Forest Fires

A Ab/A F G D A Ab/A You used to feel like a smoker. Shivering in the cold. F G D A Ab/A Waiting outside the bar 'til the opener's over. A Ab/A F G D A Ab/A But now you feel like a drinker - twenty days off the sauce. F G D A F Ab/A Down at the liquor store, trying to call your sponsor. Cmaj C#min C#min/C Bb You used to feel like a forest fire burning, F Ab/A Cmaj but now you feel like a child C#min C#min/C F X (mute all strings and strum) throwing tant---rums for your turn. A Ab/A F G D A Ab/A You used to feel like a prophet and everyone wanted to know, F G D A Ab/A how you could tell the truth without losing that soft glow. A Ab/A F G D A Ab/A But now you feel like a preacher, evoking the flames of hell. F G D A F Ab/A Some drunk fisherman chasing after the white whale. Chorus 2 (same as the first) You used to feel like a forest fire burning, but now you feel like a child throwing tantrums for your turn. You used to feel like a prodigal returning, but now you hate what you made and you want to watch it burn. End on F