Fire chords

The Pointer Sisters

Song Key: Db Major

Time Signature: 4/4

Tempo: 118 bpm


Standard Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Beginner 🟢

Guitar Chords in C Major: C, Dm, Am, F, G

Capo: 1st fret (to play with the video in Db Major)

Arrangement Song Details
Play-Along Video
R-H Chord Charts Chord Chart Legend
C Major Dm Am F Major G Major
L-H Chord Charts Lefties Chord Chart Legend
C Major-LH Dm-LH Am-LH F Major-LH G Major-LH
Speed: x0.1

Fire

Capo on 1 if playing with the video.
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key 
              C                       C           C
Intro: 4/4 ‖     |  %  |  %  |  %  |  ↑  |  %  |  ↑  |  %  ‖

                       C
1. I'm ri-din' in your car     You turn on the ra-di-o
                      Dm                  C
   You're pull-in' me close    I just say no
                 Dm                            Am
   I say I don't like it    But you know I'm a li-ar
                 F       G           C
  'Cause when we kiss    Oo – oo   | Fire |  %  |  %  |  %  |

           C
2. Late at night     You're ta-kin' me  home
                      Dm                          C
   You say you wan-na stay    I say I wan-na be a-lone
                 Dm                             Am
   I say I don't love you    But you know I'm a li-ar
                 F       G           C
  'Cause when we kiss    Oo – oo   | Fire |  %  |  %  |  %  |

                  F                   C
Chorus: You had a hold on me    Right from the start
          G                            C
        A grip so tight    I could-n't tear it a-part
           F                              C
        My nerves are jump-in'    Act-in' like a fool
                  Dm                          G
        Well your kis-ses that burn    But my heart stays coo - ool
 
                       C
3. A Ro-me-o and Ju-li-et    Samp-son and De-lih-la
                 Dm                              C
   Ba-by you can bet    A love they could-n't de-ny
                Dm                        Am
   My words say split    But my words say lie
                 F       G             C
  'Cause when we kiss    Oo -  oo    | Fire |  %  |
                                
          C                             Dm              C
Solo: |       |  %   |   %   |   %  |       |   %   |      |   %   |

          Dm             Am             F       G
      |       |  %   |       |   %  |       |       | 
                                                 (Oo - oo)
      C
|     Fire     |   -  kisses  like |   Fire    |  burn  me  up  with |
      C
|     Fire     |  I  like  what  you're  doin'  now  |
      C    
|     Fire     |    Touchin'  me  with    |
      C
|     Fire     |  Tou-chin  me  burnin'  me  with   |
      C                                            
|     Fire  -  Take  me  home |   %   |   Fire   |...

Arrangement Details:

  • Key Signature: Db Major - 5 flats (Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb)
  • Piano chords set: Db, Ebm, Bbm, Gb, Ab
  • Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
  • Tempo: Moderately
  • Metronome: ♩ = 118
  • Voice Range: Ab3 - Ab4

Song Details:

Energy Album Cover
Album Cover
  • Songwriter: Bruce Springsteen
  • Date: 1977
  • Lyrics Begin: I'm ridin' in your car, you turn on the radio
  • Genre: Rock, R&B, soul
  • Featured Artists: The Pointer Sisters
  • Single:
    Recorded: 1978
    Released: October 2, 1978 (US), March 9, 1979 (UK)
    B-side: Love Is Like a Rolling Stone
  • Album: Energy
    Released: October 24, 1978
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