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N.C. C G C
Button up that shirt you're s'posed to wear
G Am G
Don't forget your airline ticket or to brush your hair
Am G C
Show that family that you care
G C
And could you wear something that celebrates
G Am G
Everything you love and maybe what your family hates
Am G
'Cause that might be what it takes
C Em
'Cause that's your fire, that's your soul, you
Am F
Shouldn't have to go
C Em
That's your fire, that's your soul, you
Am F C
Shouldn't have to go
G C G C
First thing they say is, take off your shoes
G Am G
And they'll say they want your story, but they get confused
Am G C
By all those words you use
G C
A year ago your car ran off a cliff
G Am G
And you saw an angel in mid-air, who said you'd live
Am G
Well, that's a story you can give
C Em
'Cause that's your fire, that's your soul, you
Am F
Shouldn't have to go
C Em
That's your fire, that's your soul, you
Am F
Shouldn't have to go
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G Em Am C F
And they say you're family, you belong to us
G Em Am G C
You can stay at home and have our love and trust
G C
Well, any day now one of us could die
G Am G
If we make you suffer, don't you want to find out why
Am G
'Cause we love to watch you try
C Em Am F
With your fire, your soul, your soul
C Em
It's your fire, it's your fire
Am F C
It's your fire (it's your fire, it's your fire)
G C G C
Then you'll fly home and get the flu
G Am G
And you'll keep staring at the ground, you always do
Am G C
When they get their time with you
G C
You are not a punching bag, my dear
G Am G
I think your darkest days should have some light this year
Am G
Oh, I think you should stay right here
C Em
With your fire, and your soul, you
Am F
Shouldn't have to go
C Em
That's your fire, that's your soul, you
Am F
Shouldn't have to go
C Em
That's your fire, that's your soul, you
Am F
Shouldn't have to go
C Em
That's your fire, it's your fire
Am F C
It's your fire, It's your fire
Written by Dar Williams