Marillion – Trap The Spark (Guitar)

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from “Happiness Is the Road” (2008) “Here comes the meaning of life!” 4/4 time [Intro] Em F#m D G x4 [Verse 1]
Em            F#m                       D                G
The love that pounds your heart through your chest every night

Em        F#m                   D              G
Until the bed jumps beneath you and scares you white
[Chorus 1]
Em                 F#m
Trap the spark and hold it there

    D          G
You can't, you can't

Em                     F#m
Goose-bumps that don't fade away

     D       G     Em A Em A
They can't remain
[Verse 2]
G               D                        A                       G
I've opened the box and I've touched the treasures of the earth

G                     D           A    G
They're buried on the island far away

    G           D                A              G
And I'm here in England with the map burning my pocket

Em          D                C
Dreaming of diamonds, such a blinding secret to bear
[Chorus 2]
Em                 F#m
Trap the spark and hold it there

    D          G
You can't, you can't

Em                     F#m
Goose-bumps that don't fade away

     D       G
They can't remain

Em               F#m
Hold the perfect moment

D                    E
Pin the cloud to the sky

G                  F#m
Grab the spark and hold it, you can try
3/4 time [Interlude] G F#m G F#m G F#m D E x2 [Verse 3]
G                  D                A             G
I've looked into a million laughing unhappinesses

G        D               A   G
In every bar and on the TV

G     D        A    G
But I know the real thing

Em       D      C
The real thing
[Chorus 3]
Em                 F#m
Trap the spark and hold it there

    D          G
You can't, you can't

Em                     F#m
Goose-bumps that don't fade away

     D       G
They can't remain

Em           F#m
Photograph a feeling

D                    E
Pin the cloud to the sky

G                  F#m
Trap the spark and hold it, you can try
[Outro] G F#m G F#m G F#m Bm A E G x8