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Fire Of Unknown Origin

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Special inversions:
F#m/C# x-x-11-11-10-x
G/D    x-x-12-12-12-x
[Intro]
Em D C#m7-5 Cmaj7
Em F#m/C# G/D Em F#m/C#
Em F#m/C# G/D Em F#m/C#
[Verse]
EmDeath comes       F#m/C#  G/Dsweeping Emthrough F#m/C#the hallEmway
       F#m/C#    G/DLike a EmladF#m/C#y's dresA7s
EmDeath comes       F#m/C#  G/Ddriving Emdown F#m/C#the highEmway
       F#m/C#    G/DIn its EmSundF#m/C#ay   besA7t
[Chorus]
A Bmfire of unknown Aorigin
GTook my baby F#away
A Emfire of unknown Dorigin
C#m7-5Took my baby awCmaj7ay
[Instrumental]
Em F#m/C# G/D Em F#m/C#
Em F#m/C# G/D Em F#m/C#
[Verse]
EmSwept heF#m/C#r      G/Dup and oEmff mF#m/C#y      wEmavelength
       F#m/C#      G/D  EmSwallowed F#m/C#her upA7  
EmLike the     F#m/C#o-cG/Dean Emin F#m/C#a    fiEmre
       F#m/C#   G/DSo Emthick F#m/C#and greA7y
[Chorus]
A Bmfire of unknown Aorigin
GTook my baby F#away
A Emfire of unknown Dorigin
C#m7-5Took my baby awCmaj7ayF#  
[Bridge]
C#m7-5 F# C#m7-5 F#
[Solo]
Bm A G F# Em D C#m7-5 F#
Bm A G F# Em D C#m7-5 Cmaj7
[Instrumental]
Em F#m/C# G/D Em F#m/C#
Em F#m/C# G/D Em F#m/C#
[Bridge]
EmDeath comF#m/C#es     G/Ddriving
I Emcan't F#m/C#do     EmnothingF#m/C#  G/D  Em  
F#m/C#Death  A7goes
   EmThere must bF#m/C#e     sG/Domething
There Emmust F#m/C#be someEmthingF#m/C#  G/D  
EmThat F#m/C#re-mainA7s
A7There must be something
A7There must be something
[Chorus]
A Bmfire of unknown Aorigin
GTook my baby F#away
A Emfire of unknown Dorigin
C#m7-5Took my baby
C#m7-5Took my baby awCmaj7ay
[Outro]
Em F#m/C# G/D Em F#m/C#
Em F#m/C# G/D Em F#m/C#
Em F#m/C# G/D Em F#m/C#
Em(reF#m/C#peat anG/Dd faEmde)F#m/C#  

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Fire Of Unknown Origin

by Blue Öyster Cult

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m7-5

Cmaj7

F#m/C#

G/D

Special inversions:

F#m/C# x-x-11-11-10-x

G/D x-x-12-12-12-x

[Intro]

Em D C#m7-5 Cmaj7

Em F#m/C# G/D Em F#m/C#

[Verse]

Em F#m/C# G/D Em F#m/C# Em

Death comes sweeping through the hallway

F#m/C# G/D Em F#m/C# A7

Like a lady's dress

Em F#m/C# G/D Em F#m/C# Em

Death comes driving down the highway

F#m/C# G/D Em F#m/C# A7

In its Sunday best

[Chorus]

Bm A

A fire of unknown origin

G F#

Took my baby away

Em D

A fire of unknown origin

C#m7-5 Cmaj7

Took my baby away

[Instrumental]

Em F#m/C# G/D Em F#m/C#

[Verse]

Em F#m/C# G/D Em F#m/C# Em

Swept her up and off my wavelength

F#m/C# G/D Em F#m/C# A7

Swallowed her up

Em F#m/C# G/D Em F#m/C# Em

Like the o-cean in a fire

F#m/C# G/D Em F#m/C# A7

So thick and grey

[Chorus]

Bm A

A fire of unknown origin

G F#

Took my baby away

Em D

A fire of unknown origin

C#m7-5 Cmaj7 F#

Took my baby away

[Bridge]

C#m7-5 F# C#m7-5 F#

[Solo]

Bm A G F# Em D C#m7-5 F#

Bm A G F# Em D C#m7-5 Cmaj7

[Instrumental]

Em F#m/C# G/D Em F#m/C#

[Bridge]

Em F#m/C# G/D

Death comes driving

Em F#m/C# Em F#m/C# G/D Em

I can't do nothing

F#m/C# A7

Death goes

Em F#m/C# G/D

There must be something

Em F#m/C# Em F#m/C# G/D

There must be something

Em F#m/C# A7

That re-mains

There must be something

[Chorus]

Bm A

A fire of unknown origin

G F#

Took my baby away

Em D

A fire of unknown origin

C#m7-5

Took my baby

C#m7-5 Cmaj7

Took my baby away

[Outro]

Em F#m/C# G/D Em F#m/C#

(repeat and fade)

About Fire Of Unknown Origin Chords by Blue Öyster Cult

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What key is "Fire Of Unknown Origin" in?

The chords for "Fire Of Unknown Origin" show the original chord names (including F#m/C, G/D, Em, D, C#m7-5, Cmaj7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.