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Strange Fire Chords by Indigo Girls

Strange Fire chords by Indigo Girls

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STRANGE FIRE (Amy Ray)
----------------------

E  A(9)  E  A(9)
[intro]

  E                         A(9)           E               A(9)
I ..
    E              A(9)                 E               A(9)
The ..
  E                   A(9)          E                          A(9)
I ..
          E                    A(9)         E                  A(9)
I ..
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D(9)           E/A     D(9)            E/A
   This ..
D(9)                        E/A         D(9)                  E/A
   Love ..
B(4)                         A                E    A(9)  E   A(9)
   I ..

Mercenaries ..
With ..
Now ..
You ..

D(9)              E/A                                D(9)              E/A
   Find ..
D(9)            E/A [tacet]              E    A(9)  E   A(9)
   Strange ..

E      A(9)    E      A(9)      E      A(9)    E   A(9)
[guitar solo]
D(9)   E/A     D(9)   E/A       D(9)   E/A     B(4)   A
[guitar solo]
E                    A(9)     E                    A(9)
Ah ah ..

When ..
You ..
I ..
Oh I ..

This ..
Love ..
B(4)                         A                E    A(9)  E   A(9)   E     A(9)
   I come ..
B(4)                         A                E    A(9)  E   A(9)  E.
   I come ..


CHORDS:	E=022100        A(9)=x07600 (slide up from E)
        D(9)=x00230     E/A=x02100 (same as Amaj9)
        B(4)=x24440 (I think Emily plays x99800)     A=x02220

The chords for the verse follow this strumming pattern, alternating
between E & A(9), which is a really easy transition.  The rhythm is
sorta tricky, but you should be able to get it right with a little
practice.  (The funny symbols are semi-quavers and such.)
 |\          |\      |\  |\          |\      |\  |\  |\  |\  |\
 |           |       |\  |           |       |\  |\  |\  |\  |\
O|.         O|      O|  O|.         O|      O|  O|  O|  O|  O|
 1       -       2       -       3       -       4       -

The strumming pattern for the D(9) and E/A chords in the chorus goes
like this:
 |\      |\  |\      |\  |\  |\      |\  |\  |\      |\  |\  |\
 |       |\  |       |\  |\  |       |\  |\  |       |\  |\  |\
O|      O|  O|      O|  O|  O|      O|  O|  O|      O|  O|  O|
 1       -       2       -       3       -       4       -



- Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com

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version 2

                        Strange Fire
                     written by Amy Ray
            originally performed by Indigo Girls
                 track #1 on "strange fire"
        transcribed by Drew Boles (BolesGJD@aol.com)

For this song, Amy plays all of the rhythm guitar parts,
and Emily plays all of the lead guitar parts.  The lyrics,
along with Amy's chord parts, are written below, and
Emily's leads are tabbed below that (with lyric markers).

Tuning: regular (low to high) E A D G B E

Chords:
E=022100  A(9)=x07600    Dsus2=xx0320   B=x99800

Lyrics and chords:
E    A(9)   E    A(9)

E                        A(9)           E         A(9)
I come ..
     E            A(9)               E         A(9)
The ...
   E                A(9)         E
I come ..
     A(9)
your path,
          E                 A(9)        E
I ..
A(9)
wrath.
Dsus2     A(9)    Dsus2       A(9)
This ...
Dsus2                    A(9)      Dsus2
Love ..
A(9)
tired.
B            A(9)        E
I come ...
E                  A(9)            E              A(9)
Mercenaries ..
     E              A(9)           E
With ..
          A(9)
innocent ...
          E              A(9)      E         A(9)
Now who ..
     E              A(9)      E              A(9)
You ...
Dsus2        A(9)        Dsus2          A(9)
Find ...
Dsus2       A(9)                   E    A(9)
Strange ...

E                A(9)                   E
When ..A(9)
stones ...
             E                A(9)        E
Now ..
A(9)
mask.
          E              A(9)                E
I said ..
                  A(9)
that ...
E                   A(9)             E          A(9)
I come ...
Dsus2     A(9)     Dsus2      A(9)
This ...
Dsus2                  A(9)        Dsus2
Love ..
A(9)
tired.
B         A(9)           E    A(9)
I come ...
B         A(9)                          E    A(9)
I ...


