Love is Art/Sleep Through the Fire
by Said the Whale
Tabbed by Erika Thompson
I've wanted to learn how to play this for long time, so I watched them play it
live and figured out what the chords are. Enjoy!
Standard Tuning
Chords used:
C C* Fmaj7 Dm B G#
e | -0- | -0- | -0- | -5- | -2- | -4- |
b | -1- | -1- | -1- | -6- | -4- | -4- |
g | -0- | -0- | -2- | -7- | -4- | -5- |
d | -2- | -0- | -3- | -7- | -4- | -6- |
a | -3- | -3- | -3- | -5- | -2- | -6- |
e | -x- | -x- | -x- | -5- | -2- | -4- |
Intro
Fmaj7 C C* (x4)
Fmaj7 C
She knows the secret of the way into a lovers heart
C* Fmaj7
A simple kiss, in the breathlessness of the dark
C
A sweet caress, two lips pressed together hard
C* Fmaj7
Its simply bliss, but its not the hard part
C
Its in the whispered words that come out from the start
C* Fmaj7
And define the fine lines between love and art
C C* Fmaj7
And in time youll find, its just a lovers art, oh
C C*
I'ts just a lover's art, oh
Dm B G#
Fmaj7 C
I find my way in the things you say to me
C* Fmaj7
I find my heart wrapped up in stars shining through me
C
I've earned my voice and the words I long to speak
C* Fmaj7
I've found the secret of the lover's heart and I do believe
C C*
I do believe, Oh
Fmaj7 C C*
I believe, I do believe
Dm B G#
Fmaj7 C
The wind
Fmaj7
Is a million miles an hour
C C*
Sleep on, sleep on
Fmaj7 C
The wind
Fmaj7
Is a million miles an hour
C C*
Sleep on, sleep on
Fmaj7 C
The sun
Fmaj7 C C*
Is setting us on fire
Fmaj7 C
The sun
Fmaj7
Is setting us on fire
C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7
(Overlapping vocals)
(End on C)