Burn Down the House (and Leave by the Light of the Fire) Chords

Tempo:
125.5 bpm
Chords used:

A

G

D

E

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Burn Down the House (and Leave by the Light of the Fire) chords
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[G] [A]
[G]
I'm [A] gonna burn down the house and leave by the light of the fire.
I'm [D] gonna go back to the still and fulfill [A] my desire.
[E] Girl you ain't been good to me, I tell you that I ain't no liar.
[G] I'm [A] gonna burn down the house and leave [D] by the light of [A] the fire.
[G] They [A] were dancing to my fiddle when my little girl answered my riddle from the day [E] before.
Only you can marry me but you won't ever be a [G]-playing on your fiddle [A] no more.
Well [D] it had been my favorite sin but let me tell you friends there's only so much that a fiddle's [E] good for.
[G] [A]
[G] [A] She had me thinking I was gonna be a deacon if I'd only told [E] a lie.
So sun up to sun down I'm using my backbone but not necessarily [A] my spine.
Well [D] I got a jealous tickle so I threw down the sickle went home before [Em] the supper [E] time.
I [D] saw the preacher in the rocking chair burning up the horse [E] hair the wife was keeping right in [G] time.
I'm [A] gonna burn down the house and leave by the light of the fire.
[D] I'm gonna go back to the still and fulfill [A] my desire.
[E] Girl you ain't been good to me, I tell you that I ain't no liar.
[G] I'm [A] gonna burn down the house and leave [D] by the [A] light of the fire.
[G]
[D] George brought the whiskey, George brought the whiskey, George brought the whiskey.
[A]
I'm
[E]
[A] [D]
[E]
[G] [A] gonna burn down the house and leave by the light of the fire.
I'm [D] gonna go back to the still and fulfill [A] my desire.
[G] [E] Girl you ain't been good to me, I tell you that I ain't no liar.
[G] [A] I'm gonna burn down the house and leave by [D] the light [A] of the fire.
I'm gonna burn down the house and [D] leave by the light of [A] the fire.
[G] [A] [G]
[A] [F#m]
[G] [G#] [A]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
G
2131
D
1321
E
2311
Em
121
A
1231
G
2131
D
1321
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To learn Big Smith - (and Leave by the Light of the Fire) Burn Down The House chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: D, E, G, A, D, A and G. For best results, commence at 62 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 126. With the song's key of D Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ I'm [A] gonna burn down the house and leave by the light of the fire. _ _
_ _ I'm [D] gonna go back to the still and fulfill [A] my desire. _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] Girl you ain't been good to me, I tell you that I ain't no liar. _ _
[G] _ _ I'm [A] gonna burn down the house and leave [D] by the light of [A] the fire. _
_ _ _ [G] They [A] were dancing to my fiddle when my little girl answered my riddle from the day [E] before.
_ _ _ Only you can marry me but you won't ever be a [G]-playing on your fiddle [A] no more.
Well [D] it had been my favorite sin but let me tell you friends there's only so much that a fiddle's [E] good for. _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [A] She had me thinking I was gonna be a deacon if I'd only told [E] a lie.
_ So sun up to sun down I'm using my backbone but not necessarily [A] my spine.
Well [D] I got a jealous tickle so I threw down the sickle went home before [Em] the supper [E] time. _ _
_ _ _ I [D] saw the preacher in the rocking chair burning up the horse [E] hair the wife was keeping right in [G] time.
_ I'm [A] gonna burn down the house and leave by the light of the fire.
_ _ _ _ [D] I'm gonna go back to the still and fulfill [A] my _ desire.
_ _ _ _ [E] Girl you ain't been good to me, I tell you that I ain't no liar.
_ _ [G] _ _ I'm [A] gonna burn down the house and leave [D] by the [A] light of the fire.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] George brought the whiskey, George brought the whiskey, George brought the whiskey. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
I'm _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] gonna burn down the house and leave by the light of the fire. _ _
_ _ I'm [D] gonna go back to the still and fulfill [A] my desire. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [E] Girl you ain't been good to me, I tell you that I ain't no liar. _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] I'm gonna burn down the house and leave by [D] the light [A] of the fire. _ _
_ _ I'm gonna burn down the house and [D] leave by the light of [A] the fire. _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[G] _ [G#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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