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Verse
Am G C C I woke up before you in the total darkness, early morning Am G C E I could hear the wind in the trees I was looking for the light to bring you out from the shadows Redefine you now for only meChorus
C G F And honey I'm sure C G F That you've been in love before C Am G G7 Plenty of men have held high places in your eyes C G F But jealousy C G F Has got no use for me C Am G C The past is beautiful like the darkness between the... fireflies I was driving fast up through the Appalachians, I could see The world go out below me in the sun You should know by now that someone’s always been there long before you You’re never gonna be the only one And honey I'm sure That you've been in love before Plenty of men have held high places in your eyes But jealousy Has got no use for me The past is beautiful like the darkness between the fireflies Beautiful like the darkness between the firefliesBridge
| F... | Em... | Em... | (with riff) | F... | Em... | Em... | | F... | Em... | Em... | | F... | Em... | Em... | Em7... | Em7... |Solo
| Am . . . | G . . . | C . . . | C . . . | | Am . . . | G . . . | C . . . | E . . . | And honey I'm sure That you've been in love before Plenty of men have held high places in your eyes But jealousy Has got no use for me The past is beautiful like the darkness between the fireflies Beautiful like the darkness between the fireflies
For the C – G – F sequence, Mason plays the riff below.
e-|------------0-----------------------------------0-------------------- B-|------------1-----\3--3---1---------------------1------\3--3---1----- G-|------------0-----\4--4---2---------------------0------\4--4---2----- D-|----------2-----------5---3-------------------2------------5---3----- A-|--------3-------------5---3-----------------3--------------5---3----- E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------- C G F C G F "Jealousy... ...has got no use for me..."
Repeat the F – Em sequence four times. On the 4th time, transition into the Em7 to lead into the instrumental verse / solo. Note that this section changes to 12/8 time.
e-|-------------------------|...|---0---- B-|-------------------------|...|---3---- G-|---------2----0----0-0---|...|---0---- D-|-------3------2----2-2---|...|---0---- A-|-----3--------2----2-2---|...|---2---- E-|---1----------0----0-0---|...|---0---- F Em Em7
| Am . . . | G . . . | C . . . | C . . . | | Am . . . | G . . . | C . . . | E . . . |
| C . . . | G . F . | C . . . | G . F . | (with riff)
| C . . . | Am . . . | G . . . | G7 . . . |
| F... | Em... | Em... | (with riff)
| F... | Em... | Em... |
| F... | Em... | Em... |
| F... | Em... | Em... | Em7... | Em7... |
Song: Darkness Between the Fireflies
Artist: Mason Jennings
Album: Mason Jennings
Year: 1997
Label: Bar/None Records
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My name is David Potsiadlo, and I created Songnotes to share my collection of guitar tabs, chords, and lyrics for my favorite songs.
Since I started playing guitar over 10 years ago, I've often been frustrated by the preponderance of mediocre and incomplete song tabs littered across the internet. To combat this, I started keeping my own collection of notes for each song I learn -- always taking the extra time to make sure accuracy and completeness are never compromised. Years later, my collection grew to the point where I knew I had to share it online with fellow aspiring musicians.
In December 2012, I began designing & developing a website that became Songnotes. Here, I share my personal collection of hand-crafted music notation with all those online. I hope you enjoy.
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