Intro]
[C] [C] [Am]
[C] [C] [G]
[Verse 1]
[C]He's not bulletproof[Am]
[F]Don't let him [C]fool you[G]
His[C] life is a[G] lie
He'[Am]s dying[C] inside
From the[F] sticks and stones[C] somebody [G]threw
[Chorus]
Our[G] tongues are li[Am]ke matches
Our[F] ears are like[C] trees
Ou[G]r words are like[Am] sparks
On[F] dry summer[C] leaves
It [G]doesn't tak[Am]e much
For the [F]flames to [C]rise
And[F] turn[C] a s[Am]oul
[F]Into a[C] forest fire
[Verse 2]
[C]She's not half as st[Am]rong
[F]As she'd like[C] to let on[G]
She[C] smiles but she [G]knows
She can't[Am] take one more[C] blow
From the[F] hate that she's[C] heard for so [G]long
[Chorus]
Our[G] tongues are like[Am] matches
Our[F] ears are like[C] trees
Our[G] words are like[Am] sparks
On[F] dry summer[C] leaves
It[G] doesn't tak[Am]e much
For the[F] flames to[C] rise
And[F] turn[C] a s[Am]oul
[F]Into a[C] forest fire[Am]
Into a[C] forest fire[G]
[Bridge]
Be careful what you [C]say
Be careful what you[Am] say
Be[C] careful, mm-mm[G]-mm
[Chorus]
Our[G] tongues are like[Am] matches
Our[F] ears are like[C] trees
Our[G] words are like[Am] sparks
On[F] dry summer[C] leaves
It[G] doesn't tak[Am]e much
For the[F] flames to[C] rise
And[Am] turn [C]a sou[Am]l--
Oh and[F] turn[C] us [G]all--
Into a[C] forest fire[Am]
[Am]Into a[C] forest[G] fire
[Outro]
Be [C]careful[Am]
Be careful what you s[C]ay[G]
[C] [C] [Am]
[C] [C] [G]
[Verse 1]
[C]He's not bulletproof[Am]
[F]Don't let him [C]fool you[G]
His[C] life is a[G] lie
He'[Am]s dying[C] inside
From the[F] sticks and stones[C] somebody [G]threw
[Chorus]
Our[G] tongues are li[Am]ke matches
Our[F] ears are like[C] trees
Ou[G]r words are like[Am] sparks
On[F] dry summer[C] leaves
It [G]doesn't tak[Am]e much
For the [F]flames to [C]rise
And[F] turn[C] a s[Am]oul
[F]Into a[C] forest fire
[Verse 2]
[C]She's not half as st[Am]rong
[F]As she'd like[C] to let on[G]
She[C] smiles but she [G]knows
She can't[Am] take one more[C] blow
From the[F] hate that she's[C] heard for so [G]long
[Chorus]
Our[G] tongues are like[Am] matches
Our[F] ears are like[C] trees
Our[G] words are like[Am] sparks
On[F] dry summer[C] leaves
It[G] doesn't tak[Am]e much
For the[F] flames to[C] rise
And[F] turn[C] a s[Am]oul
[F]Into a[C] forest fire[Am]
Into a[C] forest fire[G]
[Bridge]
Be careful what you [C]say
Be careful what you[Am] say
Be[C] careful, mm-mm[G]-mm
[Chorus]
Our[G] tongues are like[Am] matches
Our[F] ears are like[C] trees
Our[G] words are like[Am] sparks
On[F] dry summer[C] leaves
It[G] doesn't tak[Am]e much
For the[F] flames to[C] rise
And[Am] turn [C]a sou[Am]l--
Oh and[F] turn[C] us [G]all--
Into a[C] forest fire[Am]
[Am]Into a[C] forest[G] fire
[Outro]
Be [C]careful[Am]
Be careful what you s[C]ay[G]