St Elmos Fire Man In Motion chords by John Parr

St Elmo's Fire in easy to play chords,
inspired by John Parr's live performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPw_0HnhfrM

Watch the video and check Parr's simplified chords during the verse.


G      Bm         C       G      Bm  C
Growin' up, you don't see the writing on the wall
G      Bm        C        G     Bm  C
Passin' by, movin' straight ahead, you knew it all
     Em       C
But maybe sometime if you feel the pain
          Em       C      (D)
You'll find you're all alone, everything has changed?

G       Bm         C        G    Bm  C
Play the game, you know you can't quit until it's won
G      Bm      C        G        Bm  C
Soldier on, only you can do what must be done
       Em       C
You know in some way you're a lot like me
       Em         C        D
You're just a prisoner and you're tryin' to break free

E             A        B
I can see the new horizon, underneath the blazin' sky
E                A     B
I'll be where the eagle's flying higher and higher
E              A        B
Gonna be your man in motion, all I need is a pair of wheels
E                A      B   C --
Take me where my future's lyin', St. Elmo's fire  Oh, oh, oh, ooh, oh-uh-ohh

G      Bm         C       G      Bm  C
Burning up, don't know just how far that I can go (Just how far I go)
G      Bm      C         G       Bm  C
Soon be home, only just a few miles down the road
   Em     C
I can make it, I know, I can
       Em        C        D
You broke the boy in me but you won't break the man

E             A        B
I can see the new horizon, underneath the blazin' sky
E                A     B
I'll be where the eagle's flying higher and higher
E              A        B
Gonna be your man in motion, all I need is a pair of wheels
E                A      B
Take me where my future's lyin', St. Elmo's fire
E                A     B
I can climb the highest mountain, cross the wildest sea
E              A     B   C --
I can feel St. Elmo's fire burnin' in me?   burnin' in me

G            C        D
Just once in his life?  a man has his time
G           C        D
And my time is now?  and I'm coming alive!

E              A       B
I can hear the music playin', I can see the banners fly
E                A      B
Feel like you're back again, and hope ridin' high
E              A        B
Gonna be your man in motion, all I need is a pair of wheels
E                A      B
Take me where the future's lyin', St. Elmo's fire

E             A        B
I can see the new horizon, underneath the blazin' sky
E                A     B
I'll be where the eagle's flying higher and higher
E              A        B
Gonna be your man in motion, all I need is a pair of wheels
E                A      B
Take me where my future's lyin', St. Elmo's fire
E                A     B
I can climb the highest mountain, cross the wildest sea
E             A     B   C --
I can feel St. Elmo's fire burnin' in me?   burnin' in me