Biography:
A band with its roots set firmly in the glory of live music, Bonfires take a range of influences across the last fifty years of contemporary rock and roll. A close knit unit that have been friends for as long as they can remember, growing up both musically and personally amidst the era between the collapse of US grunge and the rise of early britpop in the 1990's. This is reflected in Stuart Whistons 'big chorus' style of songwriting which he couples with a soft and loud (very loud) guitar dynamic
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[Intro]
C F Dm G
[Verse 1]
C F
I used to know a story from when i was a kid
Dm G F
about the messes you made and all the things that you did
C F
to push through all the boundaries and set yourself apart
Dm G F Em/G C Am G
is it worth it looking back knowing you would fall apart?
Em/G C Am G
tell me one last time that everything will be just fine
[Chorus]
C G
take me back to when we used to know each other's secrets
F G
when we would joke about the things that i forgot to say
C G
i still see your face in every passing stranger
F G Am C F G Am C F C
but do you still see mine or did you lose it when you left me behind?
[Verse 2]
C Am
three years later, you packed up and moved away
F G
leaving everything we ever knew crashing in your wake
C Am F G
i've finally learned to stay above the waves
C Am C F G Em/G C Am G
but the current is pulling me down and i think i'll stay
Em/G C Am G
im slowly drowning and i finally feel okay
[Chorus]
C G
take me back to when we used to know each other's secrets
F G
when we would joke about the things that i forgot to say
C G
i still see your face in every passing stranger
F G Am C F G Am C F C
but do you still see mine or did you lose it when you left me behind?
[Bridge]
C Am
i like to think that you still check in
G F
and i hope to god that you'll come around again (repeating)
[Chorus]
C G
take me back to when we used to know each other's secrets
F G
when we would joke about the things that i forgot to say
C G
i still see your face in every passing stranger
F G Am C F G
but do you still see mine or did you lose it when you left me behind?
Am C F G
you left me behind (x2)
End on C
C F Dm G
[Verse 1]
C F
I used to know a story from when i was a kid
Dm G F
about the messes you made and all the things that you did
C F
to push through all the boundaries and set yourself apart
Dm G F Em/G C Am G
is it worth it looking back knowing you would fall apart?
Em/G C Am G
tell me one last time that everything will be just fine
[Chorus]
C G
take me back to when we used to know each other's secrets
F G
when we would joke about the things that i forgot to say
C G
i still see your face in every passing stranger
F G Am C F G Am C F C
but do you still see mine or did you lose it when you left me behind?
[Verse 2]
C Am
three years later, you packed up and moved away
F G
leaving everything we ever knew crashing in your wake
C Am F G
i've finally learned to stay above the waves
C Am C F G Em/G C Am G
but the current is pulling me down and i think i'll stay
Em/G C Am G
im slowly drowning and i finally feel okay
[Chorus]
C G
take me back to when we used to know each other's secrets
F G
when we would joke about the things that i forgot to say
C G
i still see your face in every passing stranger
F G Am C F G Am C F C
but do you still see mine or did you lose it when you left me behind?
[Bridge]
C Am
i like to think that you still check in
G F
and i hope to god that you'll come around again (repeating)
[Chorus]
C G
take me back to when we used to know each other's secrets
F G
when we would joke about the things that i forgot to say
C G
i still see your face in every passing stranger
F G Am C F G
but do you still see mine or did you lose it when you left me behind?
Am C F G
you left me behind (x2)
End on C
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