The Roof Is On Fire Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

G B5 F♯5

Em E5

D D5

C C5

G5 A5

Intro

G Em x2

Chorus

GThe roof, the roof, Emthe roof is on fire

GThe roof, the roof, Emthe roof is on fire

GThe roof, the roof, Emthe roof is on fire

DWe don't need no water let the Cmotherfucker burn

(play the riff below)

Burn motherfucker, burn

Riff

play it palm muted

Verse 1

when playing the power chords (G5, E5, etc.) palm mute

GHello my name is Jimmy Pop and EmI'm a dumb white guy

I'm not Gold or new but middle school fifth Emgrade like junior high

I don't kGnow mofo if yall peeps be bugging givin pEmrops to my ho cause she fly

But I can tDake the heat cause I'm the other white meat know Cas kid funky fry

I'm G5hung like planet Pluto hard to E5see with the naked eye

But if I G5crashed into Uranus I would E5stick it where the sun don't shine

I'm the root of all that's evil yeah but you can call me cookie

Chorus

play palm muted

G5The roof, the roof, tE5he roof is on fire

G5The roof, the roof, tE5he roof is on fire

G5The roof, the roof, tE5he roof is on fire

D5We don't need no water let the mC5otherfucker burn

(play the riff)

Burn motherfucker, burn

Verse 2

play palm muted

Yo, yo, this G5hardcore ghetto gangster image tE5akes a lot of practice

I'm not bG5lack like Barry White no I am wE5hite like Frank Black is

So if G5man is five and the devil is six then tE5hat must make me seven F♯5

G5This honkey's gE5one to heaven

But iG5f I go to hell, well then I E5hope I burn well

I'll spend my G5days with JFK, Marvin Gaye, Martha RE5ay and Lawrence Welk

And Webster yeah Emaual Lewis cause he's the Anti-Christ

Chorus

play like before

The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire

The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire

The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire

We don't need not water let the motherfucker burn

Burn motherfucker, burn

Ending

GC'mon party people (ooh, ooh)

EmThrow your hands in the air (ooh, ooh)

GC'mon party people (ooh, ooh)

EmWaive them like you don't care (ooh, ooh)

GC'mon party people (ooh, ooh)

EmEverybody say ho (ooh, ooh)

GC'mon party people (ooh, ooh)

EmEverybody here we go (ooh, ooh)

G5C'mon party people (ooh, ooh)

E5Throw your hands in the air (ooh, ooh)

G5C'mon party people (ooh, ooh)

E5Waive them like you don't care (ooh, ooh)

G5C'mon party people (ooh, ooh)

E5Everybody say ho (ooh, ooh)

G5C'mon party people (ooh, ooh)

E5Everybody here we go (ooh, ooh)

Just fade out that way and you're done. Later.