reed and the shaft will all burn away A With insurgence and splendor, listen as we say Chorus: G D Let it all burn up to the sky A There is a freedom you cannot deny G D I can rebuild bigger and higher A G D I can replace what we lost in the fire, yeah A G D Oh, what we lost in the fire, yeah A G D A Oh, what we lost in the fire
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