TAB notation:
h: hammer on
P: pull off
/: slide up
\: slide down
b: bend up
r: release bend
~: vibrato

Emily's lead guitar:

(verse 1 riff)                     (verse fill)
  E                A(9)            A(9)
E-------------------------------------|------------------0-B-------------------------------------|----------------0---G-------------------------------------|--------------------D-2h4-2-2h4-2-2h4-2-6h7-6-6h7-6-6h7-6-|-6h7-6----2-4/7-----A-------------------------------------|-------2h4----------E-------------------------------------|--------------------
  I come with a softer...          ...fire

(repeat verse 1 riff three times; on the third repeat,
replace the lead where the A(9) chord starts with the verse
fill)


(verse 1 riff 2)
Dsus2                       A(9)
-------5------5------5--------------7------7------7---------------5------5------5--0---0---5---5--5---5--5---5-0---0-----7------7------7----------------6------6------6---------------7------7------7------7---7-----------------------7-----5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This is message...
We all need to learn to reach out...

(repeat verse 1 riff 2 three times)

(verse 1 riff 3)
B                         A(9)
---0----0----0----0----0-------0----0----0----0----0------------0----0----0----0----0-------0----0----0----0----0------------8----8----8----8----8-------6----6----6----6----6---------------------------------------------------------------9----------------------------7---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I come to you...

(here, Emily plays chords with Amy until verse 2)

(verse 2 riff)
 E                          A(9)
-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---------------------------------------------------------------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mercenaries of the shrine...
When you learn to love...

  E                   A(9)
--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(repeat verse 2 riff one time)
(Emily then plays chords with Amy for 4 measures)
(repeat verse 2 riff one time)
(repeat verse 1 riff 2 three times; end on a single A(9)
chord)
(Amy and Emily plays chords until Emily's solo)

(solo)
             E                     A(9)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9-10-10/12-12-12------------------------------------8-9-11------------------8-8-8-9------------6-7-7/9-9-9-9-9----------------------------------------7-9----------------------------------------------------7/9------------------------------------------------------

          E                        A(9)
------------0----0----0----0----0------0----0----0----0------------------4----4----4----4----4------2----2----2----2----9-11-9\--4----4----4----4----4----4-2----2----2----2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

         E                       A(9)
--0-------2/4-4-4--5--5--7--9--7\-4--7---9--7\-4-7-7---9-------2-----------------------------0--0---0--0--0-0-0---0----2----2---2/4-4-4--6--6--8--9--8\-4--8/9-9--8\-4-8-8/9-9------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

         E                        A(9)
-7----9--12-12-12--9-11-12-12-12-12-------12----12-12-------0----0---------------------9--9--9--9h10----12-----9h10----8/9--9-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                        Dsus2
--12-12-----12----12---12---------12----12-------------------10-10-------------------------------------------------------------11----11----9----9h11-11----11----------------------------------------------------------------11-12-0-9-11-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   A(9)               Dsus2
---------------------0--0-------------------------------------------------------0--0-------------------------------------------------------6--6-------------9---------------------7-9-0-6-7-0-4-6-0-0-7--7------7-9/11----11-12-0-9-11-0-7-----------------------0--0--7/9----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                 A(9)              Dsus2
-------------------0--0-------------------------------------------------------0--0-------------------------------------------------------6--6-------------9-----------------------9-0-6-7-0-4-6-0-0-7--7------7-9/11----11-12-0-9-11-0-7-9---------------------0--0--7/9------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

               A(9)               B
-----------------0--0------------------------9-----7------------------------0--0------------------0-------0-----0----------------------6--6-------------9------8-------8-----8----0-6-7-0-4-6-0-0-7--7------7-9/11----9-----9--------------------------------0--0--7/9--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

             A(9)
-0-----0--------------7-----5-----0-----0------
---0-----0------0-------0-----0-----0-----0----
-----8-----8------6-------6-----6-----6-----6--
--------------7-----7--------------------------
-----------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------

(repeat verse 2 riff two times)
(Emily plays chordswith Amy for 4 measures)
(repeat verse 2 riff one time)
(repeat verse 1 riff 2 four times)
(repeat verse 1 riff 3 one time)
(Amy and Emily play chords until the end of the song; end
on a single chord)


Well, that's the song everybody.  Have fun.

transcribed by: Drew Boles (BolesGJD@aol.com)

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