Your House Is On Fire Chords by The Pretenders

Your House Is On Fire chords by The Pretenders

Guitar chords with lyrics

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

🎸 Intro:

    C#m | E      | C#m  B :
 E      :


🎸 Verse 1:
                 C#m
Your house is on fire
              E
It's a crying shame
             C#m
From San Francisco to Sydney
C#m     B  F#7
There's no rain
C#m                F#m
 In your case it's victim
Gdim            G#m
 You just can't get a break
A

🎸

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 Everybody is against you
       B6
It's a feeling you can't share


🎸 Chorus:
        E                        G#m
See ya, see ya, your house is on fire
               A                       B
Wouldn't wanna be ya, your house is on fire
        E                        G#m
See ya, see ya, your house is on fire
               A                       B
Wouldn't wanna be ya, your house is on fire, fire


🎸 Verse 2:
           E
The others let you down
                 E
They counted you out
        E
The referee got to wait
C#m  B         F#7
You  lost the 'bout
C#m            F#m
 Your so-called friends
Gdim         G#m
Threw in the towel
A
 After years of camaraderie
       B6
Living cheek to jowl


🎸 Chorus:
        E                        G#m
See ya, see ya, your house is on fire
               A                       B
Wouldn't wanna be ya, your house is on fire
        E                        G#m
See ya, see ya, your house is on fire
               A                       B
Wouldn't wanna be ya, your house is on fire, fire


🎸 Instrumental:
 E        | E        | E        | C#m  B :
 A        | B7       :


🎸 Verse 3:
              E
A dark, murky place
              E
Is all you've got to now
           E
You're the last in the race
     C#m  B       F#7
It's over, take a bow


🎸 Bridge:
C#m               F#m
 Your house is on fire
C#m               F#m
 Your house is on fire
C#m               F#m
 Your house is on fire
C#m               F#m
 Your house is on fire
C#m               F#m
 Your house is on fire
C#m               F#m
 Your house is on fire
C#m               F#m   B6
 Your house is on fire


🎸 Chorus:
            E                        G#m
Oh, see ya, see ya, your house is on fire
               A                       B
Wouldn't wanna be ya, your house is on fire
        E                        G#m
See ya, see ya, your house is on fire
               A                       B6                E
Wouldn't wanna be ya, your house is on fire, fire, fire, fire

Published: October 14, 2023

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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