| D | Bm | A | D | Bm | A | |
| Oh, I've been s | tumblin' t | hrough the d | arkness, |
| D | Bm | A | D | Bm | A | |
| Tryin' to feel the | ground bene | ath my f | eet |
| D | Bm | A | D | Bm | A | |
| Afraid of movin' much | in a | ny dire | ction, |
| D | Bm | A | D | Bm | |
| Stuck where the | past and the | future meet |
| But I... |
| G | D | |
| Chorus: | Finally got my f | irst good look, |
| A | D | |
| A little fire is a | ll it took |
| G | D | |
| And as the flames grew | brighter, |
| A | |
| I saw | everything that I missed |
| G | D | |
| Once you get your | courage up, |
| A | Bm | |
| You light a match and your | eyes adjust... |
| G | D | |
| It's a | mazing what a | man can see |
| Bm | A | D | Bm-A-D-Bm-A | |
| By the l | ight of a | burning bridge |
| Verse 2: There were things I saw that I'm not proud of |
| Things that I'd do different now from then |
| But when I really make myself get honest, |
| It's over, and I can't go back again |
| 'Cause I... |
| Repeat Chorus: |
| A | G | D | |
| Bridge: It s | ure is hard to let go, and to | leave the past beh | ind |
| Em | D/F# | G | A | |
| But there | ain't no other w | ay that you can | find some peace of m | ind |
| Well I... |
| Repeat Chorus: |
| It's amazing what a man can see by the light of a burning bridge... |
| Outro same as intro |