Capo 3rd Fret
For the Intro and Verse place pinkie according to song in E4 string
Intro: C , Em
C Em
Hear the sirens, hear the sirens
C Em
Hear the sirens, hear the circus so profound
C Em
I hear the sirens more and more in this here town
G ( A B D) Cadd9 Em
Let me catch my breath to breathe then reach across the bend
G ( A B D) Cadd9 Em
Just to know we’re safe, I am a grateful man
G ( A B D) Cadd9 Em
This light is pit, alive and I can see you clear
Am C G
Oh, I could take your hand, and feel your breath
G D
For fear that someday will be over
Am C G
I pull you close, so much to lose
D Em
Knowing that nothing lasts forever
F C G
I didn’t care, before you were here
D Em
I distant in laughter, with the everafter
F C G
But all things change, let this remain
C Em
Hear the sirens covering distance in the night
C Em
The sound, echoing closer, will they come for me, next time?
G ( A B D) Cadd9 Em
For every choice, mistake I made, is not my plan
G ( A B D) Cadd9 Em
To see you in the arms of another man
G ( A B D) Cadd9 Em
And if you choose to stay, I’ll wait, I’ll understand
Am C G D
Oh, it’s a fragile thing, this life we lead, if I think too much, I can’t get over
Am C G D Em
When by the graves, by which we live our lives with death over our shoulders
F C G D Em
Want you to know, that should I go, I always loved you, held you high above too
F C G
I studied your face, the fear goes away.
Guitar solo
Em C Am Em C D
Am C G D
it’s a fragile thing, this life we lead, if I think too much, I can’t get over
Am C G D Em
When by the graves, by which we live our lives with death over our shoulders
F C G D Em
Want you to know, that should I go, I always loved you, held you high above too
F C G D Em F
I studied your face, the fear goes away, the fear goes away, the fear goes away.
G D F C G D Em F -
[Ah - ah]
[Oh - oh]
(Repeat)