Light My Fire (Robby Kreiger)
The Doors
Self-Titled Debut Album
1967
This is the album version, single version, and the version done by spanish guitarist,
José Feliciano. It has both the guitar solo, and the tab for the keyboard solo. It also
just the chords at the end of the electric versions. If you want to find a specific
Such as the intro, or keyboard solo, press Ctrl+F and type want you want to see, or you
just scroll. If the Ctrl+F method does not work, then you should consider updating your browser.
Album Version
/=slide up
=slide down
b=bend
p=pulloff
h=hammeron
()=optional note
X=muted string
d=downstroke
u=upstroke
Difficuly: Intermediate
Chords the way they are in the song:
Am7 F#m G A7 D A Bm E
0 2 3 2 2 0 2 0
1 2 3 2 3 2 3 0
0 2 0 0 2 2 4 1
2 4 0 2 0 2 4 2
0 4 2 0 0 0 2 2
x 2 3 x 2 x x 0
It might sound better if it was just a half-note lower
Intro (Keyboard Part):
| 13 10 |
| 12 12 15 13 12 10 10 13 11 10 11 10 |
| 12h14 14 12 10h12 |
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| 10 10 13 p11p10 10 |
| 10h12 12p10 10 |
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Here is what the guitar plays in the intro:
G Dm E Am Em G A
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| 0 0 3 2 0 |
| 2 2 0 3 2 2 0 |
| 3 0 4 0 3 3 |
Chords:
Am7 F#m
You know that it would be untrue
Am7 F#m
You know that I would be a liar
Am7 F#m
If I was to say to you
Am7 F#m
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G F#m E
Try to set the night on fire
Am7 F#m
The time to hesitate is through
Am7 F#m
No time to wallow in the mire
Am7 F#m
Try now we can only lose
Am7 F#m
And our love become a funeral pyre
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
Guitar And Keyboard Solo
This is the bass line for the solo
Am Bm Am Bm Am Bm Am Bm
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| 2 0 4 2 0 4 | 2 0 4 2 0 4 |
| 0 3 2 0 3 2 | 0 3 2 0 3 2 |
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Keyboard Solo (01:06):
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| 5 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 |
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| 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
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| 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7p5 5 5 5 |
| 8 8 7 8 7h8p7p5 7 5h7h8 7h8 8 |
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| 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 8 7h8p7p5 7 5 5 7 5 5 |
| 8 8 7 5 7 8 |
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| 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 8 7h8p7p5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 |
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| 10 p8p75 7 5h7p5 5 10 p8 7 7 7 10 7 |
| 8 8 10 10 10 10 |
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| 7 10 p8p7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| 10 8h10 8h10 8h10 8 10 10 |
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| 12 10 12 12 10 12 10 12 10 12 |
| 12 12 12 12 12 |
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| 12 12 10 12 10 12 10 12 12 |
| 12 12 12 12 12 12h15 |
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| 10h12 10h12 10h12 10h12 |
| 12 10 10 10 |
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| 10h12 10h12 10h12 10h12 |
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| 12 10 10 12 10 10 12 10 12 10 12 10 12 10 |
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| 12 11 12 11 11 12 12 11 9 |
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| 8p7 8p7 10 7 10 7 7 |
| 9 7 9 7 9 9 |
| 10 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
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Guitar Solo (03:18):
| 5 7 8 7h8p7p5 5 7h8p7p5 5 |
| 8 8 8 8 7h8p7p5 5 |
| 7 7 |
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| 5 7 8 7h8p7p5 |
| 8 8 7h8p7p5 |
| 7 5h7p5p4 |
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| 5h7 5h7 |
| 5h7h8 7 5h7h8 7 |
| 4h5h7 4h5h7 |
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| 5 5 7 7p5 5 5 |
| 7 7 7 5 7 |
| 4h5h7 7 9 7h9p7p5 5 5 7 5 |
| 7 7 |
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| 8 5 8 5 5/17 8 5 8 5 5 8 5 8 5 5/17 |
