Em Am Em I have seen the firewatcher's daughterEm Am Em Watching fires burn from smoke to blackC D G D/F# Em There's nothing she won't burn, from styrofoam to urnsB7/F# To someone else's ashes in a sack( Em )Em Am Em You can scorch the metal, you can even melt the glassC Em You can pass the time here, fire lives into the pastC D G D/F# Em An all-consuming flame, that refines and new beginsB7/F# B A G# F# Em It'll take your family heirlooms, but it can take your darkest sinsC Em It's a good ol' bedtime story, give you nightmares 'til you dieD Em And the ones that love to tell it, hide the mischief in their eyesC Condemn their sons to hadesEm Am And gehenna is full of guys, alive and wellB7/F# Em But there ain't no hell for a firewatcher's daughterEm Am Em WooooooooEm Am Em WooooooooC D Em WooooooEm Am Em We exercise the demons of the things we used to knowC Em The gnashing of the teeth become the remnants of our homesC D G D/F# Em We think we're moving on, from materials we longB7 Em To forget we ever sold our souls to ownEm Am Em There's a chilling absolution that we're given from our birthC D/F# Em A powerful delusion and a plague upon the earthC D But nothing scares me moreG D/F# Em Than the stranger at my doorB7/F# Em Who i fail to give shelter, time, and worthC Em It's a good ol' bedtime story, give you nightmares 'til you dieD E And the ones that love to tell it, hide the mischief in their eyesC Condemn their sons to hadesEm Am And gehenna is full of guys, alive and wellB7/F# Em But there ain't no hell for a firewatcher's daughter
The Stranger At My Door
Brandi Carlile
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Tom:
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