G Em D C G


[Verse]

G
That deep whining sound
     C             D
Is a lust for this town
        G                      C    D
And the sleaze all around is poetic
      G
Those multi-coloured lights
     C                 D
That shine through the night
  G                            C    D
Reveal all that's poor and pathetic

G
Beneath all that fire
     C         D
Is a heartfelt desire
   G                         C    D
To douse the whole city in petrol
    G
But I'd probably set camp
        C          D
And the matches be damp
      G                         C     D
And I wouldn't get to see the inferno
   G   A B C B A
Oh no!
   G   A B C D
Oh no!


[Chorus]

G     Em          C        D
Flames, look much brighter
         G          Em
Than the cold, hard things
         C        D
That are given you
         G       Em D C G G Em D
Pass the lighter...


[Verse]

G
Slowly coming 'round
       C               D
To the drabness of the town
    G                         C     D
But spurred on by fear of anonymity
     G
I've seen it all before
       C      D
People always ignore
         G                        C       D
What the police didn't see in the vicinity

G
It's a family trait
     C          D
Fire runs in my veins
         G                          C     D
But as a person doesn't make me any lesser
G
Seeing the ashes
    C            D
The heat and the flashes
      G                         C          D
Those things aren't done by any hairdresser
   G   A B C B A
Oh no!
   G   A B C D
Oh no!

[Chorus]

G     Em          C        D
Flames, look much brighter
         G          Em
Than the cold, hard things
         C        D
That are given you
         G       Em D C G G Em D
Pass the lighter...


G    Em   D   G
Burn down the schools!
              Em    D        G
(But) It's no substitute for truths

[Solo]
G C D G x4

[Chorus]

G     Em          C        D
Flames, look much brighter
         G          Em
Than the cold, hard things
         C        D
That are given you

[Bridge]

G
(Oh) got to sleep through the day
G
To keep all my thoughts at bay
G
Got to sleep through the day
G
Sleep through the day


[Chorus]

G     Em          C        D
Flames, look much brighter
         G          Em
Than the cold, hard things
         C        D
That are given you
         G       Em D C G
Pass the lighter...