The Fire chords by Patricia Barber
Intro 1
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C
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Daug
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Em
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Verse 1
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When I smile,
D
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do my eyes scramble and scan
Bm
Off -center, is the question direct?
Does the corner of my mouth freeze and blaze,
G
Em
performance, curtain, lack of intent?
C
If I step in time,
Bm
can I design movement that feigns design?
C
Can the perfect wife fake
one more night?
Bm
Can she joke and laugh and dance
Am
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Am
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Gm
without the fire?
C
Em
Can the blanket of grey at the end
D
of the day conceal a sigh of regret?
Em
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Can the shadow of a foreign dame to af
D
fect or disguise dearth of content?
C
If I whine and dine,
Bm
if there's rhythm and rhyme,
G
Bm
Mandate and motion and will,
C
Bm
If I follow the map or outline the task,
Am
Can I lip -sync or pantomime the perfect
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E
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script?
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Daug
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Am
Adim
D#dim
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So
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Edim
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So
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Thursday day is
scheduled precisely,
Em
Friday night a dinner fair.
Am
C
By six o 'clock, hor d 'oeuvres from the market,
Em
the dress, the make -up, the hair.
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Bm
The doorbell rings, the cocktails clink,
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the conversation, a smart, snappy din.
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C
With stone and lintel and steel and sheen,
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Am
C
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Em
I'm architect and hostess of a stylish scene.
The party begins to dwindle and sputter,
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Em
the room empty as the air is thin.
With landscape and chatter,
D
the heart of the matter can defy all but peripheral vision.
C
If I close my eyes, if I fantasize,
Bm
movement that feigns desire.
C
Can the perfect wife
fake one more night
Bm
Can she joke and laugh and dance
Am
C
Am
G
Am
G
Without the fire
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C
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You
The Fire
Patricia Barber
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