The Tinderbox chords by Patrick Wolf

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Verse 1

Left, right, left, right

And left, right, left, right

Interlude 1

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Verse 2

Weary from the wars

I stumble into fortune

Strike a deal with the witch

And cut off her head

Verse 3

With pockets full of gold

I journey into town

Trade my stuffed boots

For bribes and burberry

Verse 4

Became the talk of the town

Though the heart remained mute

As I fed the poor

With the king's cutlery

Verse 5

Locked in towers behind walls

Comes some divination

And true love was promised to me

Verse 6
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On a
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Black dog
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Black burning eyes
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Dm 
Esus4 
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Come carry you here to my    room
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Dark to one spark
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and I have your heart
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Dm 
But as quick as you come
Esus4 
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You're always gone     so soon
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Soon, soon, soon
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Dm 
Gone so soon, soon, soon
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Gone so soon, soon, soon
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Always gone so soon
C 

Verse 7
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And now I live alone
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In this dirty old attic
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And my friends have no strength
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To climb up the stairs

Verse 8

So in the dark (dark) I spark (spark)

This old box of tinder

And your love is ferried to here

Verse 9
Am 
On a
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Black dog
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Am 
Black burning eyes
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Dm 
E 
Come carry you here to my room
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Dark to one spark
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And I have your heart
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Dm 
But as quick as you come
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You're always gone so soon
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Am 
Soon, soon
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Dm 
Gone so soon, soon, soon
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Gone so soon, soon, soon
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Always gone so soon, so soon
C 

Verse 10
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Why does no flame here last for long?
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Esus4 
Oh no,
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no spark rides dark for long
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Oh no, a thousand kisses are no
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judas kicking in to stop me
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From trying to start a fire
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Start the fire
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Start the fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire