Chords for St. Elmo's Fire (extended) - John Parr

Tempo:
110.95 bpm
Chords used:

F#

D

B

A

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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St.  Elmo's Fire (extended) - John Parr chords
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To learn John Parr - St. Elmos Fire chords with lyrics, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: C#, F#, B, F#. Ease into the song by practicing at 55 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 111 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: A.

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[A] .
[D] [E] .
[A] .
.
Growing up, [C#m] you don't see [D] the writing on [A] the walls.
[C#m] [D] .
[A] Passing by, moving straight ahead you knew it all.
[Fm] But maybe [F#m] sometime if [D] you feel the pain, you'll find [F#m] you're all alone.
[D] Everything has [E] changed, [A] play the game.
[C#m] You know you [D] can't quit until [A] it's won.
[D] .
[A] Soldier on, all [C#m] you can [D] do is run.
[A] [Em] [Fm] You know [F#m] it's the way of [D] a life like me.
[E] You're just [F#m] a prisoner, and [D] you're trying to .
[E] .
[F#] I can see a new horizon, [B] underneath [F#] the clear sky.
I'll be where the eagles fly, [B] and higher [C#] and [F#] higher.
Gonna be a man in [B] motion, I need a spare [F#] of freedom.
Take me where my future lies, and set them on fire.
[D] [F] .
[A] .
Growing up, don't know just how far that I can go.
How far I'll [D] [A] go, to be home.
Only just [D] a few miles down [A] the road.
[G] [Fm] .
[F#m] [D] I'm no wagon, you broke [F#m] up for your needs.
But [D] you won't break [E] the plan.
[F#] I can see a new [B] horizon, underneath the [F#] clear sky.
I'll be where the eagles fly, [B] and higher [F#] and higher.
Gonna be a man in [B] motion, I need a [F#] spare of freedom.
Take me where my future lies, and set them on fire.
[Bm] [D] [G#m] Ooh, .
[A] .
burning up.
Don't know just [D] how far that I [A] can go.
How far I'll [D] [A] go, to be home.
Only just [D] a few miles down [A] the road.
[G] [Fm] I [F#m] can see a new [D] .
[F#m] [D] [E] .
[F#] horizon, [B] underneath [C#] the clear sky.
[F#] I'll be where the eagles [B] fly, and higher [C#] and [F#] higher.
Gonna be a man in motion, [B] I need [C#] a spare of [F#] freedom.
Take me where my future lies, [B] and set them [C#] on fire.
[F#] Highest mountain, but the wildest sea.
I can feel it in my [B] bones, burning [C#] in me.
[D] Burning in me.
.
[A] [Bm] .
[F#m] [E] .
[A] [F#m] .
[D] [E] .
[A] Just once in his life, .
[D] a man had [E] the time.
.
[A] And my time is now.
.
[D] I'm coming [E] up.
.
[F#] I can hear the music [B] playing.
I can [F#] see the path as fire.
Feel like a man again, I hope.
[C#m] [F#] .
Gonna be a man in [B] motion.
[C#] [F#] Take me where my future [B] lies, and set them [F#] on fire.
I can see a new horizon, underneath the clear sky.
I'll be where the eagles [B] fly, and [C#] [F#] .
[B] higher and higher.
All I [F#] need is a spare of freedom.
Take me where my future lies, and set them on fire.
[Bm] Ooh.
[D] [F] .
[A] I'm burning up.
Don't know [D] just how far that I [A] can go.
Somewhere I'll [D] go.
[A] I'll be home, only just [D] a few miles [A] down the road.
[G] [Fm] I [F#m] can see it.
[D] I know I can.
You [F#m] broke up boy, and me.
[D] But you won't break [E] up.
.
[F#] I can see a new [B] horizon, underneath [F#] the clear sky.
I'll be where the eagles [B] fly, and higher [C#] and [F#] higher.
Gonna be a man in [B] motion.
All I need is a [F#] spare of freedom.
Take me where my future [B] lies, and set them [C#] on fire.
[Bm] Ooh.
[D] [F] .
[A] I'm burning up.
Don't know [D] just how far that I [A] can go.
Somewhere [D] I'll go.
[A] I'll be home, only just [Dm] a few miles [A] down the road.
[G] [F] .
[F#m] I can see it.
[D] I know I can.
You [F#m] broke up boy, and me.
[D] But you won't break [E] up.
.
[F#] I can see a new [B] horizon, underneath [F#] the clear sky.
I'll be where the eagles [B] fly, and higher [C#] and [F#] higher.
[B] Gonna be a man in motion.
All I [C#] need is a spare of [F#] freedom.
Take me where my future [B] lies, and set them on [F#] fire.
I am [B] burning.
But [F#] who I let see.
I can build and I'm on [B] fire.
Burning [C#] in [D] me.
Burning in me.
[A] [F#m] .
[E] .
[A] [Bm] .
[F#m] [E] .
[A] You're broken in your life.
.
[D] One man had [E] his life.
.
[A] And my [F#m] .
[D] time coming.
[E] .
[F#] You keep [B] playing.
I can [F#] see the planets fly.
You're like a planet [B] getting all over.
[C#] .
[F#] Gonna be a man in [B] motion.
All I [C#] need is a [F#] spare of freedom.
Take me where my future [B] lies, and set them [F#] on fire.
.
I can see a new horizon, underneath the clear sky.
I'll be where the eagles fly, and higher and [B] higher.
Gonna be a man in motion.
All I [F#] need is a spare of freedom.
Take me where my future [B] lies, and set [F#] them on fire.
I am [B] burning.
[F#] But who I let see.
I can build and I'm on fire.
Burning in me.
Burning [B] [C#] .
[F#] in me.
[B] [F#]

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It's Elmo Hope who authored this song.

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