Chord Fire Inside by Bob Seger

# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - please note - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # # this file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song . you may only use this file for private study , scholarship , or research . # # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # 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 set8