F I R E W O R K S GIN BLOSSOMS
Words and Music by DOUG HOPKINS
INTRO:
[Drums - 4 bars]
G - (4 bars)
VERSE 1:
(G)
Fireworks from the rooftop fall
C G
Down around this whole town
D Dsus4 - Dsus2
And it seems like so long
Dsus4 - D G
Since I've had you beside me here
(G)
We used to walk together
C G
I've nothing to show me now
D Dsus4 - Dsus2
And it seems like so long
Dsus4 - D G
Since I've had you beside me here
CHORUS:
C D
Well he's go ropes and chains
G Em
All around her heart
C D G
And nothing I can say will ever tear them apart
VERSE 2:
(G)
Well her mumbled come now softly (?)
C G
From the other side of this room
D Dsus4 - Dsus2
Everything that she won't say
Dsus4 - D G
Just reminds me she's not alone
(G)
Well I can't help but feeling
C G
A little more than blue
D Dsus4 - Dsus2
Cause the things that matter
Dsus4 - D G
Just don't mean a damn to you
CHORUS:
C D
Well he's go ropes and chains
G Em
All around her heart
C D G
And nothing I can say will ever tear them apart
SOLO:
Riff A.
G C G
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|T----0----0-----0--------|---p------p-h---0-----|-3/5--5--5--5--3--1--0|--0----0----1--0------|
|A------------------------|--2--0---2-0-2--------|----------------------|----------------------|
|B------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
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* let ring
D G
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|-------------------------|-----------1--1--1--1-|--0-------------------|----------------------|
|-----2----2-----2--2--2--|--2--2--2-------------|-----0----------------|-(0)----------------*-|
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(Lead guitar plays Riff A. 2 times)
(Last half of solo yet to come.
Chords: C - D - G
C - D - G
POST SOLO: (Bass)
(G) (4 bars)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/gin_blossoms/fireworks_tab.html ]
VERSE 3:
(G)
Fireworks from the rooftop fall
C G
Down around this whole town
D Dsus4 - Dsus2
And it seems like so long
Dsus4 - D G
Since I've had you beside me here
(G)
We used to walk together
C G
I've nothing to show me now
D Dsus4 - Dsus2
And it seems like so long
Dsus4 - D G
Since I've had you beside me here
CHORUS:
C D
Well he's go ropes and chains
G Em
All around her heart
C D G
And nothing I can say will ever tear them apart
C D
He's go ropes and chains
G Em
All around her heart
C D G
And nothing I can say will ever tear them apart
OUTRO:
G - C - G - D - G x 2
G - D - G
Riff B.
G C G
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|T----0----0-----0--------|---p------p-h---0-----|-3/5--5--5--5--3--1--0|--0----0----1--0------|
|A------------------------|--2--0---2-0-2--------|----------------------|----------------------|
|B------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
* let ring
D G
|-------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------1--1--1--1-|--0-------------------|----------------------|
|-----2----2-----2--2--2--|--2--2--2-------------|-----0----------------|-(0)------------------|
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G C C/B C/A G
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|-----0----0-----0--------|---p------p-h---0-----|-3/5--5--5--5--3--1--0|--0----0----1--0------|
|-------------------------|--2--0---2-0-2--------|----------------------|----------------------|
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* let ring
D G D G
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|-------------------------|-----------1--1--1--1-|--0-------------------|---------------------||
|-----2----2-----2--2--2--|--2--2--2-------------|-----0----------------|-(2)----------(0)----||
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