WALKING THROUGH FIRE (Mary Chapin Carpenter) -------------------------------------------- [This song is actually in the key of A, then it switches to B; I'm guessing that Mary Chapin plays it in G & A with a capo on the second fret.] [On a single guitar, you can do a pretty good rendition of the descending pattern in C(9)-D by playing C(9) as x30010 and then changing to x30000 right before the D. For D(9) (in the latter part of the song), play it as xx0230, and then xx0220 right before the E.] [Each chord is half a measure.]
[intro]
When you set a match to your heart, fueling it with bitterness and doubt
That's the place that once it starts, no amount of tears can put out
I know you're scared, but no one's spared when you play with matches
You got me walking through fire
You got me walking through fire
Maybe you've been burned by lovers, maybe you've been scarred by the pain But baby, I'm not like the others, drawing moths to a flame Spite is like a spark, crackling in the dark, consuming all it catches And you got me walking through fire You got me walking through fire to get to you Got me walking through fire (walking through fire) You got me walking through fire (walking through fire)
You can see the toll it's taking, you can feel the faith it's shaking
You can hear the heart it's breaking now
[guitar solo]
[instrumental lead-in to last verse; note key change]
Baby, I've been burned by the fever, I've been scorched by desire
But baby, I am not your deceiver or your eloquent liar
Your jealous heart is tearing us apart, turning love to ashes
When you got me walking through fire You've got me walking through fire to get to you Got me walking through fire You've got me walking through fire You've got me walking through fire (walking through fire) You've got me walking through fire (walking through fire)
As the flames shoot higher
You got me walking through fire (through fire), walking
