After The Fire

Posted by: pjoe@charon.muc.de (Peter Eybert)

Date: Tue, 1 Feb 1994 23:12:27 GMT

After the Fire (Townshend, 1985)

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After the fire the fire still burns,

the heart grows older but never ever learns.

The memories smoulder and the soul always yearns,

after the fire the fire still burns.

I heard a voice asking what happens after the fire

D(maj7) G

and then the sound of a breaking window and the scream of a tyre

D(maj7) G

and then the sound of distant gun and the cry of a hungry child.

The night is hot

but nothing's gonna stop

this ga---ng going wild.

After the fire the fire still burns,

the heart grows older but never ever learns.

The memories smoulder and the soul always yearns,

after the fire the fire still burns.

I saw Matt Dillon in black and white

there ain't no colour in memories.

He rode his brother's Harley acrosss the TV

while I was laughing at Dom deLuise.

Now I'm cycling all my video tapes, I'm crying and I'm joking.

I've gotta stop drinking, I've gotta stop thinking,

I've gotta stop smoking.

After the fire the fire still burns,

the heart grows older but never ever learns.

The memories smoulder and the soul always yearns,

after the fire

Gsus Hm

the fire still burns, raging through the pain,

blackening the promises, the tears and the rain.

The fire will burn

'til the wind begins to turn

and it all begins again.

After the fire the fire still burns,

the heart grows older but never ever learns.

The memories smoulder and the soul always yearns,

after the fire the fire still burns,

the fire still burns,

|D G | 2x

After the fire the fire still burns,

the heart grows older but never ever learns.

The memories smoulder and the soul always yearns,

after the fire the fire still burns.

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Peter Eybert pjoe@charon.muc.de

Appenzellerstr. 123 Tel: +49-89-7593734

81475 Muenchen (NeXTMail welcome)

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