Set Yourself On Fire Chords
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Remember to always check the original song to perfectly understand chord changes and length. I capoed the song to be played easily although it's pretty simple even without the capo, just transpose it down a step. also a good training for barred chords if you're not used to them. I use a D major seventh chord in the intro and interlude part to add some openness and depth, you can use a simple major chord if you wanna keep it simple (as is the case in many rock songs). Same goes for the Gmaj7 in the outro. Strumming pattern are a suggestion, there is actually no rhythm guitar in the verse or intro/outro, be aware of the tempo changes though. the asus4: i first thought it was a b minor because it just fits the progression, but i figured out it's not really there (again, no guitar in the verse), the a keeps going. the bass line plays a and d, so asus4 seems the best fit. if you're in acoustic a b minor seventh can add some depth to the progression. your call.Was this info helpful?
| Difficulty: | beginner |
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| Capo: | 1st fret |
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Chords used
Dmaj7 (xx0222)
Em7 (022030)
D (xx0232)
A (x02220)
Asus4 (x02230)
Bm (x24432)
G (320033)
Bb (x13331)
Gmaj7 (3x0032)
[Intro]
(half time, repeat four times)
Dmaj7 Em7
[Verse]
D A Bm G x 2
D A
In a village in the hills
Asus4 G
House buried to the window sills in snow
D A
In a prison yard at night
Asus4 G
An Alsatian barking for the stars to go
D A
In the attic of a house
Asus4 G
In the slats of light which creep across the room
D A
In a forest grove at dawn
Asus4 G
Where the animals sleep hidden in the gloom
[Chorus]
Bb Bm
On the 97th floor overlooking Tokyo
Bb Bm
In Camden road in a second floor flat with Dilworth down below
Bb Bm
There is only one thing
Bb A D
There is only one thing
[Verse]
D A
In a cancer ward where the patients sit
Asus4 G
Waiting patiently to die
D A
In an aeroplane high above the place
Asus4 G
You finally left behind
D A
In a cage where only one thing could be free
Asus4 G
And it's not you and I
D A
In a cage where only one thing could be free
Asus4 G
And it's not you and I
[Chorus]
Bb Bm
In every single place that has ever ever been
Bb Bm
Hiroshima, Los Angeles and each town in between
Bb
There is only one thing
Bm Bb A
There is only one thing
[Intro]
(half time again, repeat four times again then straight into the verse)
Dmaj7 Em
One thing
[Verse]
D A Asus4 G
In the darkest part of you that you have ever seen
D A Asus4 G
In the smile of the child staring at the TV screen
D A Asus4 G
In the diary of a priest, in the sheets that lie upon his bed
D A Asus4 G
Out there amongst the waves and inside your lover's head
[Chorus]
Bb
There is only one thing
Bm
There is only one thing
Bb
There is only one thing
Bm
There is only one thing
Bb
There is only one thing
Bm
There is only one thing
Bb A
There is only
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one thing
[Outro]
(tempo slows down)
Em7 G D x 2
Em7 G D
20 years of sleep before we sleep... forever
Em7 G D
20 years of sleep before we sleep... forever
Em7 G D
10 years on the coast figuring out the weather
Em7
Another decade getting high
G
until you're free
D
There's nothing after that but you and I
Nothing after that buy you and me
Em7 G D
20 years of sleep before we sleep... forever
Em7 G D
20 years of sleep before we sleep... forever
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Such an exciting and romantic song. Stars at their best. All I can say is that when I play it people like it. I keep a lyrics sheet with me because everyone "Thinks" they know the words. Thanks
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