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Key: Cm
πΈ Intro:
Am C D
πΈ Verse 1:
Am
Only one stop light in this one bar town
Am
So how'd you ever think that I wouldn't find out
C
Didn't want to believe it till I made it back home
D
But through the screen door I could smell his cologne
πΈ Chorus:
Am D
Word's spreading like fire on the hillside
Am C
It's gettin' 'round that you've been gettin' 'round
Am C
Bad news smoke floatin' in the midnight
D
The devil himself has been in my house
Am
Light it up and burn it down
C D
Leave nothing but some ashes on the ground
Am
Hell, you might even see it from the state line
C D Am C D
Tonight I'm gonna start me a fire on the hillside
πΈ Verse 2:
Am
Nobody thought I was crazy or I'd lost my mind
Am
Hell, even the sheriff himself went and turned a blind eye
C
You're the talk of the town
C
You put some dirt on your name
D
Girl, you can't stop it now
D
'Cause you're the fuel to the flame
D
Oh
πΈ Chorus:
Am D
Word's spreading like fire on the hillside
Am C
It's gettin' 'round that you've been gettin' 'round
Am C
Bad news smoke floatin' in the midnight
D
The devil himself has been in my house
Am
Light it up and burn it down
C D
Leave nothing but some ashes on the ground
Am
Hell, you might even see it from the state line
C D
Tonight I'm gonna start me a fire on the hillside
Instrumnetal πΈ Bridge:
Am C D Am C D Am
C D
πΈ Chorus:
Am D
Word's spreading like fire on the hillside
Am C
It's gettin' 'round that you've been gettin' 'round
Am
Nothing good ever happens after midnight
C D
I never thought it would be in my house
Am
Light it up and burn it down
C D
Leave nothing but some ashes on the ground
Am
Hell, you might even see it from the state line
C D Am
Tonight I'm gonna start me a fire on the hillside
πΈ Outro:
Am C
On the hillside
D Am
Oh
Song History
Published: November 22, 2025
Last Updated: November 22, 2025