Wildfire Chords
by Watchhouse (Mandolin Orange)151,327 views, added to favorites 12,519 times
I don't know if this is the same way Mandolin Orange plays it, but the way I have it is how I heard it and it plays along correctly with the recorded version.
| Difficulty: | absolute beginner |
|---|---|
| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Capo: | 2nd fret |
Author evilaustin13 [a] 96. 1 contributor total, last edit on Jan 23, 2024
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This is a super simple but beautiful song. You can play it straight as shown, or if you want to add a little
finesse you could hammer chords and throw is a sus or two. Enjoy!
There's actually two instrumentals in the song, but the first is for mandolin and the second is for lead
guitar. So I just play them as two loops of the chords progression.
[Verse 1]
A G
Brave men fall with a battle cry
D A
Tears fill the eyes of their loved ones and their brothers in arms
G D
So it went, for Joseph Warren
A G
It should have been different, it could have been easy
D A
His rank could have saved him, but a country unborn needs bravery
G D
And it spread like wildfire
[Chorus]
A G D
Wildfire
[Verse 2]
A G
From the ashes grew sweet liberty
D
Like the seeds of the pines when the forest burns
A G D
They open up, grow and burn again
A G
It should have been different, it could have been easy
D A
But too much money rolled in to ever end slavery
G D
The cry for war spread like wildfire
[Chorus]
A G D
Wildfire
A G D
Wildfire
[Instrumental]
A G D (x2)
[Verse 3]
A G
Civil war came, civil war went
D
Brother fought brother, the south was spent
A G D
But its true demise was hatred, passed down through the years
A G
It should have been different, it could have been easy
D A
But pride has a way of holding too firm to history
G D
And it burns like wildfire
[Chorus]
A G D
Wildfire
A G D
Wildfire
[Instrumental]
A G D (x2)
[Verse 4]
A G
I was born a southern son
D
In a small southern town where the rebels run wild
A G D
They beat their chest and they swear: we're gonna rise again
A G
It should have been different, it could have been easy
D A
The day that old Warren died, hate should have gone with it
G D
But here we are, caught in the wildfire
[Chorus]
A G D
Wildfire
A G D
Wildfire
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Wildfire – Watchhouse (Mandolin Orange)
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I get this and its good, but thinking more like G*-F-C/G with a fourth placed capo. And as you said allot of hammering on the G and C chords. Watch her play it... I am sure there is more to it then I hear and see.
Great song!!
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just transpose +10 but on the site and +4 on your actual guitar and bob's your uncle
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Hmmm, just tried it with G-F-C/G with capo on 4th (as in Paste Studio version). Sounds pretty good as well. Lots in both versions to play around with. Great tune.
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