Firefly
Key: C
Guitar Tab
Band: Common Children
Song: 'Firefly'
Album: Delicate Fade
Copyright: 1997 New Tattoo Music/BMI
Tabbed by: Wes Marlan
Email: guitarwez@hotmail.com
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Note: Most of this tab is correct but I'm not totally positive about |
the 7/8\7\5 part although it sounds very close. Also, a couple of |
the chords in the bridge may be slightly off but they sound fine so yeah. :P|
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Tuning: Standard EADGBE
Chords: C5-(X355XX) A5-(X022XX)
D5-(X577XX) F5-(X81010XX)
A#5-(X133XX) D#5-(X688XX)
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Intro/Verse:
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--3-X-3-X-X-X-3/7-X-X-7-X-------------------------------------------
D--3-X-3-X-X-X-3/7-X-X-7-X-7/8\7\5-X-X-3-X-X-X-3-X-X-X-3-X-7/8\7\5--- (x3)
A--1-X-1-X-X-X-1/5-X-X-5-X-7/8\7\5-X-X-3-X-X-X-3-X-X-X-3-X-7/8\7\5---
E----------------------------------X-X-1-X-X-X-1-X-X-X-1-X-----------
Tripped on a wire
Ask me, tell me how I'm feeling
Stranded by the light of the evening
e----------------------------------
B----------------------------------
G------2-------2-------2-------2---
D----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0- (x4)
A--3-------3-------3-------3-------
E----------------------------------
Watching the flies
Surrounded by fire inside this season
Blinded by the light of the evening
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Chorus:
C5 D5 A#5
Catch the clock and cut the hands of time (Welcome to my life)
C5 D5 A#5
Seek the space to stop and soothe my troubled mind (Fireflies float...sky)
C5 D5 A#5
Uninspired and feeling life is leaving too soon
C5 D5 A#5 C5 D5 A#5
Under the light of the moon Under the lights of June
*When the above line starts--Under the light...--a 2nd guitar plays:
e----------
B----------
G------2---
D----0---0- (X6) until end of chorus
A--3-------
E----------
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2nd Verse:
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--3-X-3-X-X-X-3/7-X-X-7-X-------------------------------------------
D--3-X-3-X-X-X-3/7-X-X-7-X-7/8\7\5-X-X-3-X-X-X-3-X-X-X-3-X-7/8\7\5--- (x2)
A--1-X-1-X-X-X-1/5-X-X-5-X-7/8\7\5-X-X-3-X-X-X-3-X-X-X-3-X-7/8\7\5---
E----------------------------------X-X-1-X-X-X-1-X-X-X-1-X-----------
Hung on a wire
Save me, show me all I'm thinking
Strangled by the logic of treason
e----------------------------------
B----------------------------------
G------2-------2-------2-------2---
D----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0- (x4)
A--3-------3-------3-------3-------
E----------------------------------
I don't mind
Lying in this field without a reason
I'm still blinded by the light of the evening
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2nd Chorus:
C5 D5 A#5
Catch the clock and cut the hands of time (Welcome to my world)
C5 D5 A#5
Seek the space to stop and soothe my troubled mind (Fireflies float...soul)
C5 D5 A#5
Uninspired and feeling life is leaving too soon
C5 D5 A#5 C5 D5 A#5
Under the light of the moon Under the lights of June
Guitar in background of 2nd Chorus:
e-17-17-17-15-15-15-13-13-13-15-15-15-17-17-17-15-15-15-13-13-13-15-15-15-
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
e-17-17-17-15-15-15-13-13-13------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------13-13-15-15-15-15-15-15-13-13-13---------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------14-14-14-12-12
e-17-17-17-15-15-15-13-13-13-15-15-15-17-17-17-20-20-20-15-15-15-
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
e-13-13-13-17-17-17-20-20-20-15-15-15-13-13-13\8-8-8\1-1-1-------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
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Bridge:
C5 A5 A#5 F5 A#5 C5
I climb to the top of my soul again
D#5 F5 A#5
I look at the world and it's new again
A5 C5 A5 A#5 F5
Is this all a dream that I'm living in
A#5 C5 D#5 F5 A#5
Under the lights of June
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e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--3-X-3-X-X-X-3/7-X-X-7-X-------------------------------------------
D--3-X-3-X-X-X-3/7-X-X-7-X-7/8\7\5-X-X-3-X-X-X-3-X-X-X-3-X-7/8\7\5--- (x2)
A--1-X-1-X-X-X-1/5-X-X-5-X-7/8\7\5-X-X-3-X-X-X-3-X-X-X-3-X-7/8\7\5---
E----------------------------------X-X-1-X-X-X-1-X-X-X-1-X-----------
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Ending Chorus:
C5 D5 A#5
Catch the clock and cut the hands of time (Welcome to my life)
C5 D5 A#5
Seek the space to stop and soothe my troubled mind (Fireflies float...skies)
C5 D5 A#5
Uninspired and knowing life is leaving too soon (Fireflies float...soul)
C5 D5 A#5
So feel the shock Set free the hands of time
C5 D5 A#5 C5 D5 A#5
Under the light of the moon Under the lights of June
C5 D5 A#5 C5 D5 A#5
Under the light of the moon Under the light of the moon
C5 D5 A#5
Under the lights of June
(The background guitar here in the last chorus is pretty much the same
as the one in the 2nd chorus) Enjoy the tab!