Lisa Miskovsky - Why Start A Fire
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Arranged key: A minor (A B C D E F G A)
Original key: A# minor (A# B# C# D# E# F# G# A#), either put a capo on the first fret or transpose to +1
Modulation: In the choruses and bridge the key changes from A minor to B minor (A# minor to C minor in +1)
Tempo: 72 bpm (average)
Transcribed by Robert from Astlessons
[Intro]: F G Am
F G Am
Who's gonna save tonight, it is hard to not give in because you're no longer breathing
F G Am
And who's gonna save tonight if I don't
F G Am
Who's gonna save tonight, I am down on my knees but I'm too proud to say please
F G Am
And who's gonna save tonight if you won't
G A Bm
All the roads we're travelling up and down, don't you want our hearts to sing, I know myself
G A Bm
But I wonder where you came from, yeah yeah, oh oh
G A Bm
Following every step, up and down, running hot, still so far away
G A Bm
And I wonder where you came from, oh oh, yeah yeah
F G Am
Who's gonna save us now when our enemies calling, when I'm down and I'm falling
F G Am
Baby who's gonna save us now if we won't
F G Am
Oh, I don't want to hurt tonight, there is much good in me and there's much good in you
F G Am
So we gotta save tonight, cause they won't
G A Bm
All the roads we're travelling up and down, don't you want our hearts to sing, I know myself
G A Bm
But I wonder where you came from, yeah yeah, oh oh
G A Bm
Following every step, up and down, running hot, still so far away
G A Bm
And I wonder where you came from, oh oh, yeah yeah
A Bm G
Why start a fire when it's all worth saving
Bm A
Don't you wanna know, don't you wanna feel me closer too
Bm G
I walk through wires cause it's all worth breaking
Bm A
And don't you wanna know, don't you wanna feel me closer too
G A Bm
All the roads we're travelling up and down, I would carry anything that's all I know
G A Bm
You gotta tell me where you came from, yeah yeah, oh oh
G A Bm
Following every turn, up and down, wanna learn everything tonight
G A Bm
And I am gonna go to where you came from, yeah yeah, oh oh (oh, oh)
Cause I am gonna go to where you came from (oh, oh)
Chords:
F (1 3 3 2 1 1) or (X X 3 2 1 1)
G (3 2 0 0 0 3) or (3 2 0 0 3 3) or (3 5 5 4 3 3)
Am (X 0 2 2 1 X) or (5 7 7 5 5 5)
A (X 0 2 2 2 0) or (5 7 7 6 5 5)
Bm (X 2 4 4 3 2) or (7 9 9 7 7 7)
Clarification:
Chordname (E A D G B E)
X = Don't play / Muffle
Information:
The timing in the Bridge (Why start a fire when it's all worth saving..) is
a bit funky so some chords might not be aligned perfectly with the lyrics
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//Robert
