Blood and Fire — Indigo Girls
Chords and lyrics for Blood and Fire by Indigo Girls (key of A, capo 2).
Intro
[A] [G] [D] [D]
[A] [G] [D] [D]
Verse 1
[A]Well I have spent nights with [G]matches and knives
Leaning over [D]ledges only two flights [D]up
[A]Cutting my heart, burning my [G]soul, with nothing left to [D]hold
Nothing left but [D]blood and [A]fire
Verse 2
[A]You have spent nights thinking of [G]me, missing my arms but you [D]needed to leave
[D]Leaving my cuts, leaving my [A]burns, hoping I'd [G]learn
Chorus
[G]But blood and fire are too much for these [D]restless arms to [A]hold
[A]And my nights of desire, they're calling me [G]here, back to your [D]fold
[A]And I'm calling you, calling you, [G]from ten thousand miles [D]away
[A]Won't you wet my fire with your [G]love, [D]babe
Verse 3
[A]I am looking for someone who can take as much as I [G]give
And they'll give back as much as I [D]need, you know and they still have the [D]will to live
[A]'Cause I am intense, I am in need, I am in [G]pain, I am in [D]love
[D]But I feel forsaken, you know like the things [A]I, I gave [G]away
Chorus
[G]And blood and fire are too much for these [D]restless arms to [A]hold
[A]And my nights of desire, they're calling me [G]here, back to your [D]fold
[A]And I'm calling you, calling you, [G]from ten thousand miles [D]away
[A]Won't you wet my fire with your love, won't you [G]babe hold me [D]now
Bridge
[A]I am intense, I'm in need, I'm in pain, I'm in [G]love
[D][D]I am intense, I am in need, I am in pain, I am in [A]love
[G][D][D]I am intense, I am in need, I am in pain, I am in [A]love
Final Chorus
[G]And blood and fire are too much for these [D]restless arms to [A]hold
[A]And my nights of desire, they're calling me [G]here, back to your [D]fold
[A]And I'm calling you, calling you, [G]from ten thousand miles [D]away
[A]Won't you wet my fire with your love, [G]babe
[D][A]Won't you wet my fire with your love, baby, hold [G]me
Outro
[D][A]Wet my fire with your love