Andrew Bird — Fiery Crash Chords

Fiery Crash from Armchair Acrophya.




Intro: A (repeated strumming) to E (let ring)

With this little pattern on lead (on G sting) 7—9—10—9



A
turnstiles on mezzanine
jet ways and dramamine fiends
and x—ray machines
                         D
you were hurling through space
g—forces twisting your face
               A
breeding superstition
              E
a fatal premonition
                       D
you know you got to envision
            A
the fiery crash

E                           D
oh, close your eyes and you wake up
                A
face stuck to a vinyl settee
E                            D
oh, the line was starting to break up
                 A              
just as you were starting to say
(pause then riff)
something apropos, i don't know.

riff (on G string) — 6—4—6—4—2—6—4—2

Interlude: Verse chords

A
beige tiles and magazines
lou dobbs and the cnn team
turn on every monitor screen
                       D
you were caught in the crossfire
where every human face has you
reaching for your mace so it's
           A
kind of an imposition
a fatal premonition

   E                              D
to save our lives you've got to envision
   E                                 D
to save all our lives you've got to envision
   E                                      D
and to save all our lives you've got to envision
          A
the fiery crash
     D          A
it's just a formality
     D          A
why must i explain?
     D          A
just a nod to mortality
           E (let ring)
before you get on
                    A
before you get on a plane.

E                           D
oh, close your eyes and you wake up
                A
face stuck to a vinyl settee
E                            D
oh, the line was starting to break up
                        A
what was that you were going to say?