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the fire inside chords
bob seger

capo i

G C 2

x G
there’s a hard moon rising on the streets tonight ,
C G C
there’s a reckless feeling in your heart as you head out tonight
G
through the concrete canyons to the midtown lights ,
C G C
where the latest neon promises are burning bright

G
past the open windows on the darkened streets ,
C G C
where unseen angry voices flash and children cry
G
past the phony posers with their worn out lines ,
C
tired new money dressed to the nines
G
the low life dealers with their bad designs ,
C
and the dilettantes with their open minds
D
you’re out on the town , safe in the crowd ,
Em
ready to go for the ride
C
searching the eyes , looking for clues ,
G D C G C
there’s nowhere you can hide ,
G C
the fire inside

G
well you’ve been the clubs and the discotheques ,
C G C
where the deal one another from the bottom of the deck of promises
G
where the cautious loners and emotional wrecks ,
C G C
do an acting stretch as a way to hide the obvious
G
then the lights go down and they dance real close ,
C G C
and for one brief instant they pretend they’re safe and warm
G
then the beat gets louder and the mood is gone ,
C
the darkness scatters as the lights flash on
G
they hold one another just a little too long ,
C
then they move apart and then move on

D
on to the street , on to the next ,
Em
safe in the knowledge that they tried
C
faking the smile , hiding the pain ,
G D C G C
never satisfied ,
G C
the fire inside
G
fire inside

solo G C x D Em C G D C G C

G
now the hour is late and he thinks you’re asleep ,
C
you listen to him dress and you listen to him leave ,
G C
like you knew he would
G
you hear his car pull away in the street ,
C
then you move to the door and you lock it ,
G C
when he’s gone for good
G
then you walk to the window and stare at the moon ,
C G C
riding high and lonesome through a starlit sky
G
then it comes to you how it all slips away ,
C
youth and beauty are gone one day
G
no matter what you dream or feel or say ,
C
it ends in dust and disarray
D
like wind on the plains , sand through the glass ,
Em
waves rolling in with the tide
C
dreams die hard and we watch them erode ,
G D C G C
but we cannot be denied ,
G G C
the fire inside

G G C
the fire inside 2
x G
burning you up 2

x G G C
the fire inside

solo G C x D Em C G D C G C

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