St. Elmos Fire (Man in Motion) — John Parr
Chords and lyrics for St. Elmos Fire (Man in Motion) by John Parr (key of A).
Verse 1
John Parr – St. Elmos Fire (Man In Motion)
Intro
[A] [D] [E] [A]
Verse
[A]Growin' up, [C#m]you don't see the [D]writing on the [A][C#m]wall[D]
[A]Passin' by, [C#m]movin' straight [D]ahead, you knew it [A][C#m]all[D]
But maybe [F#m]sometime if you [D]feel the pain
You'll find you're [F#m]all alone, [D]everything has [E]changed
[A]Play the game, [C#m]you know you can't [D]quit until it's [A]won [C#m][D]
[A]Soldier on, [C#m]only you can [D]do what must be [A]done [C#m][D]
You know in [F#m]some way you're a [D]lot like me
You're just a [F#m]prisoner and you're [D]tryin' to break [E]free
Chorus
[F#]I can see a new horizon,[B] underneath the [C#]blazin' sky
[F#]I'll be where the eagle's flying [B]higher and [C#]higher
[F#]Gonna be your man in motion, [B]all I need's this [C#]pair of wheels
[F#]Take me where my future's lyin', [B]St. Elmo's [C#]Fire, [D] ooh ooh ooh oooooh[A]
Verse
[A]Burning up, [C#m]don't know just how [D]far that I can [A]go (just how [C#m]far I [D]go)
[A]Soon be home, [C#m]only just a [D]few miles down the [A][C#m]road[D]
I can [F#m]make it, I [D]know I can
You broke the [F#m]boy in me, but you [D]won't break the [E]man
Chorus
[F#]I can see a new horizon [B]underneath the [C#]blazin' sky
[F#]I'll be where the eagle's flying [B]higher and [C#]higher
[F#]Gonna be your man in motion, [B]all I need's this [C#]pair of wheels
[F#]Take me where my future's lyin', [B]St. Elmo's [C#]Fire
[F#]I can climb the highest mountain,[B] cross the [C#]wildest sea
[F#]I can feel St. Elmo's Fire [B]burnin' in [C#]me, [D] burnin' in me
Bridge
| A | A | D | E | A | A | D | E |
[A] Just once in his life, [D] a man has his [E]time
[A] And my time is now, [D] I'm coming [E]alive
Chorus
[F#]I can hear the music playin', [B]I can see the [C#]banners fly
[F#]Feel like a man again, I'll [B]hold my head [C#]high
[F#]Gonna be your man in motion, [B]all I need's this [C#]pair of wheels
[F#]Take me where my future's lyin', [B]St. Elmo's [C#]Fire
[F#]I can see a new horizon,[B] underneath the [C#]blazin' sky
[F#]I'll be where the eagle's flying [B]higher and [C#]higher
[F#]Gonna be your man in motion, [B]all I need's this [C#]pair of wheels
[F#]Take me where my future's lyin', [B]St. Elmo's [C#]Fire
[F#]I can climb the highest mountain,[B] cross the [C#]wildest sea
[F#]I can feel St. Elmo's Fire [B]burnin' in [C#]me
Outro
[F#] Burnin',[B] [C#]burnin' in [F#]me, [B] I can feel it [C#]burnin'
[F#] [B]Oooh, [C#]burnin' [F#]inside of [B]me [C#] (Fade)
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