Firebrand

(Key: A Minor)
(Tempo: Medium, with a driving groove)

[Verse 1]

Am
Born on a night when the thunder cried,
G
Raised by a dream that refused to die,
F
Smoke in my veins and a shout in my hand,
E I'm the echo of a rebel, I'm a firebrand.

[Verse 2]

Am
Walkin' through towns that forgot my name,
G
Dust on my boots but I play the game,
F
Shadows may whisper, but they won't command,
E
I'm the soul of a spark, I'm a firebrand.

[Chorus]

C G
Firebrand, lightin’ up the night,
Am F
Strike a match, gonna set it right,
C G
No tame heart, no borrowed land,
F E
I'm burnin’ my way as a firebrand.

[Verse 3]

Am
Stories they tell, but they don't know me,
G
Wrote my own songs on a wild oak tree,
F
Smoke in my laughter, dust in my stand,
E
I'm the hymn of the free, I'm a firebrand.

[Chorus]

C G
Firebrand, lightin’ up the night,
Am F
Strike a match, gonna set it right,
C G
No tame heart, no borrowed land,
F E
I'm burnin’ my way as a firebrand.

[Bridge]

F G
Won’t break, won’t bow,
Am E
They can't put this fire out now,
F G
Runnin' like a river through this land,
F E
Carvin’ my name as a firebrand.

[Final Chorus]

C G
Firebrand, lightin’ up the night,
Am F
Strike a match, gonna set it right,
C G
No tame heart, no borrowed land,
F E
I'm burnin’ my way as a firebrand.

[Outro]

Am Yeah, I'm the song of the bold and the damned, F E Am I was born... a firebrand.

🎸 Musical Feel:
Think outlaw folk rock meets early Buddy Holly rawness.
Strummed acoustic guitar with a little electric lead weaving in the background.
Driving beat, almost train-like undercurrent.
Slight grit in the vocals, proud and free.

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Writer: Songsmith