Death Cab for Cutie - Grapevine Fires

i played along with the song and found these chords to be a nice fit . thanks to
whoever put the effort in writing this out originally , just minor tweaks : p

grapevine fires
death cab for cutie
narrow stairs

capo 3
timing 6/8 ( 1&a2&a3&a4&a )
standard tuning
all chords in relation to capo

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– verse 1 –
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Am C/G G
when the wind picked up the fire spread
[ ch ] Dsus4/F# [ /Ch ] Am
and the grapevines seemed left for dead
C/G G
and the northern sky looked like the end of days
Em
the end of days

Am C/G G
the wake – up call to a rented room
[ ch ] Dsus4/F# [ /Ch ] Am
sounded like an alarm of impending doom
C/G G ( hold twice as long )
to warn us it’s only a matter of time

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– chorus –
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Am C/G G [ ch ] Dsus4/F# [ /Ch ]
before we all burn
Am C/G G Em
before we all burn
Am C G [ ch ] Dsus4/F# [ /Ch ]
before we all burn
Am C/G G ( hold G )
before we all burn

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– verse 2 –
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Am C/G G
we bought some wine and some paper cups
[ ch ] Dsus4/F# [ /Ch ] Am
near your daughters school when we picked her up
C/G G
and drove to a cemetery on a hill
Em
on a hill

Am C/G G
and we watched the plumes paint the sky gray
[ ch ] Dsus4/F# [ /Ch ] Am
but she laughed and danced through the field of graves
C/G G
and there i knew it would be alright
[ ch ] Dsus4/F# [ /Ch ]
that everything

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– chorus –
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Am C/G G [ ch ] Dsus4/F# [ /Ch ]
would be alright
Am C/G G Em
would be alright
Am C/G G [ ch ] Dsus4/F# [ /Ch ]
would be alright
Am C/G G ( hold G )
would be alright

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– bridge –
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B C
and the news reports on the radio
G Am
said it was getting worse
C Em
as the ocean air fanned the flames
B
but i couldn’t think
C G Am
of anywhere i would of rather been
C [ ch ] Dsus4/F# [ /Ch ]
to watch it all burn away

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– chorus –
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Am C/G G [ ch ] Dsus4/F# [ /Ch ]
to burn away
Am C/G G Em
Am C/G G D
Am C/G G ( hold G )

Am C/G G [ ch ] Dsus4/F# [ /Ch ]
Am C/G G Em
Am C/G G [ ch ] Dsus4/F# [ /Ch ]
Am C/G G ( hold G )

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– outro –
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Am C/G G
and the firemen worked in double shifts
[ ch ] Dsus4/F# [ /Ch ] Am
with prayers for rain on their lips
C/G G ( fade )
and they knew it was only a matter of time