Im On Fire

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Song: I'm on fire
Artist: Bruce Springsteen
Composer: Bruce Springsteen
Album: Born in the U.S.A.
Tabbed by: DJ 8th Mar 2015
Here's a link to a live acoustic version,
a semi-tone down from the album one, in Eb:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jZxAWdfNp4
NOTE: In the live video Bruce plays with the Capo
at the 3rd fret, so the song is a semi-tone lower
than the original studio version. He also throws
in random embellishments with a Csus4 (x33010),
occasionally a Asus2 (x02200) and sometimes adds a
passing B note (x2xxxx) between the Am and C chords
in the Intro, Break and Coda.
I would suggest using the voicings in the text
column numbers below.
Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the
information at the bottom of the tab.
CAPO: 4th fret
(Will then sound in the original recorded key of E)
Chord names & fret positions relative to the capo:
C = x32010 Am = x02210 F = 133211 G = 320033
Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of
the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks
====================================================
[Intro]
C
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Am
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
C
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Am
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 1]
C
Hey, little girl, is your daddy home?
C
Did he go away, and leave you all alone?
F Am
Hmm - mm, I got a bad de - sire,
F G C
Woh - oh - oh, I'm on fire
[Verse 2]
C
Tell me now, baby, is he good to you?
C
Can he do to you the things that I'd do?
F Am
Oh - woh, I can take you higher,
F G C
Woh - oh - oh, I'm on fire
[Instrumental break]
Am
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
C
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Am
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
C
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Bridge]
F
Sometimes, it's like someone took a knife,
F C
Baby, edgy and dull, and cut a six-inch valley...
Am
...Through the middle of my skull
[Verse 3]
C
At night, I wake up, with the sheets soaking wet,
C
And a freight train running...
C
...Through the middle of my head,
F Am
Only you ...can cool my de - sire,
F G C
Woh - oh - oh, I'm on fire,
F G C
Woh - oh - oh, I'm on fire,
F G C
Woh - oh - oh, I'm on fire
Am
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Am C
Woo, hoo - hoo!
[Coda - repeats]
Am C
Woo, hoo---, hoo! Woo - oo, hoo - hoo!
====================================================
As a very subtle alternative to the basic chords
in the version below I've indicated chords suggested
by a few additional notes that the keyboards add
to the arrangement, so for a single acoustic guitar
they may be a slightly more interesting option than
just the long stretches of C and Am in the tab above
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo:
Cadd9 Am7 C
= x32030 = x02213 * = x32013
Am Asus4
= x02210 = x02230
[Alternative Intro x2]
Cadd9
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Am7 Am
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Alternative instrumental break]
Asus4 Am
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Cadd9
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Asus4 Am
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
C
*
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
=====================================================
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Song: I'm on fire
Artist: Bruce Springsteen
Composer: Bruce Springsteen
Album: Born in the U.S.A.
Tabbed by: DJ   8th Mar 2015
Here's a link to a live acoustic version,
a semi-tone down from the album one, in Eb:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jZxAWdfNp4
NOTE: In the live video Bruce plays with the Capo
at the 3rd fret, so the song is a semi-tone lower
than the original studio version. He also throws
in random embellishments with a Csus4 (x33010),
occasionally a Asus2 (x02200) and sometimes adds a
passing B note (x2xxxx) between the Am and C chords
in the Intro, Break and Coda.
I would suggest using the voicings in the text
column numbers below.
Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the
information at the bottom of the tab.
CAPO: 4th fret 
(Will then sound in the original recorded key of E)
Chord names & fret positions relative to the capo:
C = x32010  Am = x02210  F = 133211  G = 320033
Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of
the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks
====================================================
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Instrumental break]
[Bridge]
[Verse 3]
====================================================
As a very subtle alternative to the basic chords
in the version below I've indicated chords suggested
by a few additional notes that the keyboards add
to the arrangement, so for a single acoustic guitar
they may be a slightly more interesting option than
just the long stretches of C and Am in the tab above
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo:
Cadd9 = x32030   Am7   = x02213   C *   = x32013
Am    = x02210   Asus4 = x02230
[Alternative Intro x2]
[Alternative instrumental break]
=====================================================
For the GUITAR chord box diagrams to match my
suggested choices you need to manually select the
following choice of options by clicking on the

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