Riff1: (most of song, D is not always rung) A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5h7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| INTRO: Riff1 (slow, and speed it up) Riff1 I pulled my firecrackers from the shelf Displayed an image of a rockets glare A desperate flare from my sinking boat I gathered matches and a fist of hope Riff1 A mesa and an Arizona sky Yielded a bottle from a drunk cowboy I found a piece of paper and some twine Held my breath and I let it fly D C A High, up to you D C A Fire, break the blue Riff1 Another beggar's independence day Burning powder to the other side A field of flowers for the milky way Emancipation plea shot to the sky High, up to you Fire, break the blue Riff1 (play around with it) Just a firecracker in the sky Another bottle rocket in your eye