Band: Common Children Song: 'Firefly' Album: Delicate Fade Copyright: 1997 New Tattoo Music/BMI Tabbed by: Wes Marlan Email: guitarwez@hotmail.com _____________________________________________________________________________ | Note: Most of this tab is correct but I'm not totally positive about | the 7/8\7\5 part although it sounds very close. Also, a couple of | the chords in the bridge may be slightly off but they sound fine so yeah. :P| ____________________________________________________________________________| Tuning: Standard EADGBE Chords: C5-(X355XX) A5-(X022XX) D5-(X577XX) F5-(X81010XX) A#5-(X133XX) D#5-(X688XX) ________________________________________________________________________ Intro/Verse: e-------------------------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------------------------- G--3-X-3-X-X-X-3/7-X-X-7-X------------------------------------------- D--3-X-3-X-X-X-3/7-X-X-7-X-7/8\7\5-X-X-3-X-X-X-3-X-X-X-3-X-7/8\7\5--- (x3) A--1-X-1-X-X-X-1/5-X-X-5-X-7/8\7\5-X-X-3-X-X-X-3-X-X-X-3-X-7/8\7\5--- E----------------------------------X-X-1-X-X-X-1-X-X-X-1-X----------- Tripped on a wire Ask me, tell me how I'm feeling Stranded by the light of the evening e---------------------------------- B---------------------------------- G------2-------2-------2-------2--- D----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0- (x4) A--3-------3-------3-------3------- E---------------------------------- Watching the flies Surrounded by fire inside this season Blinded by the light of the evening ________________________________________________________________________ Chorus: C5 D5 A#5 Catch the clock and cut the hands of time (Welcome to my life) C5 D5 A#5 Seek the space to stop and soothe my troubled mind (Fireflies float...sky) C5 D5 A#5 Uninspired and feeling life is leaving too soon C5 D5 A#5 C5 D5 A#5 Under the light of the moon Under the lights of June *When the above line starts--Under the light...--a 2nd guitar plays: e---------- B---------- G------2--- D----0---0- (X6) until end of chorus A--3------- E---------- ________________________________________________________________________ 2nd Verse: e-------------------------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------------------------- G--3-X-3-X-X-X-3/7-X-X-7-X------------------------------------------- D--3-X-3-X-X-X-3/7-X-X-7-X-7/8\7\5-X-X-3-X-X-X-3-X-X-X-3-X-7/8\7\5--- (x2) A--1-X-1-X-X-X-1/5-X-X-5-X-7/8\7\5-X-X-3-X-X-X-3-X-X-X-3-X-7/8\7\5--- E----------------------------------X-X-1-X-X-X-1-X-X-X-1-X----------- Hung on a wire Save me, show me all I'm thinking Strangled by the logic of treason e---------------------------------- B---------------------------------- G------2-------2-------2-------2--- D----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0- (x4) A--3-------3-------3-------3------- E---------------------------------- I don't mind Lying in this field without a reason I'm still blinded by the light of the evening ________________________________________________________________________ 2nd Chorus: C5 D5 A#5 Catch the clock and cut the hands of time (Welcome to my world) C5 D5 A#5 Seek the space to stop and soothe my troubled mind (Fireflies float...soul) C5 D5 A#5 Uninspired and feeling life is leaving too soon C5 D5 A#5 C5 D5 A#5 Under the light of the moon Under the lights of June Guitar in background of 2nd Chorus: e-17-17-17-15-15-15-13-13-13-15-15-15-17-17-17-15-15-15-13-13-13-15-15-15- B------------------------------------------------------------------------- G------------------------------------------------------------------------- e-17-17-17-15-15-15-13-13-13------------------------------------------------ B----------------------------13-13-15-15-15-15-15-15-13-13-13--------------- G-------------------------------------------------------------14-14-14-12-12 e-17-17-17-15-15-15-13-13-13-15-15-15-17-17-17-20-20-20-15-15-15- B---------------------------------------------------------------- G---------------------------------------------------------------- e-13-13-13-17-17-17-20-20-20-15-15-15-13-13-13\8-8-8\1-1-1------- B---------------------------------------------------------------- G---------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________________ Bridge: C5 A5 A#5 F5 A#5 C5 I climb to the top of my soul again D#5 F5 A#5 I look at the world and it's new again A5 C5 A5 A#5 F5 Is this all a dream that I'm living in A#5 C5 D#5 F5 A#5 Under the lights of June ________________________________________________________________________ e-------------------------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------------------------- G--3-X-3-X-X-X-3/7-X-X-7-X------------------------------------------- D--3-X-3-X-X-X-3/7-X-X-7-X-7/8\7\5-X-X-3-X-X-X-3-X-X-X-3-X-7/8\7\5--- (x2) A--1-X-1-X-X-X-1/5-X-X-5-X-7/8\7\5-X-X-3-X-X-X-3-X-X-X-3-X-7/8\7\5--- E----------------------------------X-X-1-X-X-X-1-X-X-X-1-X----------- _________________________________________________________________________ Ending Chorus: C5 D5 A#5 Catch the clock and cut the hands of time (Welcome to my life) C5 D5 A#5 Seek the space to stop and soothe my troubled mind (Fireflies float...skies) C5 D5 A#5 Uninspired and knowing life is leaving too soon (Fireflies float...soul) C5 D5 A#5 So feel the shock Set free the hands of time C5 D5 A#5 C5 D5 A#5 Under the light of the moon Under the lights of June C5 D5 A#5 C5 D5 A#5 Under the light of the moon Under the light of the moon C5 D5 A#5 Under the lights of June (The background guitar here in the last chorus is pretty much the same as the one in the 2nd chorus) Enjoy the tab!