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Indoor Fireworks by Elvis Costello - Guitar Chords

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            [Verse 1]
              E
We play these parlour games
E
We play at make believe
                              E7              A
When we get to the part where I say that I'm going to leave
           Amaj7  F#m7   A          B7            E
Everybody loves a happy ending but we don't even try
A     Amaj7    F#m7  A
We go straight past pretending
B7                          C#m           B
To the part where everybody loves to cry

[Chorus]
E
Indoor fireworks
E
Can still burn your fingers
B7
Indoor fireworks
E
We swore we were safe as houses
E
They're not so spectacular
            E7      G11b9  A
They don't burn up in the sky
          Amaj7 F#m7 A  B7
But they can dazzle or delight
B7
Or bring a tear
                           E
When the smoke gets in your eyes

[Verse 2]
E
You were the spice of life
E
The gin in my vermouth
                                  E7                   A
And though the sparks would fly I thought our love was fireproof
          Amaj7  F#m7   A               B7              E
Sometimes we'd fight in public darling with very little cause
A             Amaj7    F#m7         A
But different kinds of sparks would fly
B7                            C#m           B
When we got on our own behind closed doors

[Chorus]
E
Indoor fireworks
E
Can still burn your fingers
B7
Indoor fireworks
E
We swore we were safe as houses
E
They're not so spectacular
            E7      G11b9  A
They don't burn up in the sky
          Amaj7 F#m7 A  B7
But they can dazzle or delight
B7
Or bring a tear
                           E
When the smoke gets in your eyes

[Verse 3]
E
It's time to tell the truth
E
These things have to be faced
                           E7                A
My fuse is burning out and all that powder's gone to waste
      Amaj7  F#m7   A               B7           E
Don't think for a moment dear that we'll ever be through
A            Amaj7   F#m7  A
I'll build a bonfire of my dreams
B7                          C#m           B
And burn a broken effigy of me and you

[Chorus]
E
Indoor fireworks
E
Can still burn your fingers
B7
Indoor fireworks
E
We swore we were safe as houses
E
They're not so spectacular
            E7      G11b9  A
They don't burn up in the sky
          Amaj7 F#m7 A  B7
But they can dazzle or delight
B7
Or bring a tear
                           E
When the smoke gets in your eyes
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