Verse 1:
B C#m G#m A
Find me again like a rusted
B E G#m
bike in your back yard
A B
Pull me up from the debris
C#m G#m A B E G#m A
I'm covered up in dust and leaves
E B G#m E B
We're lighting fires in July
G#m E
To cleanse us of the heat
B G#m
You beg you plead you
E
promise not to leave
B
You're just like everyone
G#m E
You're just like everything
Chorus: B C#m G#m A B E G#m A
Verse 2:
B E G#m
Smoke reaches for the stars
A B
but settles for the glass
E G#m
You tried your best to
A E
save your best for last
G#m E C#m
But now your time has passed
E G#m F#
Now your time has passed
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
E
The only difference is
B
you listen and forgive
F# G#m
Just take it all in
E B
and I'll take it all back
You only need to see
fireworks once a year
B F# G#m
Just take it all in
E
and I'll take it all back
B F# G#m
Just take it all in
E
and I'll take it all back
B F# G#m
Just take it all in
C# B F# G#m E
and I'll take it all back
Interlude: B C#m E
E B G#m E B
We're lighting fires in July
G#m E
To cleanse us of the heat
B G#m
You beg you plead you
E
promise not to leave
B
You're just like everyone
G#m E
You're just like everything
E B G#m E B G#m E
We're lighting fires in July
E B G#m E B G#m E
We're lighting fires in July