Torch Song

*** *** Fig. 1 (Gtr. 1) ====== e|-----3---------3------------|-----3---------3-----------3--------------------| B|-----3-1---0---3------------|-----3-1---0---3-------0-----1----------3-1-0---| G|---2-----2---------4s5-2----|---2-----2---------4s5---2-----2---0~-0-------0-| D|-0-----------0---0-------0~-|-0-----------0---0---------------0--------------| A|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------| Intro (w/Fig. 1) ===== Part 1 (w/Fig. 1) ====== Read some Kerouac and it put me on the tracks to burn a little brighter now Something about roman candles fizzing out, shine a little light on me now Found a strange fascination with a liquid fixation, alcohol can thrill me now It's getting late in the game to show any pride or shame I just burn a little brighter now, burn a little brighter now Doctor says my liver looks like leaving with my lover, need another time-out now Like any sort of hero turning down to zero still standing out in any crowd Pulling seventeen with experience and dreams, sweating out a happy hour Where you're hiding 29 you know it ain't a crime To burn a little brighter now, burn a little brighter now Interlude ========= Dr. Finlay: "And my advice is if you maintain this lifestyle you won't reach 30" Torch: "Christ - it's a romantic way to go really, it's part of the heritage It's your round i'n'it?" Gtr. 2 plays this is the background. I have placed lyrics above to indicate when. ..reach 30.. ..christ.. ..romantic way to go.. e|-----|-----------------------------------------------| B|-12~-|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----|---7-7-----------------------------------------| D|-----|-9-----9-7h9-7---------------7-9---------------| A|-----|---------------10~-9b10r9s10-----9s10s9-7s5s7~-| E|-----|-----------------------------------------------| ..heritatge...innit... e|----------------------|--------------------| B|----------------------|-12s10-8-10-8-10b12-| G|------------7s9-9-12~-|--------------------| D|--------7s9-----------|--------------------| A|---7-10---------------|--------------------| E|-7--------------------|--------------------| -rake- e|----7--10--------------------| B|---8------7-7s8-7h8p7--------| G|--x-------------------9p7s9~-| D|-x---------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| Part 2 (w/Fig. 1) ====== We burn a little brighter now Read some Kerouac and it put me on the tracks to burn a little brighter now It was something about roman candles fizzing out, shine a little light on me now Found a strange fascination with a liquid fixation, alcohol thrill me now Getting late in the game to show any pride or shame Burn a little brighter now, we burn a little brighter now We burn a little brighter now Outro (No Gtr) =====