Fireflies Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][G][D][G]

[Verse 1]
[D]You [G]looked
like my [D]mother[G]
Did when [D]she was 19, not afraid [A]to die
[D]I s[G]tarted plannin' our futu[D]re[G]
But you [D]were just [A]19, still a firefly[D][A]

[Verse 2]
[D]You [G]got terrible vision[D][G]
You shoulda seen I was [D]leavin'
when I first ap[A]peared
[D]I g[G]ot bit [Em]by the f[D]ootlight[A]s[G]
I got caught in the head[D]lights[A]
in any place but here
[D][A]

[Verse 3]
[G]
Never [A]say you'll never [Bm]leave
'Cause [A]you'll never [G]know 'til you try
In [A]a jar fireflies
[Bm]Only last [A]for one nigh[G]t,
[Bm]only last [A]for one nigh[G]t

[Verse 4]
[D]Trains [G]roll like gamblers
in [D]slow [G]mo
Tryin' to find [D]good luck when
they couldn't find [A]love
Oh yeah, [D]and I'm [G]gonna sleep
on [D]the train [G]tracks
It's gonna be a [D]peaceful [A]night then it's
gonna get rough
[D][A]

[Verse 5]
[G]
Never [A]say you'll never [Bm]leave
'Cause [A]you'll never [G]know 'til you try
In a [A]jar fireflies
[Bm]Only last [A]for one nigh[G]t,
[Bm]only last [A]for one nigh[G]t[D]
I [A]must have had a

[Verse 6]
[G]reason for [D]leavin'
Not [A]one I could [G]see[D]
I [A]must have had a [G]reason for leavin'
[D]It mus[A]t have been me,[G]
[D]it mus[A]t have bee[G]n me

[Verse 7]
[D]You [G]looked like my mot[D]her[A][G]
Did when she [D]was 19, not afraid [A]to die
For [Em]the [D]last t[G]ime I'm not your m[D]other
[A]And[D] I [G]was only[D]
[A]19, I'm still a f[D]irefly