Firekid - Firekid
Self Titled Debut Album
http://firekidmusic.com/
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1. Magic Mountain
2. Getaway Car
3. Lay By Me
4. Gospel
5. Movin On
6. Boomerang
7. Die For Alabama
8. Statues
9. Anna Lee
10. The World Is Mine
11. Americana Dream
Tuning: Standard
Firekid - Magic Mountain
Standard
CAPO 1
Intro
Em
Verse 1
Em G
The story goes, from what I've heard
C Am
That those who go there don't return
Em G
But I've come back a time or two
C Am B
Cause I don't have a thing to lose
Pre-Chorus
Em G
Mama, take me back again
C Am
Up to Magic Mountain
Em G
Mama, take me back again
C Am B
Up to Magic Mountain
Chorus
Em G
There's a roundabout just beyond the clouds
C Am
We'll be rolling out, we won't come back down
Em G
We'll be screaming loud; you won't hear a sound
C
We'll be climbing higher now; we won't come back down
Em C Em C
Down
Verse 2
Tourists on their camera phones
Wandering around like ghosts
But we're too busy cutting lines
To see what's on the other side
Pre-Chorus
Mama, take me back again
Up to Magic Mountain
Mama, take me back again
Up to Magic Mountain
Chorus
There's a roundabout just beyond the clouds
We'll be rolling out, we won't come back down
We'll be screaming loud; you won't hear a sound
We'll be climbing higher now; we won't come back down
Down
Bridge
G Cadd9 G
Story goes, from what I've heard
G D Dsus4
Those who go there don't return
G Cadd9 G
But we're like ships that sail above
G D Dsus4
Nothing's ever high enough
Chorus
There's a roundabout just beyond the clouds
We'll be rolling out, we won't come back down
We'll be screaming loud; you won't hear a sound
We'll be climbing higher now; we won't come back down
Down
Down
Down
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Firekid - Getaway Car
Standard
Verse 1
G
If I had a getaway car
Here's how I'd do it
C G
I'd be the thief of your heart
Wanna run the jewels
G
Make or break it, no fear
Before the night is through
C G
Baby the coast is so clear
There's only room for two
Pre-Chorus
C F C G
Let's ride to California like it ain't no thang
C D
Hit the highway gunning, we can break the bank
Chorus
G F C G
Some lover you are, I'll steal your heart
G F C G
Wherever you are, I'll steal your heart
D C G
I heard you're a runaway bride, well I got a getaway car
D C G
I heard you're a runaway bride, well I got a getaway car
Verse 2
We’ve come too far now to stop
Lets make a great escape
This is an inside job
Doin' whatever it takes
I got one hand on the wheel
And we'll be raising the stakes
Cause while the world is asleep
We're blazing wide awake
Pre-Chorus
Let's ride to California like it ain't no thang
Hit the highway gunning, we can break the bank
Chorus
Some lover you are, I'll steal your heart
Wherever you are, I'll steal your heart
I heard you're a runaway bride, well I got a getaway car
I heard you're a runaway bride, well I got a getaway car
Solo
Chorus
Some lover you are, I'll steal your heart
Wherever you are, I'll steal your heart
I heard you're a runaway bride, well I got a getaway car
I heard you're a runaway bride, well I got a getaway car
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Firebird - Lay By Me
Standard
CAPO 1
Intro
G C
Verse 1
G
Lights out, paper town
Summer queens with daisy crows
C
Merry going round-and-round
You're the darling of the town
Am
I'll show you the world tonight
C G
I'll show you the world tonight
G
Scraped knees, birds and bees
Duke and duchess of a dream
C
Rainy day philosophy
A hurricane is just a breeze
Am
I'll show you the world tonight
C D G
As long as you say you're mine
Chorus
G
Take my heart and put it in your pocket
D G
Wear it like a locket and hide the key
G
At sundown when we're only dry bones
D G
Sleeping under two stones, lay by me
Post
G D G G G D
Verse 2
Back seat jubilee
Factories without machines
Digging in like winter trees
Stay this way and never leave
I'll show you the world tonight
As long as you say you're mine
Chorus
Take my heart and put it in your pocket
Wear it like a locket and hide the key
At sundown when we're only dry bones
Sleeping under two stones, lay by me
Post
Solo
Chorus
