Verse 1 Cm D# A# When the wind picked up the fire spread F Cm And the grapevines seemed left for dead D# A# And the Northern sky looked like the end of days F#m The end of days Cm D# A# The wake-up call to a rented room F Cm Sounded like an alarm of impending doom D# A# To warn us it's only a matter of time Chorus Cm D# A# F Before we all burn Cm D# A# F#m Before we all burn Cm D# A# F Before we all burn Cm D# A# (hold A#) Before we all burn Verse 2 Cm D# A# We bought some wine and some paper cups F Cm Near your daughters school when we picked her up D# A# And drove to a cemetery on a hill F#m On a hill Cm D# A# And we watched the plumes paint the sky gray F Cm But she laughed and danced through the field of graves D# A# And there I knew it would be alright F That everything Chorus Cm D# A# F Would be alright Cm D# A# F#m Would be alright Cm D# A# F Would be alright Cm D# A# (hold A#) Would be alright Bridge D D# And the news reports on the radio A# Cm Said it was getting worse D# F#m As the ocean air fanned the flames D But I couldn't think D# A# Cm Of anywhere I would of rather been D# F To watch it all burn away Instrumental Cm D# A# F To burn away Cm D# A# F#m Cm D# A# F Cm D# A# (hold A#) Cm D# A# F Cm D# A# F#m Cm D# A# F Cm D# A# (hold A#) Outro Cm D# A# And the firemen worked in double shifts F Cm With prayers for rain on their lips D# A# (fade) And they knew it was only a matter of time
