Owl City – Fireflies

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Fireflies

Owl City

 

Each chord gets a half-measure unless otherwise noted

 

Capo 3

 

Chord Guide

      3    4

G:    3x0003

       32 1

C:    x32010

      134211

F:    133211

       12

Em:   022000

        231

Am:   x02210

         132

D:    xx0232

 

 

 

Strum: D d D DU UD D DU

       1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

 

Intro:

/ G - C - / F - - - /  x4

 

G                  C              F (1)

  You would not believe your eyes   If ten million fireflies

G                 C              F (1)

  lit up the world as I fell asleep

G                        C       F (1)

  'Cause they'd fill the open air  and leave teardrops everywhere

        G              C                         F (1)

you'd think me rude but I would just stand and stare

 

Chorus:

F              C           G (1)

I'd like to make myself believe

             F     C     Em  F

that planet Earth turns slowly

     F                     C         / F G Am - /

Its hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep

       F              C           D (1)

'Cause everything is never as it seems

 

G                  C              F (1)

'Cause id get a thousand hugs from ten thousand lightning bugs

G                  C              F (1)

as they tried to teach me how to dance

G                  C              F (1)

A foxtrot above my head, a sockhop beneath my bed

G                  C              F (1)

a disco ball is just hanging by a thread

 

Chorus

 

                F (1 hold)

When i fall asleep

 

 

G                  C              F (1)

leave my door open just a crack      (please take me away from here)

G                  C              F (1)

'Cause i feel like such an insomniac  (please take me away from here)

G                  C              F (1)

why do i tire of counting sheep      (please take me away from here)

G                  C              F (1)

when I'm far too tired to fall asleep

 

G                  C              F (1)

To ten million fireflies

G                  C              F (1)

I'm weird 'cause i hate goodbyes

G                  C              F (1)

i got misty eyes as they said farewell

G                  C              F (1)

but ill know where several are

G                  C              F (1)

if my dreams get real bizarre

G                  C              F (1)

'cause i saved a few and i keep them in a jar

 

F              C           G (1)

I'd like to make myself believe

             F     C     Em  F

that planet Earth turns slowly

     F                     C         / F G Am - /

Its hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep

       F              C           D (1)

'Cause everything is never as it seems  when I fall asleep

 

Chorus

 

F              Am         G (1)

I'd like to make myself believe

            F     C     Em    F

that planet Earth turns slowly

        F               C            / F G Am - /

Its hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep

F                   C                 G (hold)

Because my dreams are bursting at the seams...