Take my heart and put it in your pocket
Wear it like a locket and hide the key
At sundown when we're only dry bones
Sleeping under two stones, lay by me
Take my heart and put it in your pocket
Wear it like a locket and hide the key
At sundown when we're only dry bones
Sleeping under two stones, lay by me
Outro
G C G G C G
Lay by me, lay by me
G C G G C G
You're the only one and you always will be
G C G G C G
Lay by me, lay by me
G C G G C G
You're the only one and you always will be
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Firekid - Gospel
Standard
CAPO 2
Verse 1
Bm
I'm an easy man
And I'm broken at the seams
Bm
All my troubles and my worries
Tear apart my hopes and dreams
Bm
And I don't understand
Why I wake in misery
Bm
Every day's the same
Bm A Em
Wanna put my mind at ease
Chorus
Bm D
I'm searching for the gospel
A Em
That mighty mighty love
Bm D
I'm searching for the gospel
A Em
That mighty mighty love
Bm D
I'm searching for something I can hold on
A Em
Hold on to
Bm D A
I'm searching for the gospel
Em Bm
That might be you
Verse 2
I'm a tortured man
And I'm digging up my soul
Cause when I get to heaven
Gonna pawn it off for gold
And I don't give a damn
Cause I don't know wrong from right
Everyone's a sinner
And we're running out of time
Chorus
I'm searching for the gospel
That mighty mighty love
I'm searching for the gospel
That mighty mighty love
I'm searching for something I can hold on
Hold on to
I'm searching for the gospel
That might be you
Bridge
Bm
Oh can't you hear it father
Oh and don't you wanna go
Bm
And leave this world of trials
And troubles here below
Chorus
I'm searching for the gospel
That mighty mighty love
I'm searching for the gospel
That mighty mighty love
I'm searching for something I can hold on
Hold on to
I'm searching for the gospel
That might be you
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Firekid - Movin On
Standard
CAPO 3
Intro
G
Verse 1
G
Packed up a couple things
Em
Handful of memories
G D G
The better times we used to know
G
No place for us to stand
Em
Closed doors and sinking sand
G D G
Headed for the open road
Chorus
C G
If you found the truth won't set you free
D G
We can fly away singing "oh glory"
C G Em
If your story starts with good as gone
G D G
Guess we better get movin' on
G
Movin' on
G
Movin' on
G D G
Guess we better get movin', movin' on
Post
G
Verse 2
Chase that horizon line
Lord knows we're gonna find
A patch of stars we've never seen
Swim through the river wide
Climb any mountain side
Chorus
If you found the truth won't set you free
We can fly away singing "oh glory"
If your story starts with good as gone
Guess we better get movin' on
Movin' on
Movin' on
Guess we better get movin', movin' on
Solo
Bridge
C Em
It takes more, more than fate
G
To make our way to happiness
C Em
It takes more, more than faith
G
To find a place where heaven is
C
We gotta keep movin’ on
Em
Movin' on
C
We gotta keep movin' on
Em G
Movin' on
Chorus
If you found the truth won't set you free
We can fly away singing "oh glory"
If your story starts with good as gone
Guess we better get movin' on
If you found the truth won't set you free
We can fly away singing "oh glory"
If your story starts with good as gone
Guess we better get movin' on
Movin' on
Movin' on
Guess we better get movin' on
Movin' on
Movin' on
Guess we better get movin' on
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Firekid - Boomerang
Standard
Intro
D G D G
Verse 1
D
I found the girl with emerald eyes
G
While looking for the open sky
D
Just a glimpse of paradise
G
The only good I've seen in life
D
I told her as I held her hand
G
That I'd be seeing her again
D
In my dreams
A
Back to me
D
Boomerang
Chorus
Em7 A G D
We've all lost someone that we love
Em7 A G D
And all we have to do is trust
Bm D A D
That our fate will be reuniting us
Bm D A D
That our fate will be reuniting us
Verse 2
I always leave the window wide
Even on the coldest night
In case she echoes through the blinds
Into my arms one final time
Cause in the dark I still pretend
That I'll be seeing her again
In my dreams
Back to me
Boomerang
Chorus
We've all lost someone that we love
And all we have to do is trust
