G    C        Am       Em      Em  
I believe in fires at midnight  
          G        G         Am  
when the dogs have all been fed.  
   G      C    Am      Em  
A golden toddy on the mantle  
  C        G     G         Am  
a broken gun beneath the bed.  
 F      F       C        Am  
Silken mist outside the window.  
  G        G         G       Am  
Frogs and newts slip in the dark  
 F        F     C         Am  
too much hurry ruins the body.  
G        G         G        D  
I'll sit easy ... fan the spark  
 G       C      Am   Em      Em  
kindled by the dying embers  
     G      G       Am  
of another working day.  
 G     C             Am        Em      Em  
Go upstairs ... take off your makeup  
 G          G      Am  
fold your clothes neatly away.  
 F        F        C         Am  
Me, I'll sit and write this love song  
G    G        G      Am  
as I all too seldom do  
 F       F      C         Am  
build a little fire this midnight.  
      G       G      D      A(9)  
It's good to be back home with you.