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Fireflies – Owl City

Fireflies – Owl City

Recorded in 2008, “Fireflies” is an electro-pop song which topped the charts in Europe, but only got popular a few years later once “Good Time” featuring Carly Rae Jepsen was released.

The song features in Disney Sing It: Party Hits and Guitar Hero.

G       ^D       ^D   ^C-^D    ^C    G
You would not believe your eyes

G   A     A – G    A-^C-^D
If ten million fireflies

^E ^D ^C    G     G   G  ^C  ^C-A
Lit up the world as I fell asleep

 

G           ^D   ^D  ^C ^D-^C G
‘Cause they fill the open air

G          A         A – G           A-^C-^D
And leave teardrops everywhere

G            G     ^E    ^D
You’d think me rude

^C   G    G     ^E      ^D      A     ^C
But I would just stand and stare

 

E     D    C      G       E – D     C – D
I’d like to make myself believe

.G        C-. B       .A        .G     .B-.A
That planet earth turns slowly

.G     .A    .A    C     C     E     D-C
It’s hard to say that I’d rather

.G       .G-.A       C       D     .A-.G
Stay awake when I’m asleep

.G            .A – C – C     E    D-C   .G  C    D
‘Cause everything is never as it seems

 

G         ^D ^D ^C   ^D-^C     B
‘Cause I’d get a thousand hugs

G           A       A – G           A-^C     ^D
From ten thousand lightning bugs

G     ^E    ^D   ^C    G     ^E
As they tried to teach me

^D ^C A
How to dance

 

G ^D-^D  ^C-^D  ^C   G
A foxtrot above my head

G     A       A      G – A    ^C ^D
A sock hop beneath my bed

G   G-^E ^D ^C   G    G-^E
A disco ball is just hanging

^D  A  ^C
By a thread

 

^E  ^D  ^C  ^G  ^E-^D  ^C-^D
I’d like to make myself believe

G       ^C – B      A         G        B-A
That planet earth turns slowly

G       A     A   ^C   ^C  ^E  ^C-^C
It’s hard to say that I’d rather

G         G-A        A     ^C   ^D-A
Stay awake when I’m asleep

G          A-^C-^C    ^E  ^D-^C G ^C  ^D
‘Cause everything is never as it seems

 

G     ^E   ^D  ^C-A
When I fall asleep

G       ^D    ^C   ^D-^C  ^D  ^C  A
Leave my door open just a crack

G             A     ^C    G-A     ^C      G
Please take me away from here

G   ^D ^D ^D^C ^D ^C G-^D-^E-^C
‘Cause I feel like such an insomniac

 

G              F      A    G-^C    ^D     G
Please take me away from here

^D   ^D ^C ^D-^C G ^D-^C  A
Why do I tire of counting sheep

G               A    ^C    G-A    ^C     G
Please take me away from here

^C      ^D ^D ^C ^D-^C G ^D ^E-^C
When I’m far too tired to fall asleep

G ^D ^D-^C ^D-^C-G
To ten million fireflies

G        A          A      G    A     ^C-^D
I’m weird cause I hate goodbyes

G ^E ^D-^C  G
I got misty eyes

^E   ^D   ^D    ^C – A
As they said farewell

 

G    ^D   ^D      ^C     ^D-^C     G
But I’ll know where several are

G   A       A         G      A     ^C-^D
If my dreams get real bizarre

G       G    ^E  ^D  ^D
‘Cause I saved a few

^C  G    G      ^E  ^D A ^C
And I keep them in a jar

 

^E   ^D ^C ^G  ^E-^D   ^C-D
I’d like to make myself believe

G         ^C-B       A         G        B-A
That planet earth turns slowly

G       A     A   ^C  ^C  ^E  ^D-^C
It’s hard to say that I’d rather

G         G-A        A    ^C   ^D-A
Stay awake when I’m asleep

G             A-^C-^C  ^E  ^D-^C G ^C  ^D
‘Cause everything is never as it seems

G   ^E  ^D  ^C-^C
When I fall asleep

 

E      D   C     G      E – D      C – D
I’d like to make myself believe

.G        C – .B      .A        .G       .B-.A
That planet earth turns slowly

.G      .A     .A    C    C     E    D-C
It’s hard to say that I’d rather

.G        .G-.A      .A      C      D-E
Stay awake when I’m asleep

.G – .A       C          C
Because my dreams

E         D – C     .G    C       D
Are bursting at the seams

 

Fireflies – Owl City was last modified: October 28th, 2018 by nat
Categories: 2000-Present