That our fate will be reuniting us
That our fate will be reuniting us
SOLO
Bridge
D
I'll never lose her memory
Em7
I close my eyes so I can see
D
I'll never lose her memory
A
If only I could stay asleep
In my dreams
Back to me
Chorus
G
We've all lost someone that we love
D
And all we have to do is trust
q Bm
That our fate will be reuniting us
G
That our fate will be reuniting us
CHORUS
We've all lost someone that we love
And all we have to do is trust
That our fate will be reuniting us
That our fate will be reuniting us
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Firekid - Die For Alabama
Standard
CAPO 3
Intro
Em D
Verse 1
Em
I know there's a brighter side
D Em
Where the dreamers live and the nightmares die
Em D Em
We won't know the difference if we make it out alive
Em
We came from the other side
D Em
Where the kids grow old and the stars don't shine
Em D Em
We don't fear the darkness cause we've never seen the light
Chorus
C
End is near, got no fear
C
Brave boys cheer, die for Alabama
C G D Em
Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh
C G D Em
Whoa oh oh, die for Alabama
C G D Em
Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh
C G D Em
Whoa oh oh, die for Alabama
Verse 2
I know there's a brighter side
Where the good girls give and the bad boys hide
We don't have the answers and no one wonders why
We came from the other side
Where the sidewalk ends and the luck runs dry
We don't see our shadows cause the sun don't get that high
Chorus
End is near, got no fear
Brave boys cheer, die for Alabama
Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh
Whoa oh oh, die for Alabama
Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh
Whoa oh oh, die for Alabama
Solo
Verse 3
We came from the other side
Where the kids grow old and the stars don't shine
We don't fear the darkness cause we've never seen the light
Chorus
C
End is near, got no fear
C
Brave boys cheer, die for Alabama
(chorus chords from now on)
End is near, got no fear
Brave boys cheer, die for Alabama
End is near, got no fear
Brave boys cheer, die for Alabama
Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh
Whoa oh oh, die for Alabama
Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh
Whoa oh oh, die for Alabama
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Firekid - Statues
Standard
Verse 1
G
I let you down
You sunk to the ground
C G
You were crying as I left home
G
Tears in the mud
Dried by the sun
C G
That's how you turned to stone
Pre-Chorus
G
I can't let go
I can't let go
C Eb
That's how you turned to stone
G
I can't let go
I can't let go
Chorus
G D
'Til the end of time
C G
I'll never be without you
G D
You'll be in my mind
C G
I'll never be without you
Em C
Memories of flesh and bone
G D
Statues of the love I've known
G D
All my life
C
I'll never be without you
Verse 2
G
Cold as the night
Bm
Your body like ice
C Eb
When I told you I had to get out
G
Faded to black
Bm
And when I look back
C Eb
You're still in the middle of town
Pre-Chorus
I can't let go
I can't let go
You're still in the middle of town
I can't let go
I can't let go
Chorus
'Til the end of time
I'll never be without you
You'll be in my mind
I'll never be without you
[Chorus]
'Til the end of time
I'll never be without you
You'll be in my mind
I'll never be without you
Memories of flesh and bone
Statues of the love I've known
All my life
I'll never be without you
Solo
Bridge
G
I let you down
You sunk to the ground
You were crying as I left home
Chorus
'Til the end of time
I'll never be without you
You'll be in my mind
I'll never be without you
Memories of flesh and bone
Statues of the love I've known
All my life
I'll never be without you
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Firekid - Anna Lee
Standard
CAPO 4
Intro
Am F C Am F G
Verse 1
Am
Sinking sand
When I sleep
F C
I see her ghost
Am F G
Siren's hand pulling me six feet below
Am F C
Pyramid, wasted dreams, built it for two
Am
Inherited her color scheme
F G
Now it's my tomb
Chorus
C G
I tried to get high
Am
Inside her memory
F
Where can I find
My sweet Anna Lee
C G
I followed her down
Am
Swallowed her energy
F
Where is she now?
