[Intro]
D Em G
D Em G


[Verse 1]
D                A
I was blessed to see you smile
       G
As the kindling sparked and smouldered
         D                   A
Watching holes burned in the fabric
     Bm            G
Of a symbol of the state
D                   A
You looked like you did before
          G
With more lines from growing older
         D              A
There is no one I would rather
           Bm        G
Light this fire with today
      C               G               D
Still resisting every urge to run and hide
            C                 G             D
'Cause it's more fun when the danger's amplified


[Chorus]
         Em             G
Hold the feeling deep inside
       D                                  A
As the prayer candle flickers through the night
       Em               G
On the ceiling, dancing light
           D
Come evangelize

D Em G


[Verse 2]
D                    A
All the prayers they made us say
G
At those Sunday School recitals
D                 A
All the lies that we were told
      Bm              G
About history that we share
D                 A
All the shifts we did at work
G
All the money sent to landlords
D                A
All the hopes we had inside
   Bm               G
We never brought to bear
  C              G                     D
I smoked the cigarette that burned the flag
      C                   G            D
And I loved you more with every single drag


[Chorus]
         Em             G
Hold the feeling deep inside
       D                                  A
As the prayer candle flickers through the night
       Em               G
On the ceiling, dancing light
        D                               A
Come convince me all our sins were watertight
         Em             G
Hold the feeling deep inside
           D     A
Come evangelize


[Outro]
Em         G             D                   A
I smoked a cigarette and burned the flag and lit the candle
Em         G             D                   A
I smoked a cigarette and burned the flag and lit the candle...
Em             G                                   D                 A
I smoked a cigarette and burned the flag and lit a candle, I lit the candle
Em             G                                   D                 A
I smoked a cigarette and burned the flag and lit a candle, I lit the candle...
         Em             G
Hold the feeling deep inside
       D                                  A
As the prayer candle flickers through the night
       Em               G
On the ceiling, dancing light
           D
Come evangelize

D Em G
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