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We play these parlour games |
First known performance: Alternate versions
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Covers
Template:Elvis Costello covers: Indoor Fireworks
Chords
Chords: E A D G B e E7: 0 2 0 1 3 0 Esus: 0 2 2 2 0 0 B7: 0 2 1 2 0 2 C#m: 4 4 6 6 5 4 F#m: 2 4 4 2 2 2 E We play these parlour games We play at make believe E7 A When we get to the part where I say that I'm going to leave A/G# A/F# A/E B7 E Everybody loves a happy ending but we don't even try A A/G# A/F# A/E We go straight past pretending B7 C#m To the part where everybody loves to cry C#m // B7 Chorus E Esus E Indoor fireworks Can still burn your fingers B7 Indoor fireworks E We swore we were safe as houses They're not so spectacular E7 A They don't burn up in the sky A A/G# A/F# A/E B7 But they can daz - zle or delight F#m B7 Or bring a tear E When the smoke gets in your eyes You were the spice of life The gin in my vermouth And though the sparks would fly I thought our love was fireproof Sometimes we'd fight in public darling With very little cause But different kinds of sparks would fly When we got on our own behind closed doors Chorus It's time to tell the truth These things have to be faced My fuse is burning out And all that powder's gone to waste Don't think for a moment dear that we'll ever be through I'll build a bonfire of my dreams And burn a broken effigy of me and you Chorus