The (A5)per fect words
nev er (Asus2)crossed my mind ’cause there was (A5)noth in’ in (F#m7)there but you.
I felt (A5)ev ’ry ounce of me (Asus2)scream in’ out
but the (A5)sound was trapped deep in me.
(A5)All I’ve want (F#m7)ed
just (Asus2)sped right past me while I was (A5)root ed fast to the earth.
I (A5)could be stuck (A)here for a (A5)thou sand years with out your (A5)hon es ty to drag
me out.
There you are, stand in’ right in (A5)front of me.
There you are, stand in’ right in (A5)front of me.
All this fear falls a way to (A5)leave me nak ed.
Hold me close ’cause I need you to (A5)guide me to safe ty.
No, (Dsus2)I don’t want to (C#m7)wait for ev er.
No, (Dsus2)I don’t want to (C#m7)wait for ev er.
(A5)In the con fu sion and the (Asus2)af ter math,
you (A5)are my sig nal
fire.
The (A5)on ly res o lu tion and the (A5)on ly joy
is the (A5)faint spark of for give ness in her eye.
There you are, stand in’ right in (A5)front of me.
There you are, stand in’ right in (A5)front of me.
All this fear falls a way to (A5)leave me nak ed.
Hold me close ’cause I need you to (A5)guide me to safe ty.
No, (Dsus2)I don’t want to (C#m7)wait for ev er.
No, (Dsus2)I don’t want to (C#m7)wait for ev er.
No, (Dsus2)I don’t want to (C#m7)wait for ev er.
No, (Dsus2)I don’t want to (C#m7)wait for ev er.
(C#m7)wait for ev er.
This page shows “Signal Fire” by Snow Patrol in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of A at 70 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.