Private Fires chords by
Andreas Vollenweider
Andreas Vollenweider

N/A
Key: Eb major
Intro 1
A
F#
A
F#
E
Verse 1
B
We were
G#m
happy here
F#
E
Even in the cold spells
B
Even with the roads like
G#m
the frozen river
F#
G#m
E
We would keep each other warm
Verse 2
G#m
B
G#m
And we were happy here
F#
With the soup on the fire
E
And the wind in the chimney
B
G#m
F#
E
And the floors too cold for bare feet
Verse 3
F#
And we were happy here
G#m
When the spring broke the ice
F#
And there were limbs to be cleared
E
B
And the melting snow
G#m
F#
Let the pines spring back up toward
G#m
the sky
Interlude 1
F#
G#m
F#
G#m
Verse 4
E
C#m
And we were happy here
G#m
Even when the rains came
C#m
And the storms broke the sea
G#m
With a whistle and drum
C#m
G#m
And the moon ran for cover
And the house shook all over
C#m
And the cats would hide
F#
under the bed
Verse 5
E
B
G#m
But we were happy here
F#
With our simple life
G#m
E
It was our whole life
B
G#m
And we were happy here
F#
Before the news came
Verse 6
E
That the world was small
F#
And the roar was loud
G#m
F#
And not quite so distant after all
B
E
G#m
F#
I remember how it felt before the fall
G#m
B
I remember the day
F#
when we heard the call
B
C#m
B
E
G#m
And the walls came down
A
F#
And our perfect dream was gone
Verse 7
F#
A
E
F#
But
A
F#
E
we
G#m
B
G#m
were happy here
F#
When the cries of our babies
E
Were the only cries
B
F#
And our bad moods
G#m
Em
The only bad moods
D
Am
Which we coaxed and stroked
C
B
G#m
Just like our own private fires
B
E
But we were happy here
B
E
G#m
F#
B
Before

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