Tinderbox – for Ervin Munir
V1: G, Dm
Tinderbox, fascinated by fire
Kentish Town, chucked out once, but only by a hundred yards
C, G, C, G, Dm, G
I used to play guitar
As a teenager when I was getting nowhere
G, Dm
House of cards, loose on top with a foundation of hearts
Pre: C-Am-G, C-Am-F#Amthing
Life won’t know my name, but music is my flame
Chorus: C G Em D C D
To this day I’m a magical man
Kept the fire going so I can burn it up in other ways I am living in my days, living in my days
V2: G, Dm
Dorothy, love of mine in time turning blind
39, years we shared exchanged the ties that bind
Pre: C-Am-G, C-Am-F#Amthing
Cancer called her name
And peacefully she went
Chorus: C G Em D C D
To this day I’m a magical man
Kept the fire going so I can burn it up in other ways I am living in my days, living in my days
Bridge: Bm, Em, G, D, Bm, Em, (C) D
Nowadays I take the stage
And katherine comes around
Travelling for holidays
And changing up my house
Chorus: C G Em D C D
I’m a moon-eared magic music man
See the spark of my inspiration, turning words into a song, what could possibly be wrong? What could possibly be wrong?
Lovely, melodic and original. Grabbed me from the start. Nice performance too. Somehow you put together something that sounds unusual, whole and balanced. Thank you .
Haunting chord changes… love the hesitation in the lyric …. Feels like a journal conversation… though it is personal, it is also universal…