My sweet Anna Lee
Post
C G Am F
Verse 2
Take a drag
Fill my lungs
Taste her perfume
Light a match
On my tongue
Exhale the fumes
Chorus
I tried to get high
Inside her memory
Where can I find
My sweet Anna Lee
I followed her down
Swallowed her energy
Where is she now?
My sweet Anna Lee
My sweet Anna Lee
Instrumental Bridge
(chorus chords)
Chorus
I tried to get high
Inside her memory
Where can I find
My sweet Anna Lee
I tried to get high
Inside her memory
Where can I find
My sweet Anna Lee
I followed her down
Swallowed her energy
Where is she now?
My sweet Anna Lee
My sweet Anna Lee
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Firekid - The World Is Mine
Standard
Intro
F
Verse 1
F
Here's my dissertation on these four years of pursuits
F
I've seen higher education from the lowness of the truth
F
Free of expectations, you can fact check every word
F
Time to wake up the congregation, don't redo what you unlearn
Pre-Chorus
B F
Hallowed halls, I roam roam roam
B F
Never gave a clue
B F
Don't care where I go go go
B F
Nothing left to prove
Chorus
B
The world is mine
F
The word is mine
C Dm
Take it on tonight
B F
And I resolve, I resolve
C
To leave it all
B
The world is mine
F
It's open wide
C Dm
Get me out alive
B F
I resolve, I resolve
C F
To leave it all behind
Verse 2
I'll miss September nights among the drunken dilettantes
And all the kids with scholarships who never did no wrong
I'll miss my rides around this town with candy on my arm
The morning after cliff notes of the broken repertoire
Pre-Chorus
Hallowed halls, I roam roam roam
Never gave a clue
Don't care where I go go go
Nothing left to prove
Chorus
The world is mine
The word is mine
Take it on tonight
And I resolve, I resolve
To leave it all
The world is mine
It's open wide
Get me out alive
I resolve, I resolve
To leave it all behind
Instrumental Bridge
Chorus
The world is mine
The word is mine
Take it on tonight
And I resolve, I resolve
To leave it all
The world is mine
It's open wide
Get me out alive
I resolve, I resolve
To leave it all behind
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Firekid - Americana Dream
Standard
Capo 1
Verse 1
E
They used to be a metal band until 2010
E
When they traded in their axes for a bass and mandolin
E
They bought a six string banjitar and play the tambourine
E
Everybody's chasing the americana dream
Verse 2
E A E
Skinny jeans and trucker hats, beards and flannel shirts
E A E
A couple pair of working boots that have never seen the dirt
E A E
They spend their days in coffee shops reading Pitchfork magazine
E A E
Everybody's chasing the americana dream
Chorus
A E A E
They sing about the devil, they sing about The Lord
A E B E
They sing about the road but they've never been on tour
A E B C#m
Living in a fantasy they've made themselves believe
A E B E
Everybody's chasing the americana dream
Play Verse 2 Chords
They say that country music sold it's soul to make a dime
They say that Hank would disapprove if he was still alive
If he's rolling over in his grave, it's only cause he's seen
Everybody chasing the americana dream
Chorus
They sing about the devil, they sing about The Lord
They sing about the road but they've never been on tour
Living in a fantasy they've made themselves believe
Everybody's chasing the americana dream
Instrumental Bridge
Chorus
They sing about the devil, they sing about The Lord
They made a full length album with out a single major chord
Trying to touch the past with their vinyl time machines
(?)
Everybody's chasing
F#m
Everybody's chasing
A B E
Everybody's chasing the americana dream
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