Fire chords by Sarah Darling
Guitar chords with lyrics
- Capo on 1st
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) I've included the picking pattern for the intro and a suggested picking pattern for the song overall. The intro cylces between Am and C, it's very quiet in the official track linked to above, if you're having trouble hearing it, it's easier to hear in this live version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt8bXTwSt6U **PLEASE NOTE** All fret positions are relative to the capo, if a string is to be played open, it will be notated with a zero. Capo @ 1st fret
Intro:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1---1-----1---1-----1---1-----1---1------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0---3---3-0---3---3-0---3---3-0---3---3-0--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The whole song can be finger picked and lends itself to the 'clawhammer'
style of picking, where your thumb is playing an alternating bassline whilst
your fingers pick out a melody on the higher strings.
I've tabbed out how you could play the verse using this picking style but feel
free to experiment. I appreciate some people may not be familiar with clawhammer
but it's worth persevering with as it can create a really lovely, lilting, melodic
sound and a thumb pick can help bring out the bass a little more if you so wish.
I also try and put an extra note in here and there as I move to the next chord
to try and link the changes together e.g. the '2' on the A string as you move
from Am to C, a bit like running up or down into chords when strumming.
Another thing I often do when playing in this style is if I have to hold down
an F major shape, rather than use the full barre chord, I'll use my thumb to
play the 6th string. For me, this makes it easier to link the Dm and F by playing
the open 6th string and then just wrapping your thumb over as you place your other
fingers for the F chord.
Verse 1:
Am C
e|----------------------------|--0-------0----0-------0----|
B|--1-------1----1-------1----|----------------------------|
G|------2------------2--------|------0------------0--------|
D|----2-------2----2----------|----2-------2----2-------2--|
A|--0-----0------0-----0---2--|--3-----3------3-----3------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Am C
e|----------------------------|--0-------0----0-------0----|
B|--1-------1----1-------1----|----------------------------|
G|------2------------2--------|------0------------0--------|
D|----2-------2----2----------|----2-------2----2-------2--|
A|--0-----0------0-----0---2--|--3-----3------3-----3------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G Dm
e|----------------------------|--1-------1----1-------1----|
B|--0-------0----0-------0----|------3------------3--------|
G|------0------------0--------|----2-------2----2----------|
D|----0-------0----0-------0--|--0-----0------0-----0------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--3-----3------3-----3------|-------------------------0--|
F Am
e|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--1-------1----1----------|--1-------1----1-------1---|
G|------2------------2------|------2------------2-------|
D|----3-------3----3--------|----2-------2----2-------2-|
A|---------------------3-2--|--0-----0------0-----0-----|
E|--1-----1------1----------|---------------------------|
T T T
You can contine this clawhammer style into the chorus but the chord changes
come up quickly so be ready!
This would be my suggestion for the chorus.
Chorus:
F G Am G
e|----------------------------------------------|-------|---------|----------|
B|--1-------1----1-------1----1-------1----1----|--0----|--1------|---0------|
G|------2------------2------------2-------------|-------|------0--|-------0--|
D|----3-------3----3-------3----3-------3----3--|----0--|----2----|-----0----|
A|----------------------------------------------|-------|--0------|----------|
E|--1-----1------1-----1------1-----1------1----|--3----|---------|---3------|
T T T T T T T
Em F G Em
e|--------|----------------------------|--------------------|---------|
B|--0-----|--1-------1----1-------1----|--0-------0----0----|---------|
G|------0-|------2------------2--------|------0-------------|----0----|
D|----2---|----3-------3----3-------3--|----0-------0----0--|------2--|
A|--------|----------------------------|--------------------|---------|
E|--0-----|--1-----1------1-----1------|--3-----3------3----|--0------|
T T T T
F G
e|----------------------------|--------------------|-------|
B|--1-------1----1-------1----|--0-------0----0----|--1----|
G|------2------------2--------|------0-------------|-------|
D|----3-------3----3-------3--|----0-------0----0--|----0--|
A|----------------------------|--------------------|-------|
E|--1-----1------1-----1------|--3-----3------3----|--0----|
T T T T
F G Am G
e|----------------------------------------------|-------|---------|----------|
B|--1-------1----1-------1----1-------1----1----|--0----|--1------|---0------|
G|------2------------2------------2-------------|-------|------0--|-------0--|
D|----3-------3----3-------3----3-------3----3--|----0--|----2----|-----0----|
A|----------------------------------------------|-------|--0------|----------|
E|--1-----1------1-----1------1-----1------1----|--3----|---------|---3------|
T T T T T T T
Em F G
e|--------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--0-----|--1-------1----1-------1----|--0-------0----0-------0----|
G|------0-|------2------------2--------|------0------------0--------|
D|----2---|----3-------3----3-------3--|----0-------0----0-------0--|
A|--------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--0-----|--1-----1------1-----1------|--3-----3------3-----3------|
T T T T
Am
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1-------1----1-------1----1-------1----1-------1----|
G|------2------------2------------2------------2--------|
D|----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2--|
A|--0-----0------0-----0------0-----0------0-----0------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Capo @ 1st
Intro:
Am C x4
Verse 1:
Am C
Crossroads and warning signs
Am C
And I just don't how to be inside those boundary lines
G
But my feet just keep on walking
Dm
And my eyes keep looking up for
F Am
Something new…woah
Verse 2:
Am C
The mountains they keep getting higher
Am
All the wishing in the world
C
It won't stop the hands of time
G Dm
And time doesn't care, she moves faster
F Am
As I fall behind…woah
Chorus:
F
And you could light a city
G Am G Em F
With this fire
G
Never getting smaller
Em F G
Only gets wilder
F
And it’s testing me like crazy
G Am G Em F
Just for once I'd like to walk the easy road
G
Try the ordinary
Am
But the fire won't let me
Verse 3:
Am C
Chasing a world of walking wires
Am C
All I've ever known is how to follow my desires
G
And if this is how I'm made
Dm F Am
Then my head and heart will always have to fight...woah
Chorus:
F
And you could light a city
G Am G Em F
With this fire
G
Never getting smaller
Em F G
Only gets wilder
F
And it’s testing me like crazy
G Am G Em F
Just for once I'd like to walk the easy road
G
Try the ordinary
Am
But the fire won't let me
Bridge:
Am G F
Oh oh oh
F G Am
Oh oh oh
Am Cadd9 G
Oh oh oh
Chorus:
F
And you could light a city
G Am G Em F
With this fire
G
Never getting smaller
Em F G
Only gets wilder
F
And it’s testing me like crazy
G Am G Em F
Just for once I'd like to walk the easy road
G
Try the ordinary…
Am
But the fire won't let me
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