fast left hand chords by Ray Wylie Hubbard

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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My grandma  (E major) told my mama,  (E minor) 
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this  (E major) boy gonna be the one  (E minor) 
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Gonna  (E major) have a fast left hand,
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same as the seventh son  (E minor) 
And then she lit a candle,
and set it on a rabbit's skull
She touched a nine- volt battery,
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to a wad of steel wool  (E major) 

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Verse 2

There's a fire, there's a fire

There's a fire, burning all the time

There's a fire, there's a fire

There's a fire, burning all the time

Interlude 1

Verse 3
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I was  (E minor) raised with the Pentecostal,
believing the word was true
When I was 13, got a flat
top Kalamazoo
Ghosts started howling,
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 (E major) light (E minor) ning lit up the dark
Smelt like singed hair,
when they ignited Joan of Arc

Verse 4

There's a fire, there's a fire

There's a fire, burning all the time

There's a fire, there's a fire

Interlude 2
There's a fire, burning all the time
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 (E major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor)  (E major) 

Verse 5
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It's a dimes  (E major) worth of blues
And a left hand with speed
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 (E minor) A swarm  (E major) of yellow jackets,
crows pecking sunflower seeds
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 (E minor) There's a storm a coming,
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I don't  (E major) need a light (E minor) ning rod
I won't be pushed around,
bowing to mediocre gods
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I always  (E major) bless my food,
even if it's shredded wheat
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 (E minor) I don't always see the light,
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but I sure Nuff  (E major) feel the  (E minor) heat

Verse 6
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There's a fire,  (E minor) there's a fire
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There's a fire,  (E major) burning  (E minor) all the time
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There's a fire, there's a fire  (E major) 
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There's a fire,  (E minor) burning all the time
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There's a  (E major) fire, there's a fire  (E minor) 
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There's a fire,  (E major) burning all the time
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Oh,  (E minor) there's a  (E major) fire, oh,
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there's a fire  (E minor) 
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There's a  (E major) fire, burning all the time
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 (E minor) Ooh,  (E major)  (E minor) ooh