Fire Escape

by Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness

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(Melody) x2
5 4, 5 4 -3" 4

4  6    6    6   6   6 -5 5
I met up with an acrobat4     6   6   6    -6       6    -5    5
In Brooklyn or some place like that   4    6    6   6  6  6 -5    5
With life and taxis flying past  4    -6    6       5     6     6
We tore that dance hall down

(Melody) x2

 6   6        6      6    6   -5    5
Pocket change and subway cars  4    6   6 6    6     6  -5    5
Our big ideas filled empty bars  4      6     6    6     6      6   -5    5
You might be from the moon or mars 6 -5     5,   4    5  5  5  -5    5
Either way, I'm never going home

(Melody) x2

(Pre-Chorus)
 4,    7    -7   -6  6  -5     5     6    4
So, lets hang an anchor from the sun     4    4   7   7 -7 -6    6     4
There's a million  city lights but(Chorus)
    4      9  10    9
You're number one    8     -8  9 8 8 -6 -6 6  6
You're the  reason    I'm still-6  7    -6
Up at dawn  -6  -7 6 5    5    -8
Just to see your face   8   -8  9 10     9
We'll be going strong   8   -8   9 8 8 -6, -6 7
With the vampires, baby -6   7  6,    6   -6  -8   8 9
We belong, we belong awake    6   6     5     5    5   -4  4
Swinging from the fire escape

(Melody)