------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WATCHING THE FIRES - Hawksley Workman ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- tab by Jake Shenker thanks to Tkay for lyrics CHORD CHART: I'll just put them all up here so you know the positions. Em Em/D# Am B7 C Dsus2 Em* F9 D/F# G e|--------------------2--0----0---------3---------3-------------| B|--8----8----5--7----0--1----3----0----1----3----3-------------| G|--9----9----5--8----2--0----2----0----2----2----0-------------| D|--9----9----7--7-or-1--2----0----2----3----0----0-------------| A|--7----6----7--x----2--3---------2----x----x----2-------------| E|--0---------5--7-----------------0----1----2----3-------------| ----> Verse 1: Em Em/D# Running through the castle Am B7 The fires around you burn Em Em/D# I’m a ghost here from somewhere Am B7 Watching the fires around you burn C Dsus2 Ooh, oh oh oh oh Em* F9 Watching the fires around you burn D/F# G Ooh, oh oh oh oh Am B7 Watching the fires around you burn ----> Verse 2, exactly the same as verse 1, except he picks out the chords instead of strumming them. Listen for the rhythm. ----> Bride: C Dsus2 And the salamander color Em G Goes and washes through the water C Dsus2 And the space beneath the picture Em G And the comfort that it brought her C Dsus2 And she lights herself a pipe Em G And she sings herself to sleep C Dsus2 Em G C Dsus2 Singing la-ooh-ooh-ooh -----> And the bossa part. This is just chords, but I'll give an example of the cool stuff he does. The chords are just Em, Em/D#, Am, B7 (same as the verse) Sometimes, he does this kind of thing: Em Em/D# Am e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|----8---8----8-----8----8---8----8------8--------5----5-------| G|----9---9----9-----9----9---9----9------9--------5----5-------| D|----9---9----9-----9----9---9----9------9--------7----7-------| A|--7--------7----------6--------6-----------------7--7---------| E|------7--------7-7--------7---------7-7----7-6-5--------------| still Am B7 e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--8-8--7-7--------7------7-----8-8--7-------------------------| G|--5-5--5-5--------8------8----------8-------------------------| D|--5-5--5-5------7-7---7--7---7-7-7--7-------------------------| A|--7-7--7-7----------------------------------------------------| E|--5-5--5-5----7-----7------7-----7--7-------------------------| I know this seems kind of weird, but if you listen to it and look at this tab, it'll probably make more sense. Good luck! The ending is just the same as the first verse.