Old 97s - Firefly

^FYou..^F. you look like my ^Fmother ^F Did when she was ^Fnineteen Not afraid to die^{G F}I...^F started planning our ^Ffuture ^F But you were just ^Fnineteen ^G Still a fire^Ffly ^G

^FYou..^F. got terrible ^Fvisions ^F Shoulda seen I was ^Fleaving When I first ^Gappeared But ^FI..^F. got bit by the ^Ffootlights ^F I got caught in the ^Fheadlights ^G Any place but ^Fhere ^G

^FNever say..^G. you'll never leave^Am Cause ^Fyou never ^Fknow till you try ^FIn a jar.^G.. a firefly^Am F F (strum once) Only lasts for one night

^FHateful..^F. and heartbroken ^Ffeelings ^F Come easy as a ^Fwaitress On a cool summer ^Gnight And I ^Fwonder..^F. if there's any ^Fjustice ^F Cause if there's supposed to be ^Fjustice ^G Then something aint ^Fright ^G Yeah, ^Ftrains roll..^F. like gamblers in ^Fslo-mo ^F Trying to find ^Fjustice Cause I couldn't find ^Glove ^FI..^F. wanna sleep on the ^Ftrain tracks ^F It's gonna be ^Fpeaceful ^G It's gonna get ^Frough ^G

^FNever say..^G. you'll never leave^Am Cause ^Fyou never ^Fknow till you try ^FIn a jar.^G.. a firefly^Am Only ^Flasts for one ^Fnight ^Am F F (strum once) Only lasts for one night

^FYou..^F. you look like my ^Fmother ^F Did when she was ^Fnineteen Not afraid to ^Gdie For the ^Flast time..^F. I'm not your ^Fmother ^F Hell, I was only ^Fnineteen ^G G (strum once) Still a firefly