Now I Am An Arsonist by Jonathan Coulton, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

Now I Am An Arsonist

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Jonathan Coulton is a geek rock / folk rock musician active since 2003 from Brooklyn, known for his songs about geek culture. He is best known for such compositions as "Still Alive" and "Code Monkey", as well as his cover of Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back". He is the Contributing Troubadour for Popular Science magazine and the musical director for John Hodgman's Little Gray Book Lectures.

Every week for a year Coulton released a new song for free on his website as part of his Thing a Week podcast

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Capo on Fret 6
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GMaj7#11 GMaj7#11
I was just an acrobat, high above the street
GMaj7#11 Em C
Pointing at the ground the empty sky beneath my feet
Am Dsus2
The perfect fall, no one could tell at all
Am Dsus2 GMaj7#11(x2)
That it was killing me
GMaj7#11 GMaj7#11
You were just an astronaut, floating on a spark
GMaj7#11 Em C
Tearing up the atmosphere, burning down the dark
Am Dsus2 Am
As you fell in, the heat against your skin
Dsus2 GMaj7#11(x2)
Till it got too bright to see
Cm G Eb Bb C
Far away, I hear the things they say about me
Cm G Eb Bb (Eb) GMaj7#11(x2)
Even though they know you had to go without me
GMaj7#11 GMaj7#11
Now you are an architect, setting up the sea
GMaj7#11 Em C
Everyone is with you and you're all waiting for me
Am Dsus2 Am
You check the net, but you haven't caught me yet
Dsus2 GMaj7#11(x2)
They're not quite done with me
GMaj7#11 GMaj7#11
Now I am an arsonist, seven miles high
GMaj7#11 Em C
Burning through the air I breathe, thunder in the sky
Am Dsus2 Am
My engine sings as it melts this pair of wings
Dsus2 GMaj7#11x(2)
That only I can see
Cm G Eb Bb (Eb)
Touch the sun, my eyes wide open unbelieving
Cm G Eb Bb (Eb) GMaj7#11 x(2)
Catch a breath, the only one who's left is leaving
GMaj7#11
Now I am an arsonist.
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