G Em D C G
[Verse]
G
That deep whining sound
C D
Is a lust for this town
G C D
And the sleaze all around is poetic
G
Those multi-coloured lights
C D
That shine through the night
G C D
Reveal all that's poor and pathetic
G
Beneath all that fire
C D
Is a heartfelt desire
G C D
To douse the whole city in petrol
G
But I'd probably set camp
C D
And the matches be damp
G C D
And I wouldn't get to see the inferno
G A B C B A
Oh no!
G A B C D
Oh no!
[Chorus]
G Em C D
Flames, look much brighter
G Em
Than the cold, hard things
C D
That are given you
G Em D C G G Em D
Pass the lighter...
[Verse]
G
Slowly coming 'round
C D
To the drabness of the town
G C D
But spurred on by fear of anonymity
G
I've seen it all before
C D
People always ignore
G C D
What the police didn't see in the vicinity
G
It's a family trait
C D
Fire runs in my veins
G C D
But as a person doesn't make me any lesser
G
Seeing the ashes
C D
The heat and the flashes
G C D
Those things aren't done by any hairdresser
G A B C B A
Oh no!
G A B C D
Oh no!
[Chorus]
G Em C D
Flames, look much brighter
G Em
Than the cold, hard things
C D
That are given you
G Em D C G G Em D
Pass the lighter...
G Em D G
Burn down the schools!
Em D G
(But) It's no substitute for truths
[Solo]
G C D G x4
[Chorus]
G Em C D
Flames, look much brighter
G Em
Than the cold, hard things
C D
That are given you
[Bridge]
G
(Oh) got to sleep through the day
G
To keep all my thoughts at bay
G
Got to sleep through the day
G
Sleep through the day
[Chorus]
G Em C D
Flames, look much brighter
G Em
Than the cold, hard things
C D
That are given you
G Em D C G
Pass the lighter...
