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Youre On Fire

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* Guitar playing alternating octaves on a B note
** Play normally first, and then give a
   single strum to end the song.
[Verse 1]
Bm*
Hi, I forgot your name
Bm*
     Whatever
GMy      Gpoint DisE  
GHi, your Ghead's Don Efire
[Chorus]
Oh GdamDn
 EYou Bmust've got Gone of Dthem
 EcomBbustible Gheads, DI Eread an Barticle
Gall aDbout themE  B  
You're on Gfi-hireD  E  B  
You're on Gfi-hi-Dhi-hireE  B  
I won't Gli-hieD  E  B  
You're on GfiDiiEiiBre
 G(CombuDstible Ehead) I Bwon't lie
 G(CombuDstible Ehead) I Bwon't lie
 G(CombuDstible Ehead) I Bwon't lie
 G(CombuDstible Ehead)B  
[Verse 2]
Bm*
  Hey, how's it going?
Bm*
  Is that your car they're towing?
Bm*
  I'm pretty sure that's your car
GNo, you can't Gpark DthereE  
GWhoa, your Ghead's Don Efire
[Chorus]
Oh GdamDn
 EYou Bmust've got Gone of Dthem
 EcomBbustible Gheads, DI Eread an Barticle
Gall aDbout themE  B  
You're on Gfi-hireD  E  B  
You're on Gfi-hi-Dhi-hireE  B  
I won't Gli-hieD  E  B  
You're on GfiDiiEiiBre
 G(CombuDstible Ehead) I Bwon't lie
 G(CombuDstible Ehead) I Bwon't lie
 G(CombuDstible Ehead) I Bwon't lie
 G(CombuDstible Ehead)B  
[Bridge]
  E5The lights are E5/Dlow
the E5/C#music is exE5/Dtremely loGudD  E  B  G  D  E  B  
You're E5hard to get to E5/Dknow
But you're E5/C#easy to spoE5/Dt in a croGwdD  E  B  
  G    D   EAs BI'm suGre you're Daware
 Eyou'vBe got onGe of Dthose raEre
comBbustible Gheads, DI Eread an Barticle
Gall aDbout themE  B  
[Chorus] (extended)
You're on Gfi-hireD  E  B  
You're on Gfi-hi-Dhi-hireE  B  
I won't Gli-hieD  E  B  
You're on GfiDiiEiiBre
Oh GdamDn (oh Edamn)
You Bmust've got Gone of Dthem (you must've got Eone)
comBbustible (of them) Gheads, DI Eread an Barticle (combustible head)
Gall aDbout them (combustible EheadB)
You're on Gfi-hire D(combustible EheadB)
You're on Gfi-hi-Dhi-hire (combustible EheaBd)
I won't Gli-hie D(combustible EheadB)
You're on GfiDiiiire (combustible EheadB)
  G    D   EI Bwon't GliDiiEiiBe  I won't li-
 G   D   E          B   G      D   E  B**
-iiie  I won't liiii-hi-hiiie

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Youre On Fire

by They Might Be Giants

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E5/D

E5/C#

* Guitar playing alternating octaves on a B note

** Play normally first, and then give a

single strum to end the song.

[Verse 1]

Hi, I forgot your name

Whatever

G G D E

My point is

G G D E

Hi, your head's on fire

[Chorus]

G D

Oh damn

E B G D

You must've got one of them

E B G D E B

combustible heads, I read an article

G D E B

all about them

G D E B

You're on fi-hire

G D E B

You're on fi-hi-hi-hire

G D E B

I won't li-hie

G D E B

You're on fiiiiire

G D E B

(Combustible head) I won't lie

G D E B

(Combustible head) I won't lie

G D E B

(Combustible head) I won't lie

G D E B

(Combustible head)

[Verse 2]

Hey, how's it going?

Is that your car they're towing?

I'm pretty sure that's your car

G G D E

No, you can't park there

G G D E

Whoa, your head's on fire

[Chorus]

G D

Oh damn

E B G D

You must've got one of them

E B G D E B

combustible heads, I read an article

G D E B

all about them

G D E B

You're on fi-hire

G D E B

You're on fi-hi-hi-hire

G D E B

I won't li-hie

G D E B

You're on fiiiiire

G D E B

(Combustible head) I won't lie

G D E B

(Combustible head) I won't lie

G D E B

(Combustible head) I won't lie

G D E B

(Combustible head)

[Bridge]

E5 E5/D

The lights are low

E5/C# E5/D G D E B G D E B

the music is extremely loud

E5 E5/D

You're hard to get to know

E5/C# E5/D G D E B

But you're easy to spot in a crowd

G D E B G D

As I'm sure you're aware

E B G D E

you've got one of those rare

B G D E B

combustible heads, I read an article

G D E B

all about them

[Chorus] (extended)

G D E B

You're on fi-hire

G D E B

You're on fi-hi-hi-hire

G D E B

I won't li-hie

G D E B

You're on fiiiiire

G D E

Oh damn (oh damn)

B G D E

You must've got one of them (you must've got one)

B G D E B

combustible (of them) heads, I read an article (combustible head)

G D E B

all about them (combustible head)

G D E B

You're on fi-hire (combustible head)

G D E B

You're on fi-hi-hi-hire (combustible head)

G D E B

I won't li-hie (combustible head)

G D E B

You're on fiiiiire (combustible head)

G D E B G D E B

I won't liiiiie I won't li-

G D E B G D E B

-iiie I won't liiii-hi-hiiie

About Youre On Fire Chords by They Might Be Giants

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What key is "Youre On Fire" in?

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