I See Fire chords by Ed Sheeran

Chords with lyrics

I See Fire by Ed Sheeran

The Hobbit Credits Song

Capo on 6th fret

 E minorEm Cadd9Cadd9 D MajorD  A minorAm B minorBm G+G
e|---|-----|---|---|---|-3-|
BB|---|--3--|-3-|-1-|-3-|-3-|
G+G|---|-----|-2-|-2-|-2-|---|
D MajorD|-2-|--2--|---|-2-|---|---|
A augmentedA|-2-|--3--|---|---|-2-|-2-|
E MajorE|---|-----|---|---|---|-3-|

Oh, misty eye of the mountain below
Keep careful watch of my brothers’ souls
And should the sky be filled with fire and smoke
Keep watching over Durin’s son

Intro: E minorEm Cadd9Cadd9 D MajorD E minorEm 2x

Verse:
       E minorEm   Cadd9Cadd9
If this is to end in fire
        D MajorD    E minorEm
Then we should all burn together
     E minorEm      Cadd9Cadd9 D MajorD   E minorEm
Watch the flames climb high into the night
     E minorEm     Cadd9Cadd9 D MajorD      Cadd9Cadd9
Calling out for the rope, sent by and we will
      A minorAm     B minorBm      Cadd9Cadd9
Watch the flames burn on and on the mountain side

Verse: (same chords as previous until mountain side)
And if we should die tonight
Then we should all die together
Raise a glass of wine for the last time
Calling out for the rope
Prepare as we will
Watch the flames burn on and on the mountain side
  A minorAm   B minorBm       Cadd9Cadd9
Desolation comes upon the sky
Chorus: E minorEm Cadd9Cadd9 D MajorD E minorEm
Now I see fire, inside the mountain
I see fire, burning the trees
And I see fire, hollowing souls
And I see fire, blood in the breeze
(hold E minorEm)
And I hope that you’ll remember me

Verse:(same as verse 2)
Oh, should my people fall
Then surely I’ll do the same
Confined in mountain halls
We got too close to the flame
Calling out father hold fast and we will
Watch the flames burn on and on the mountain side
Desolation comes upon the sky

Chorus:
Now I see fire, inside the mountain
I see fire, burning the trees
And I see fire, hollowing souls
And I see fire, blood in the breeze
And I hope that you’ll remember me

      A minorAm     E minorEm
And if the night is burning
    G+G    D MajorD
I will cover my eyes
      A minorAm  E minorEm
For if the dark returns then
  G+G       D MajorD
My brothers will die
      A minorAm      E minorEm
And as the sky’s falling down
      G+G         D MajorD
It crashed into this lonely town
        A minorAm
And with that shadow upon the ground
     Cadd9Cadd9       D MajorD
I hear my people screaming out

Chorus: E minorEm Cadd9Cadd9 D MajorD E minorEm
Now I see fire, inside the mountain
I see fire, burning the trees
And I see fire, hollowing souls
And I see fire, blood in the breeze

(Same as Chorus)
I see fire, oh you know I saw a city burning (fire)
And I see fire, feel the heat upon my skin (fire)
And I see fire (fire)
And I see fire (burn on and on and mountains side)

Outro:(similar to intro)

I See Fire chords

Known from the movie “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug», this song “I see fire” fits the film very well with its folk ballad style and acoustic guitar. When Ed Sheeran got the deal to do a song for the second Hobbit he found his guitar and only spent one day writing before finishing the song and sending it to the movie-producers.

The song appears on the film's soundtrack, but not on the regular release of Ed’s album, but it can be found on some deluxe edition of “X”. Quiet acoustic guitar chords and tabs are one of Sheeran’s trademarks and this song is no exception. It is a good song which he recorded all the instruments for by himself, except the cello.

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