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Indoor Fireworks

Elvis Costello

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Return-Path: Date: Mon, 29 Aug 94 01:12:12 EDT Subject: Elvis_Costello/IndoorFireworks.crd @SONG: Indoor Fireworks Elvis Costello Transcribed by phillip@phoenix.princeton.edu (Chords in concert pitch, try playing capo 2nd fret with D, A, G, Em forms) E We play these parlour games We play at make believe A E/G# F#m When we get to the part where I say that I'm going to leave A E/G# F#m B E Everybody loves a happy ending but we don't even try A E/G# F#m We go straight past pretending B To the part where everybody loves to cry (chorus) E Indoor fireworks Can still burn your fingers B Indoor fireworks E We swore we were safe as houses They're not so spectacular A E/G# F#m They don't burn up in the sky But they can dazzle or delight B Or bring a tear E When the smoke gets in your eyes You were the spice of life The gin in my vermouth And though the sparks would fly I thought our love was fireproof Sometimes we'd fight in public darling With very little cause But different kinds of sparks would fly When we got on our own behind closed doors (chorus) It's time to tell the truth These things have to be faced My fuse is burning out And all that powder's gone to waste Don't think for a moment dear that we'll ever be through I'll build a bonfire of my dreams And burn a broken effigy of me and you (chorus) from: Christian Korbanka, Cologne, Germany e-mail: Christian_Korbanka@msn.com lyrics and chords of: Indoor Fireworks by The Costello Show (Elvis Costello) Suggestions and corrections are always welcome! date: 95/10/15 T+M: MacManus E We play these parlour games We play at make believe E7 A When we get to the part where I say that I'm going to leave A B E Everybody loves a happy ending but we don't even try A We go straight past pretending B C#m To the part where everybody loves to cry E Indoor fireworks Can still burn your fingers B Indoor fireworks E We swore we were as safe as houses They're not so spectecular E7 A They don't burn up in the sky B By they can dazzle and delight F#m B Or bring a tear B E When the smoke gets in your eyes E You were the spice of life The gin in my vermouth And though the sparks would fly E7 A I thought our love was fireproof A Sometimes we'd fight in public darling B E With very little cause A But different kinds of sparks would fly B C#m When we got on our own behind closed doors E Indoor fireworks Can still burn your fingers B Indoor fireworks E We swore we were as safe as houses They're not so spectecular E7 A They don't burn up in the sky B By they can dazzle and delight F#m B Or bring a tear B E When the smoke gets in your eyes E It's time to tell the truth These things have to be faced My fuse is burning out E7 A And all the powder's gone to waste A B E Don't think for a moment dear that we'll ever be through A I'll bulid a bonfire of my dreams B C#m And burn a broken effigy of me and you E Indoor fireworks Can still burn your fingers B Indoor fireworks E We swore we were as safe as houses They're not so spectecular E7 A They don't burn up in the sky B By they can dazzle and delight F#m B Or bring a tear B E When the smoke gets in your eyes Seite 1 von 3
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