Fire at midnight

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I believe in fires at midnight

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when the dogs have all been fed.

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A golden toddy on the mantle

  C        G     G         Am
a broken gun beneath the bed.


 F      F       C        Am
Silken mist outside the window.

  G        G         G       Am
Frogs and newts slip in the dark

 F        F     C         Am
too much hurry ruins the body.

G        G         G        D
I'll sit easy ... fan the spark

 G       C      Am   Em      Em
kindled by the dying embers

     G      G       Am
of another working day.

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Go upstairs ... take off your makeup

 G          G      Am
fold your clothes neatly away.

 F        F        C         Am
Me, I'll sit and write this love song

G    G        G      Am
as I all too seldom do

 F       F      C         Am
build a little fire this midnight.

      G       G      D      A(sus2)
It's good to be back home with you.

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