Rather Be The Fire

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Intro 
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Well, everybody's asking, "How did this happen? 
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How did you make it so far?" 
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Maybe it's magic, yeah, maybe that's it 
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Or maybe I worked real hard 
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Waking up, living it, making a living with 
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Three chords and my truth 
 

 
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Tell 'em 
 

 
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Bring the matches, strike the fastest 
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Every wildfire's gonna leave some ashes 
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Been burned and burned out since I was eighteen 
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But if you want it all, it costs everything 
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Can't fake what I ain't 'cause when the wind blows 
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I'd rather be the fire than what's left in the smoke 
 

 
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(Rather be the fire, rather be the fire, rather be the fire) 
 

 
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We ain't that different, I spent a lot wishin' 
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Throwin' pennies in that well 
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Yeah, it gets expensive, I came to my senses 
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That fuse don't light itself 
 

 
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 So tell 'em 
 

 
D                  C 
Bring the matches, strike the fastest 
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Every wildfire's gonna leave some ashes 
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Been burned and burned out since I was eighteen 
       G 
But if you want it all, it costs everything 
      Am                                     G 
Can't fake what I ain't 'cause when the wind blows 
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I'd rather be the fire than what's left in the smoke 
 

 
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What's left in the smoke 
 

 
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Yeah, everybody's asking, "How did this happen? 
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How did you make it so far?" 
 

 
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Well, I bring the matches, strike the fastest 
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Every wildfire's gonna leave some ashes 
D                                C 
Been burned and burned out since I was eighteen 
       G 
But if you want it all, it costs everything 
      Am                                     G/B 
Can't fake what I ain't 'cause when the wind blows 
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I'd rather be the fire than what's left in the smoke 
 

Outro 
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(Rather be the fire, rather be the fire, rather be the fire) 
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What's left in the smoke 
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(Rather be the fire, rather be the fire, rather be the fire)