Most of the song is made up of playing the E chord and making sure to really hit the top strings but at times
also play the entire chord to make it seem as if not one chord. listen to the actual song to hear how it
sounds.
[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
E
And I'm not afraid of the man next door
He's calm and quiet with a heart of stone
A E
He fires a fire away that'll kill us all
E
And I'm not moving to a halfway house
To work my hands for the temple
A E
How I'd die for pretty things on bigger walls
[Refrain 1]
C#m A E
And try to have it all
C#m A E
And try to have it all
[Verse 2]
E
And I won't listen to the men on stage
They want my share of the minimum wage
A E
And fear the final things that we could know
E
And I'm not seeing what the vicar sees
To fall in love with the whole trapeze and
A E
Stow the self away like a poison drum
[Refrain 2]
C#m A E
It's a sign that we'll be gone
C#m A E
It's a si-------------------gn that we'll be gone
[Chorus]
A
And when you walk
E
There's a fire, there's a fire in your bones
A
And when they talk
E
There's a liar, there's a liar in their clothesE
[Verse 3]
E
And I'm not afraid of the ghetto lords
And they carved our names on the city walls
A E
But they lack the fire of faith that'll save us all
E
And I'm not doing what I can't avoid
To sell my soul for the trade and toil of
A E
Fate and final things before the soil
[Refrain 3]
C#m A E
To try to have it all
C#m A E
And to di------------------e to have it all
[Chorus]
E A
And when you walk
E
There's a fire, there's a fire in your bones
A
And when they talk
E
There's a liar, there's a liar in their clothes
A
And when you walk
E
There's a fire, there's a fire in your bones
A
And when they talk
A A A A A A
There's a liar, there's a liar, there's a liar, there's a liar ,there's a liar, there's a liar,
A E E
There's a liar, there's a liar in their clothes
[Bridge 1]
A E
There's no reason why we can't be loyal
A E
There's no reason why we can't be loyal
A E
There's no reason why we can't be loyal
A F#m A E E
There's no reason why we can't be loyal
[Bridge 2]
E
But I'm not afraid
E
I'm not afraid
E
But I'm not afraid
E
But I'm not afraid
E
I'm not afraid
E
But I'm not afraid
E
But I'm not afraid
E
But I'm not afraid
E
But I'm not afraid
E
But I'm not afraid
E
But I'm not afraid
E
But I'm not afraid
E
But I'm not afraid
E
But I'm not afraid
E
But I'm not afraid
E
No, I'm not
E E
I'm terrified
[Chorus]
A
And when you walk
E
There's a fire, there's a fire in your bones
A
And when you talk
E
There's a liar, there's a liar in their clothes
A
Yeah when you walk
E
There's a fire, there's a fire in your bones
A
And when they talk
E E
There's a liar, there's a liar in their clothes
[Outro]
E
I'm not afraid of the man next door
He's calm and quiet with a heart of stone
A E
He fires a fire away that'll kill us all
E
But I am doing everything I can
For the minds of men that I've never met
A E
Too tired from saving money just to save myself
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