| 8 5 8 5 5/17 8 5 8 5 5 8 5 8 5 5/17 |
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| 8 5 8 5 5\3 3 3/5 5\3 3/5 5 5 |
| 8 5 8 5 5\3 3 3/5 5\3 3/5 5 5 5 6 8 6h8 6 5 |
| 5h7p5p4 |
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| 5h7p5 5h7p5p4 5h7p5p4 5h7p5p4 |
| 7 7 7 7 |
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| 5 7 5 5 7 8 /10 /12 |
| 7 5 5 7 |
| 7 5 7 |
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| 12 13 15 15p13p12 |
| 15 13 12 15 13 15p13p12 |
| 14 12 14 |
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| 12 13 15 13h15p13p12 |
| 13h15p13p12 13h15p13p12 15 |
| 14 14 |
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| 12 13 15 13h15p13p12 |
| 12 13 15 13h15p13p12 15 13h15p13p12 |
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| 12 /17 17\ /17 17\ 17h19 17h9 17 17 17 |
| 19 17h19 19 17h19 19 17 |
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| 17h19 17h19 17 17 17 17h19 17h19 17 17 17 |
| 19 19 19 17h19 17h19 17h19 |
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| 17h19 17 19 19 |
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| 5 5 5 7 8 7h8p7p5 7 5 7h8p7p5 |
| 5\3 8 8 8 8 7h8p7p5 5 |
| 4\2 7 |
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| 8 8 8 8 7h8p7p5 5 8 7h8p7p5 5 |
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| 8 7 8p7p5 8p7p5 7h8p7p5 |
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| 7 5 5 5 7 5 |
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| 8b10 8b10 8b10 8b10b8 5 8b10 8b10 8b10 8b10b8 5 |
| 7b9 7b9 7b9 7b9b7 5 |
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| 5 7 5 5 7 8 7 8 7 5 |
| 5 7 7 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 |
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End Of Solos
(Keyboard Part):
| 13 10 |
| 12 12 15 13 12 10 10 13 11 10 11 10 |
| 12h14 14 12 10h12 |
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| 10 10 13 p11p10 10 |
| 10h12 12p10 10 |
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Here is what the guitar plays during keyboard:
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| 2 |
| 0 0 3 2 0 |
| 2 2 0 3 2 2 0 |
| 3 0 4 0 3 3 |
Chords:
Am7 F#m
The time to hesitate is through
Am7 F#m
No time to wallow in the mire
Am7 F#m
Try now we can only lose
Am7 F#m
And our love become a funeral pyre
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G F#m E
Try to set the night on fire
Am7 F#m
You know that it would be untrue
Am7 F#m
You know that I would be a liar
Am7 F#m
If I was to say to you
Am7 F#m
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D
Try to set the night on fire
G A7 D
Try to set the night on fire
G A7 D
Try to set the night on fire
G A7 D
Try to set the night on fire
Outro:
(Keyboard Part):
| 13 10 |
| 12 12 15 13 12 10 10 13 11 10 11 10 |
| 12h14 14 12 10h12 |
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| 12 12 |
| 10 10 13 p11p10 10 10 |
| 10h12 12p10 10 |
| 12 |
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Here is what the guitar plays during keyboard:
| 0 0 |
| 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 3 2 0 2 2 |
| 2 2 0 3 2 2 0 0 |
| 3 0 4 0 3 3 |
Single Version
Elektra Records
/=slide up
=slide down
b=bend
p=pulloff
h=hammeron
()=optional note
X=muted string
d=downstroke
u=upstroke
Difficuly: Intermediate
Chords the way they are in the song:
Am7 F#m G A7 D A Bm E
0 2 3 2 2 0 2 0
1 2 3 2 3 2 3 0
0 2 0 0 2 2 4 1
2 4 0 2 0 2 4 2
0 4 2 0 0 0 2 2
x 2 3 x 2 x x 0
It might sound better if it was just a half-note lower
Intro (Keyboard Part):
| 13 10 |
| 12 12 15 13 12 10 10 13 11 10 11 10 |
| 12h14 14 12 10h12 |
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| 10 10 13 p11p10 10 |
| 10h12 12p10 10 |
| 12 |
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Here is what the guitar plays in the intro:
G Dm E Am Em G A
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| 2 |
| 0 0 3 2 0 |
| 2 2 0 3 2 2 0 |
| 3 0 4 0 3 3 |
Chords:
Am7 F#m
You know that it would be untrue
Am7 F#m
You know that I would be a liar
Am7 F#m
If I was to say to you
Am7 F#m
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G F#m E
