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Staring At The Fire chords by Mike Posner

  • G

  • F#m

    2
  • Bm

    2
  • A

  • D

  • Dsus4

  • Ebdim

Verse 1
G
F#m
Bm
I've always had trouble staying still
G
A
I stand next to what I hate
Bm
just for the thrill
G
A
Spent the first quarter of my life on
D
A
Bm
a million dollar bill
G
'Cause I can't stop
A
G
Dsus4
staring at the fire
D
G
F#m
We've got our crosses and our buildings,
Bm
built 'em tall
G
And my book's another
A
Bm
brick inside the wall
G
A
We sure make ourselves feel busy,
D
A
Bm
but we don't do much at all
G
A
Except sit around and stare at
G
Dsus4
D
the fire
G
F#m
And the protesters have gathered
Bm
in the streets
G
A
Bm
Opposite, a block full of police
D
G
A
But they both have the same problem
D
A
with God as you and me
Bm
G
It's that they can't stop
A
Dsus4
D
staring at the fire
Verse 2
D
A
Bm
Watch it burn, burn, burn
D
A
Bm
Watch it burn, burn, burn
D
A
Bm
G
Watch it burn, burn, burn
A
D
Watch it burn, burn, burn
A
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Verse 3
G
ashram a mil
F#m
Bm
lion miles from here
G
A
Bm
An old man on a blanket appeared
G
A
He waved me to come closer,
D
A
Bm
and he whispered in my ear
G
"Son, you've got to stop
A
G
D
staring at the fire"
G
F#m
Bm
But all my ego trips come in flocks
G
And they tell me, "Kid,
A
Bm
it's really not that hot"
G
A
Take your anxiety and your guilt,
D
A
Bm
just throw it all on top
G
A
D
Now I can't stop standing in the fire
Verse 4
D
A
Bm
Oh, watch me burn, burn, burn
A
Bm
Watch me burn, burn, burn
D
A
Bm
Watch me burn, burn, burn
G
A
D
Watch me burn, burn, burn
A
Bm
Oh, watch me burn, burn, burn
D
A
Bm
Watch me burn, burn, burn
D
A
Bm
Watch me burn, burn, burn
G
A
D
Watch me burn, burn, burn
D
Ebdim
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