[INTRO:] G  C  D    G  C  D

[VERSE 1:]
                   G            C         G
Just a log on your fire, that's all you desire
   C           D         G             C      D
To warm you at night and keep you from harm
                 G   C  D
A barrel to your gun


[VERSE 2:]
                 G           C          G
A barrel to your gun, that's all I'll become
         C         D             G          C      D
When you wandered away from that day in the rain
               G    C  D
A pawn in your game


[VERSE 3:]
                    G            C       G
Just a pawn in your game, that's all I became
         C          D            G         C      D
When you started to play with my burning desire
              G    C ~ ~ G
A log on your fire


[BRIDGE:]
~ ~ ~   D        D/C          
Well__, I've got news for you
      D/B          D/A         G       C ~ ~ G   ~ ~
And I hope you can use it to advantage
~   D           D/C  
The past is all gone
        D/B        D/A       G       C ~ ~ G    Ab
And the future has now to be managed
A
Bearing that in mind, I've decided to decline
                       D
Your generous offer of marriage
          C                G/B           D
I won't regret it, I won't let it get me down


[VERSE 4:]
                G      C                G
A jewel in your crown, think of me that way
   C                D                G                 C
In future when they say, 'How've you been? What's your tale?'
D                        G    C  D
I'll be the wind in your sail


[VERSE 5:]
                 G             C        G
The wind in your sail, but I'm sailing away
       C           D            G          C
Like a bird on the wing, flying higher and higher
D            D/C   D/B    D/A      G    C  D
Baby, better put a big log on your fire


[INTERLUDE:] G  C  G  C  G  D  C    D    G  C  D


[VERSE 6:]
                 G             C          G
The wind in your sail, but I'm sailing away
       C           D            G          C
Like a bird on the wing, flying higher and higher
D            D/C   D/B    D/A        G    C ~ ~ G
Baby, better put a big log__ on your fire