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E We play these parlour games
 We play at make believe 
AE/G#F#m When we get to the part where I say that I'm going to leave
AE/G#F#mBE Everybody loves a happy ending but we don't even try
AE/G#F#m We go straight past pretending
B To the part where everybody loves to cry
(chorus) 
E Indoor fireworks
Can still burn your fingers 
B Indoor fireworks
E We swore we were safe as houses
They're not so spectacular 
AE/G#F#m They don't burn up in the sky
 But they can dazzle or delight 
B Or bring a tear
E When the smoke gets in your eyes
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E We play these parlour games
 We play at make believe 
E7A When we get to the part where I say that I'm going to leave
ABE Everybody loves a happy ending but we don't even try
A We go straight past pretending
BC#m To the part where everybody loves to cry
 
E Indoor fireworks
 Can still burn your fingers 
B Indoor fireworks
E We swore we were as safe as houses
 They're not so spectecular 
E7A They don't burn up in the sky
B By they can dazzle and delight
F#mB Or bring a tear
BE When the smoke gets in your eyes
 
E You were the spice of life
 And though the sparks would fly 
E7A I thought our love was fireproof
A Sometimes we'd fight in public darling
BE With very little cause
A But different kinds of sparks would fly
BC#m When we got on our own behind closed doors
 
E Indoor fireworks
 Can still burn your fingers 
B Indoor fireworks
E We swore we were as safe as houses
 They're not so spectecular 
E7A They don't burn up in the sky
B By they can dazzle and delight
F#mB Or bring a tear
BE When the smoke gets in your eyes
 
E It's time to tell the truth
 My fuse is burning out 
E7A And all the powder's gone to waste
ABE Don't think for a moment dear that we'll ever be through
A I'll bulid a bonfire of my dreams
BC#m And burn a broken effigy of me and you
 
E Indoor fireworks
 Can still burn your fingers 
B Indoor fireworks
E We swore we were as safe as houses
 They're not so spectecular 
E7A They don't burn up in the sky
B By they can dazzle and delight
F#mB Or bring a tear
BE When the smoke gets in your eyes