Try to set the night on fire
Am7 F#m
The time to hesitate is through
Am7 F#m
No time to wallow in the mire
Am7 F#m
Try now we can only lose
Am7 F#m
And our love become a funeral pyre
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G F#m E
Try to set the night on fire
Guitar And Keyboard
This is the bass line for the solo
Am Bm Am Bm Am Bm Am Bm
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| 2 0 4 2 0 4 | 2 0 4 2 0 4 |
| 0 3 2 0 3 2 | 0 3 2 0 3 2 |
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Keyboard:
| 5 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 |
| 5 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 |
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| 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
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Guitar:
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| 7b9 7b9 7b9 7b9b7 5 7b9 7b9 7b9 7b9b7 5 7b9 7b9 7b9 7b9b7 5 |
| 7 7 7 |
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| 8b10 8b10 8b10 8b10b8 5 8b10 8b10 8b10 8b10b8 5 |
| 7b9 7b9 7b9 7b9b7 5 |
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| 5 8 7 5 |
| 5 7 5 5 7 8 7 8 7 5 |
| 5 7 7 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 |
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(Keyboard Part):
| 13 10 |
| 12 12 15 13 12 10 10 13 11 10 11 10 |
| 12h14 14 12 10h12 |
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| 10 10 13 p11p10 10 |
| 10h12 12p10 10 |
| 12 |
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Here is what the guitar plays during keyboard:
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| 2 |
| 0 0 3 2 0 |
| 2 2 0 3 2 2 0 |
| 3 0 4 0 3 3 |
Chords:
Am7 F#m
The time to hesitate is through
Am7 F#m
No time to wallow in the mire
Am7 F#m
Try now we can only lose
Am7 F#m
And our love become a funeral pyre
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G F#m E
Try to set the night on fire
Am7 F#m
You know that it would be untrue
Am7 F#m
You know that I would be a liar
Am7 F#m
If I was to say to you
Am7 F#m
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D
Try to set the night on fire
G A7 D
Try to set the night on fire
G A7 D
Try to set the night on fire
G A7 D
Try to set the night on fire
(Keyboard Part):
| 13 10 |
| 12 12 15 13 12 10 10 13 11 10 11 10 |
| 12h14 14 12 10h12 |
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| 12 12 |
| 10 10 13 p11p10 10 10 |
| 10h12 12p10 10 |
| 12 |
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Here is what the guitar plays during keyboard:
| 0 0 |
| 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 3 2 0 2 2 |
| 2 2 0 3 2 2 0 0 |
| 3 0 4 0 3 3 |
Chords
Chords the way they are in the song:
Am7 F#m G A7 D A Bm E
0 2 3 2 2 0 2 0
1 2 3 2 3 2 3 0
0 2 0 0 2 2 4 1
2 4 0 2 0 2 4 2
0 4 2 0 0 0 2 2
x 2 3 x 2 x x 0
It might sound better if it was just a half-note lower
Intro:
G Dm E Am Em G A
Chords:
Am7 F#m
You know that it would be untrue
Am7 F#m
You know that I would be a liar
Am7 F#m
If I was to say to you
Am7 F#m
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G F#m E
Try to set the night on fire
Am7 F#m
The time to hesitate is through
Am7 F#m
No time to wallow in the mire
Am7 F#m
Try now we can only lose
Am7 F#m
And our love become a funeral pyre
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G F#m E
Try to set the night on fire
Chords for solo:
Am Bm Am Bm Am Bm Am Bm
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| 2 0 4 2 0 4 | 2 0 4 2 0 4 |
| 0 3 2 0 3 2 | 0 3 2 0 3 2 |
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Am7 F#m
The time to hesitate is through
Am7 F#m
No time to wallow in the mire
Am7 F#m
Try now we can only lose
Am7 F#m
And our love become a funeral pyre
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G F#m E
Try to set the night on fire
Am7 F#m
You know that it would be untrue
Am7 F#m
You know that I would be a liar
Am7 F#m
If I was to say to you
Am7 F#m
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D
Try to set the night on fire
G A7 D
Try to set the night on fire
G A7 D
Try to set the night on fire
G A7 D
Try to set the night on fire
Just for an extra, here's the version by José Feliciano
