The Mountain Goats - Through This Fire

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[Intro]
G F C x2
 
 
[Verse 1]
G EmMy faith ran out with the flames one night
A7 CShrinking in the embers of the firelight
Cm GYou were rambling about your friends
C DHow you were never going to see them again
 
G BmThere wasn′t any fire and brimstone left
A7 CJust a hollow rattle inside your chest
Cm GDeep in the dark of our 45th day
C DIt wasn't ever going to Go away
 
 
[Chorus]
Em D CI began to understand the things the heat requires
C D G F CLooking at you through this fire
 
G F C
 
 
[Verse 2]
G EmThe last days come and the last days go
A7 CCarried away in the undertow
Cm GBut on our trust we rise and fall
C DHuman after all
 
G BmI calculated one week to go, maybe less
A7 CYou were slipping in and out of consciousness
Cm GWhat are seven days worth?
C DSeven days on this earth
 
 
[Chorus]
Em D CMore than kings in their castles might desire
C D EmLooking at you through this fire
 
 
[Bridge]
BThrough this fire where we were witnesses when
EmYou were reborn
C G A DOne of the seven at Jericho, sounding his horn
 
 
[Instrumental]
G Bm A Cm
G Bm A D
G Bm A Cm
G Bm A Cm
 
 
[Verse 3]
G EmBear me on the breath of dawn
A7 CVery soon we′ll both be gone
Cm GIt's getting harder to hear you, friend
C DWaiting for the world to end
 
G BmBut let me isolate the relevant voice in the choir
A7 CSomewhere out there on the wire
Cm GI'll run all night, but my legs won′t tire
A7 CThe ocean is faithful and the devil′s a liar
 
 
[Chorus]
C D G F CLooking at you through this fire
 
 
[Outro]
G F C
G F C
G F Cmaj7
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