CHORDS: The Avett Brothers – The Fire Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele
This is the chords of The Fire by The Avett Brothers on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.
[Intro]
C, Em, C, G
[Verse 1]
C G
A young child sits quiet,
Bm C
the forest is dark
C G
Possibilities overflow his
Em
unbroken heart
C G
I ask him well after the
Bm C
brush takes the spark
C Em
What do you see in the fire?
G/C
I see light within color and
G
color in light
Bm Em
Trophies I'll take home
C
and battles I'll fight
C G
A bright blue horizon with
Bm C
no pain in sight
C
I'll be there and so will my
Em G/C G
parents and you're invited too
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[Verse 2]
C G
A life-sentence inmate in orange
prisoner clothes
Bm Em
Who's been told his whole life
C
that's just how it goes
C G Bm C
Who came out swinging from poverty row
C Bm
Sits a bit close to the dangerous glow
C Em
What do ya see in the fire?
C G
I see rich people laughin' with food
on their plates
Bm Em C
And neighborhood bullies imprinted
with hate
C G Bm
Moms and dads screaming at each
C
other insane
C
And hard grey redemption a
Bm
little too late
Em Am
And I see myself as I might've been
C D C G
I’m handsome, and capable, and funny
[Verse 3]
C G
A young woman in college entranced
by the flames
Bm Em C
Is pondering silent how perfectly strange
C G Bm
A girl could be called by so many
C
names and not one be the
Em
one she was given
C G
What do you see in the fire?
C G
I see myself in the mirror, not
pretty enough
Bm Em C
And digital images reducing love
C G Bm C
My roommate enslaved by expectations above
C Em Em
And then I see the face of my mother
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[Verse 4]
C G
A first-year preacher stands
on his feet
Bm Em C
His love for mankind is true
and complete
C G Bm
While the frigid wind blows
C
through the trees
C Bm
I ask as he leans away from the heat
C Em
"What do you see in the fire?"
C
I see swirling confusion,
G
question, and loss
Bm Em C
And I know all about Christ
and the cross
C Bm
But I cannot explain the Holocaust
Em Am
I stuttered when a young man asked me to
C G
I just couldn’t find the words
[Verse 5]
C G
A woman of ninety with wisdom in spades
Bm Em
Her mind still as sharp as her
C
kitchen blades
C G Bm C
I ask as her memory nonetheless fades
C Em
"What do you see in the fire?"
C
I see the touch of my husband
G
who recently passed
Bm Em C
Our hometown before the roads got so fast
C G Bm C
And I see it now in an inpatient blur
G G
And I see how in love we were
Em Bm
I see the good Lord offering mercy
Em Bm
I see the good Lord offering mercy
C D7
I see the good Lord offering mercy
[Verse 6]
C G
Someone I care for, she sits by my side
Bm Em C
I can feel the past and the future collide
C G
She leans in and whispers,
Bm C
“Don't think, just decide"
C Em
What do you see in the fire?
C
I see the faces of my victims whose
G
hearts I once broke
Bm Em C
Calm and alive in the curling smoke
C G Bm C
All I can do is sit here and hope
C Em Em
They may find a way to forgive me
[Outro]
C G
There's something unspoken there
in your eyes
Bm Em C
A pain or a love I don't recognize
C G Bm C
I better ask you now before it dies
C G
What do you see in the fire?