Light My Fire
José Feliciano
1968
Album: Light My Fire
/=slide up
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b=bend
p=pulloff
h=hammeron
()=optional note
X=muted string
d=downstroke
u=upstroke
(Difficulty: Advanced)
Chords the way they're used in the song:
Am7 F#m G A7 D A Bm E Em7 Dmaj7 C#m
| 0 2 3 2 2 0 2 0 x 2 4 |
| 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 0 3 2 5 |
| 0 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 2 6 |
| 2 4 0 2 0 2 4 2 2 0 6 |
| 0 4 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 4 |
x 2 3 x 2 x x 0 0 2 x
Am7 F#m
| 0 0 0 0 2 |
| 1 1 1 1 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 2 2 4p2 2 4p2 2 4p2 |
| 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 |
| 0 0 0 0 4 |
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Am7 F#m
| 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 2 |
| 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 4 4 |
| 0 0 0 0 4 |
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G A7 D A Bm A G A7 D A Bm A
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| 0 0 0 0 7 7 7 5 3 2 | 0 0 0 0 7 7 7 5 3 2 |
| 4 4 4 4 6 6 7 6 4 2 | 4 4 4 4 6 6 7 6 4 2 |
| 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 4 2 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 4 2 |
| 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 7 5 0 | 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 7 5 0 |
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G F#m E
| 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 4 4 4 4 1 |
| 5 5 5 5 4 7 2 |
| 2 |
| 0 |
A simpler way to do the intro is like this
Am7 F#m
| 0 0 0 0 |
| 1 1 1 1 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 2 2 4p2 2 4p2 2 4p2 |
| 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 |
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Am7 F#m
| 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 |
| 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 4 4 |
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G A7 D A Bm A G A7 D A Bm A
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| 0 0 0 0 7 7 7 5 3 2 | 0 0 0 0 7 7 7 5 3 2 |
| 4 4 4 4 6 6 7 6 4 2 | 4 4 4 4 6 6 7 6 4 2 |
| 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 4 2 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 4 2 |
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G F#m E
| 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 4 4 4 4 1 |
| 5 5 5 5 4 7 2 |
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| 0 |
Am7 F#m
You know that it would be untrue
Am7 F#m
You know that I would be a liar
Am7 F#m
If I was to say to you
Am7 F#m
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G F#m E
Try to set the night on fire
Am7 F#m
The time to hesitate is through
Am7 F#m
No time to wallow in the mire
Am7 F#m
Try now we can only lose
Am7 F#m
And our love become a funeral pyre
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G F#m E
Try to set the night on fire
Solo:
Am7 F#m
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 1 3b4 3b4 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
Am7 F#m
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 1 3b4 3b4 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
Am7
| 0 33 00 0 33 00 0 33 00 |
| 1 33 11 1h3 33 11 1h3 33 11 |
| 2 2 2 2 |
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F#m Am7
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2h4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2h4 2 2h4 4 4 4 2 4 2 4p2 |
| 4 4 4 4 4 |
| 4 4 4 4 |
| 2 2 2 2 |
F#m
(For the Dmaj7 chord, it can also be F#m)
F#m F#m
G A7 Dmaj7 Bm Em7 C#m Dmaj7 Bm G A7 E
| 5 5 7 7 10 10 9 9 5 5 7 7 |
| 0 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 7 7 7 7 0 0 7 7 |
| 4 4 6 6 6 6 7 7 9 9 9 9 6 6 7 7 4 4 6 6 |
| 5 5 5 5 7 7 9 9 9 9 11 11 7 7 9 9 5 5 5 5 4 |
| 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 2 5 |
| 0 4 |
Am7 F#m
The time to hesitate is through
Am7 F#m
No time to wallow in the mire
Am7 F#m
Try now we can only lose
Am7 F#m
And our love become a funeral pyre
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G F#m E
Try to set the night on fire