Bonfire Heart chords

by James Blunt

Song Key: C Major

Time Signature: 4/4

Tempo: 118 bpm


Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Beginner 🟢

Guitar Chords: C, Em F, G, Am

Arrangement Song Details
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R-H Chord Charts Chord Chart Legend
C Major Em F Major F Major barre chord Am G Major
L-H Chord Charts Lefties Chord Chart Legend
C Major-LH Em-LH F Major-LH F Major barre chord-LH Am-LH G Major-LH
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Bonfire Heart

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key 
               C
Intro: 4/4 ‖       |   %   ‖

  C                                                      Em
1. Your mouth is a re-vol-ver    Fir-ing bul-lets in the sky  Mmm...
  C                                                Em
   Your love is like a sol-dier    Lo-yal 'til you die
  F                                                        Am
   And I’ve been look-ing at the stars    For a long, long time
                                          C
   I’ve been put-ting out fires    All my life
                                                          G
   If ev'-ry-bo-dy wants a flame   They don’t want to get burnt

   And to-day is our turn

      C                         Am
Chorus: Days like these lead to    Nights like this lead to
      F                                 Am                    G
        Love like ours    You light the spark in my bon-fire heart
      C                           Am
        Peo-ple like us we don’t    Need that much, just some-
      F                               Am                    G
        One that starts    Starts the spark in our bon-fire hearts

  C                                                      Em
2. This world is get-ting col-der    Stran-gers pas-sing by    Mmm...
  C                                                          Em
   No one of-fers you a shoul-der    No one looks you in the eye...
  F                                                  Am
   But I’ve been look-ing at you    For a long, long time
                                                        C
   Just try-ing to break through    Try-ing to make you mine 
                                                        G   
   Ev'-ry-bo-dy wants a flame    They don’t want to get burnt

   Well to-day is our turn

      C                         Am
Chorus: Days like these lead to    Nights like this lead to
      F                                 Am                   G
        Love like ours    You light the spark in my bon-fire heart
      C                          Am
        Peo-ple like us we don’t    Need that much, just some-
      F                               Am                    G
        One that starts    Starts the spark in our bon-fire hearts

                              F    
Bridge: Mmm       Our bonfire hearts
                              Am 
        Mmm       Our bonfire hearts
                              C
        Ooh       Our bonfire hearts
                                G
        Mmm       You light the spark

      C                         Am
Chorus: People like us we don’t    Need that much, just some-
      F                               Am                    G
        One that starts    Starts the spark in our bon-fire hearts

                                Am
Chorus: Days like these lead to    Nights like this lead to
      F                                 Am                   G
        Love like ours    You light the spark in my bon-fire heart
      C                          Am
        Peo-ple like us we don’t    Need that much, just some-
                                      Am                    G
        One that starts    Starts the spark in our bon-fire hearts
                         C
        (...our bon-fire hearts)

      C                          Am
Chorus: Peo-ple like us we don’t    Need that much, just some-
      F                               Am                    G
        One that starts    Starts the spark in our bon-fire hearts

Arrangement Details:

  • Key Signature: C Major - no sharps or flats
  • Time Signature: 4/4 - Four quarter-note beats per measure
  • Tempo: Moderate
  • Metronome: q = 118 (q represents a quarter-note)
  • Voice Range: E4 - G5

Song Details:

Moon Landing album
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  • Songwriters: James Blunt, Ryan Tedder
  • Lyrics Begin: Your mouth is a revolver firing bullets in the sky.
  • Genre: Pop rock, folk rock
  • Featured Artist: James Blunt
    Born: James Hillier Blount on 22 February 1974 in Tidworth, Hampshire, England
    Profession: Singer, songwriter, musician
    Instruments: Vocals, guitar, keyboards, piano, organ, ukulele, marimba
  • Single:
    Released: 6 October 2013
    Label: Atlantic
  • Album: Moon Landing
    Recorded: March–July 2013
    Released: 18 October 2013
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