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House On Fire

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[Intro]
D G D A G D
[Chorus]
DWaiting for your lGife to start then you dDie
Woah, Awas your heart bGeating in the fDirst place?
DWaiting for your lGife to start then you dDie
Woah, Awas your heart bGeating in the fDirst place?
[Verse]
ALost myself in the kBmitchen 
There's Aan old fBmriend falling dAown the sGtairs
He sAaid there's cops in the aBmlley wayA  
It's too Bmlate for sAaving us
GLet it burn down
{Chorus]
DWaiting for your lGife to start then you dDie
Woah, Awas your heart bGeating in the fDirst place?
DWaiting for your lGife to start then you dDie
Woah, Awas your heart bGeating in the fDirst place?
[Interlude]
 D   G(x2)
[Verse]
AFound myself in the bBmasement
There's sAmoke, there's Bmash over eAverythGing
This gAirl I know, yeah, she's tBmrying to get highA  
She's telling Bmme, she's tAelling me, "GLet it burn out"
[Bridge]
AYeah, does it mDake you nervous?
AHave you fulfDilled your purpose?A  
Yeah, does it mDake you nervous?
The hGouse is on fire
AYeah, does it mDake you nervous?
AHave you fulfDilled your purpose?A  
Yeah, does it mDake you nervous?
The hGouse is on fire
There's bAeer left, so I think I'll stay
{Chorus]
DWaiting for your lGife to start then you dDie
Woah, Awas your heart bGeating in the fDirst place?
DWaiting for your lGife to start then you dDie
Woah, Awas your heart bGeating in the fDirst place?
[Interlude]
 D   G(x2)
[Outro]
We set the hDouse on fire
And we ain't gGoing nowhere
We set the hDouse on fire
And we ain't gGoing nowhere
We set the hDouse on fire
And we ain't gGoing nowhere
We set the hDouse on fire
And we ain't gGoing nowhereD  G  D  G  

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House On Fire

by The Menzingers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

D G D A G D

[Chorus]

D G D

Waiting for your life to start then you die

A G D

Woah, was your heart beating in the first place?

D G D

Waiting for your life to start then you die

A G D

Woah, was your heart beating in the first place?

[Verse]

A Bm

Lost myself in the kitchen

A Bm A G

There's an old friend falling down the stairs

A Bm A

He said there's cops in the alley way

Bm A

It's too late for saving us

Let it burn down

{Chorus]

D G D

Waiting for your life to start then you die

A G D

Woah, was your heart beating in the first place?

D G D

Waiting for your life to start then you die

A G D

Woah, was your heart beating in the first place?

[Interlude]

D G

(x2)

[Verse]

A Bm

Found myself in the basement

A Bm A G

There's smoke, there's ash over everything

A Bm A

This girl I know, yeah, she's trying to get high

Bm A G

She's telling me, she's telling me, "Let it burn out"

[Bridge]

A D

Yeah, does it make you nervous?

A D A

Have you fulfilled your purpose?

Yeah, does it make you nervous?

The house is on fire

A D

Yeah, does it make you nervous?

A D A

Have you fulfilled your purpose?

Yeah, does it make you nervous?

The house is on fire

There's beer left, so I think I'll stay

{Chorus]

D G D

Waiting for your life to start then you die

A G D

Woah, was your heart beating in the first place?

D G D

Waiting for your life to start then you die

A G D

Woah, was your heart beating in the first place?

[Interlude]

D G

(x2)

[Outro]

We set the house on fire

And we ain't going nowhere

We set the house on fire

And we ain't going nowhere

We set the house on fire

And we ain't going nowhere

We set the house on fire

G D G D G

And we ain't going nowhere

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