Am
You can do it, you can do it
        C
you can do it alone
        F
you can try it, you can try it
        Dsus2
but you know it is wrong
                     Am
how long will this fi - re burn?


[INTERLUDE 1]
( Am ) | C | F | Dm                      Am
                    how long will this fi - re burn?
( Am ) | C | F | Dm | |


[VERSE 2]
        Am
We were moving, we were moving
        C
and had somewhere to go
        F
We were changing destination
        Dm
hunting high and low
      Am
You deny it, you deny it,
         C
but it's all in my head
      F        Dm
Is it over now,  is it over now?


[CHORUS]
F                    C
  Love is such a mon - ster, love -
     G
  be careful where you step,
F
  Be careful where you lay down boy, lay down


[VERSE 3]
        Am
We were giving, we were giving
     C
everything that we knew,
      F
gotta give us, gotta give us
          Dsus2
something else to do
        Am
We were trying, we were trying
           C
'cause you told us to
      F
Gotta give us, gotta give us
          Dsus2
something else to do
                     Am
how long will this fi - re burn?


[INTERLUDE 2]
( Am ) | C | F | Dm                      Am
                    how long will this fi - re burn?
( Am ) | C | F | Dm


[VERSE 4]
        Am
See I'm working and I'm working
         C
and it's not gonna change
       F
This affection is a problem;
        Dm
it will leave you deranged
      Am
Had a vision, had a mission
         C
but it's all in my head
      F        Dm
It is over now,  it is over now


[CHORUS]
F                    C
  Love is such a mon - ster, love -
     G
  be careful where you step,
F
  Be careful where you lay down boy, lay down


[VERSE 5] (almost identical to verse 3)
        Am
We were giving, we were giving
     C
everything that we knew,
      F
gotta give us, gotta give us
          Dsus2
something else to do
        Am
We were trying, we were trying
           C
'cause you told us to
      F
Gotta give us, gotta give us
          Dsus2
something else to do


[INTERLUDE 3]
n.c. | | |


[OUTRO]
   n.c.
We ought to make a change my friend
We tear apart we do not mend

                     Am
How long will this fi - re burn?
   C               F               Dm
We ought to make a change my friend
                     Am
How long will this fi - re burn?
   C              F                Dm
We tear apart, we do not mend

                     Am
How long will this fi - re burn?
   C               F               Dm
We ought to make a change my friend
                     Am
How long will this fi - re burn?
   C              F                Dm
We tear apart, we do not mend

                     Am
How long will this fi - re burn?