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The Flame

by Cheap Trick
Transcription by Neil Bergin
Please note:

Intro:

Where the words appear under the tab, the tab and the words timing
are NOT synchronised. I suggest you play the song a few time, get
playing the tab fluently and the tab/words timings will sort
themselves!!

E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---0----0----0----0--2-4-5---4----------2------4-------------------------|
G-|---2----2----2----2-------4--------4------4---------4--------------------|
D-|---2----2----2----2--------4-----4----------4-----4---4------------------|
A-|-0----0----0----0--------------------2-----------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---0----0----0----0--2-4-5---4----------2------4-------------------------|
G-|---2----2----2----2-------4--------4------4---------4--------------------|
D-|---2----2----2----2--------4-----4----------4-----4---4------------------|
A-|-0----0----0----0--------------------2-----------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---0-----0-----0-----0----2--4--5------4-------2------4------------------|
G-|---2-----2-----2-----2------------4--------4-----4--------4--------------|
D-|---2-----2-----2-----2--------------4----4---4-----4----4---4------------|
A-|-0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Another night slowly closes in and I feel so lonely
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---0------0------0------0-----2-4--5----4-----------2------4-------------|
G-|---2------2------2------2------------4--------4--------4--------4--------|
D-|---2------2------2------2--------------4----4---4--------4----4---4------|
A-|-0------0------0------0--------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Touching heat freezing on my skin I pretend you still hold me
E-|-4------4-----4--4---------------4------4-----4--4-----------------------|
B-|------5-----5---------5-7---5---------5-----5--------5--7--5-------------|
G-|----6-----6---------6-----6---6-----6-----6--------6---------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-4---------------0---------------4---------------0-----------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I'm going crazy I'm losing sleep I'm in too far I'm in way too deep over
you
E-|-4-----4--------2------2------2----------0-0-----------------------------|
B-|-----5------5--------4------4-----0----0-------0--4--4--2--4--2--4--2--2-|
G-|---4-----4---------4------4----------2-------2----4--4--2--4--2--4--2--2-|
D-|--------------------------------------------------4--4--2--4--2--4--2--2-|
A-|----------------2-----------------0---------------2--2--0--2--0--2--0--0-|

E-|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
I can't believe you're gone you were the first you were the last

Chorus:
E
B
A
Wherever you go I'll be with you
E
B
A
Whatever you want I'll give it to you
E
B
Whenever you need someone
E
A
To lay you heart and head upon
A
B
Remember after the fire after all the rain
C#m
D
I will be the flame

I will be the flame

E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---0----0----0----0--2-4-5---4----------2------4-------------------------|
G-|---2----2----2----2-------4--------4------4---------4--------------------|
D-|---2----2----2----2--------4-----4----------4-----4---4------------------|
A-|-0----0----0----0--------------------2-----------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2:
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---0----0----0----0--2-4-5------4-------2------4-------------------------|
G-|---2----2----2----2--------4--------4-----4--------4---------------------|
D-|---2----2----2----2----------4----4---4-----4----4---4-------------------|
A-|-0----0----0----0--------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Watching shadows move across the wall feels so fright'ning
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---0----0----0----0--2-4-5------4-------2------4-------------------------|
G-|---2----2----2----2--------4--------4-----4--------4---------------------|
D-|---2----2----2----2----------4----4---4-----4----4---4-------------------|
A-|-0----0----0----0--------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I wanna run to you I wanna call

but I've been hit by lightning

E-|-4------4-----4--4---------------4------4-----4--4-----------------------|
B-|------5-----5---------5-7---5---------5-----5--------5--7--5-------------|
G-|----6-----6---------6-----6---6-----6-----6--------6---------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-4---------------0---------------4---------------0-----------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Just can't stand up for falling apart
Can't see through this veil across my heart over you
E-|-4-----4--------2------2------2----------0-0-----------------------------|
B-|-----5------5--------4------4-----0----0-------0--4--4--2--4--2--4--2--2-|
G-|---4-----4---------4------4----------2-------2----4--4--2--4--2--4--2--2-|

D-|--------------------------------------------------4--4--2--4--2--4--2--2-|
A-|----------------2-----------------0---------------2--2--0--2--0--2--0--0-|
E-|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
You'll always be the one

You were the first you'll be the last

Chorus:
E
B
A
Wherever you go I'll be with you
E
B
A
Whatever you want I'll give it to you
E
B
Whenever you need someone
E
A
To lay you heart and head upon
A
B
Remember after the fire after all the rain
C#m
D
I will be the flame

I will be the flame

Solo:
E-|----------------------------12--11--9--------------------------------14--|
B-|---------------------------------------12------------------------12------|
G-|------------------------------------------------------------8------------|
D-|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-9-----9-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11---9----------|
A-|----------------------12-------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--16---14--------21---19---21--------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------16------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge:
E-|-4------4-----4--4---------------4------4-----4--4-----------------------|
B-|------5-----5---------5-7---5---------5-----5--------5--7--5-------------|
G-|----6-----6---------6-----6---6-----6-----6--------6---------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-4---------------0---------------4---------------0-----------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I'm going crazy I'm losing sleep I'm in too far I'm in way too deep over
E-|-4-----4--------2------2------2----------0-0-----------------------------|
B-|-----5------5--------4------4-----0----0-------0--4--4--2--4--2--4--2--2-|
G-|---4-----4---------4------4----------2-------2----4--4--2--4--2--4--2--2-|
D-|--------------------------------------------------4--4--2--4--2--4--2--2-|
A-|----------------2-----------------0---------------2--2--0--2--0--2--0--0-|
E-|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
you I can't believe you're gone you were the first you were the last

Chorus:
E
B
A
Wherever you go I'll be with you
E
B
A
Whatever you want I'll give it to you
E
B
Whenever you need someone
E
A
To lay you heart and head upon
A
B
Remember after the fire after all the rain
C#m
D
I will be the flame

I will be the flame

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