| D | G | A | D | G | A | |
| Oh, I've been | stumblin' | through the | darkness, |
| D | G | A | D | G | A | |
| Tryin' to feel the | ground be | neath my | feet. |
| D | G | A | D | G | A | |
| Afraid of movin' | much in | any di | rection... |
| D | G | A | D | Bm | A | |
| Stuck where the | past and the | future | meet. |
| G | D | |
| But I | fin'lly got my | first good look... |
| A | D | |
| A little fire was | all it took. |
| G | D | |
| An' as the flames grew | brighter, |
| A | |
| I saw | everything that I'd missed. |
| G | D | |
| Once you get your | courage up, |
| A | Bm | |
| You light a match an' your | eyes adjust... |
| G | D | |
| It's amazing what a | man can see, |
| Bm | A | D | |
| By the | light of a | burnin' bridge | . |
| G | A | D |
| D | G | A | D | G | A | |
| An' there were things I | saw that | I'm not | proud of. |
| D | G | A | D | G | A | |
| Things that I'd do | diff'rent | now from | then. |
| D | G | A | D | G | A | |
| But when I really | make mys | elf get | honest, |
| D | G | A | D | Bm | A | |
| It's over and I | can't go | back a | gain. |
| G | D | |
| 'Cause I fin'lly got my | first good look... |
| A | D | |
| A little fire was | all it took. |
| G | D | |
| An' as the flames grew | brighter, |
| A | |
| I saw | everything that I'd missed. |
| G | D | |
| Once you get your | courage up, |
| A | Bm | |
| You light a match an' your | eyes adjust... |
| G | D | |
| It's amazing what a | man can see, |
| Bm | A | D | |
| By the | light of a | burnin' bridge | . |
| A | G | D | |
| It sure is hard to let go and to | leave the past | behind, |
| Em | D | G | A | |
| But there | ain't no other | way that you can | find some peace of | mind. |
| G | D | |
| When I fin'lly got my | first good look... |
| A | D | |
| A little fire was | all it took. |
| G | D | |
| An' as the flames grew | brighter, |
| A | |
| I saw | everything that I'd missed. |
| G | D | |
| Once you get your | courage up, |
| A | Bm | |
| You light a match an' your | eyes adjust... |
| G | D | |
| It's amazing what a | man can see, |
| Bm | A | D | |
| By the | light of a | burnin' | bridge. |
| G | D | |
| It's | amazing what a | man can see, |
| Bm | A | D | |
| By the | light of a | burnin' | bridge. |