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Song On Fire by Nickelback
Song On Fire
They change the way they play the e string in the D chord throughout the song,
most notably in the breakdown/bridge, where there D is played as a Dsus4, however there is a
single strum guitar playing it as a normal D.
In the verses you can leave the e string open on the D & G and in the pre-chorus the G & Cadd9,
which matches the piano better. Have a play through, see which way you prefer to play it.
****Capo on 2nd****
Chord variations used:
Am x02200
Cadd9 x32033
Em7 022033
Dsus4 xx0233
[Intro]
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|------0------------0------------0---------1-0-------|
G|-------0---0h2----0-0--0h2-----2-0-0h2---2---0-0h2--|
D|----2---2--------0---0--------0---2-----2-----------|
A|---2-------------------------0---------0------------|
E|--0------------3------------------------------------| |h - hammer-on
[Verse 1]
Em
The first words that come out,
G
And I can see this song will be about you,
D
I can't believe that I can breathe without you,
Am
But all I need to do is carry on,
Em
The next line I write down,
G
And there's a tear that falls between the pages,
D
I know that pain's supposed to heal in stages,
Am
But it depends which one it's standing on,
[Pre-chorus]
Em G
I write lines down, then rip them up,
Am C
Describing love can't be this tough..
[Chorus]
G D
I could set this song on fire, send it up in smoke,
Em7 Cadd9
I could throw it in the river and watch it sink in slowly,
G D
Tie the pages to a plane and send it to the moon,
Em7 Cadd9
Play it for the world, but it won't mean much,
Unless I sing this song to you....
[Verse 2]
E G
I'm dying to show you, This could end happily ever after,
D
There doesn't ever have to be disaster,
Am
And all you have to do is sing along,
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Em G
I write lines down, then rip them up,
Am C
Impossible describing love....
[Chorus]
G D
I could set this song on fire, send it up in smoke,
Em7 Cadd9
I could throw it in the river and watch it sink in slowly,
G D
Tie the pages to a plane and send it to the moon,
Em7 Cadd9
Play it for the world, but it won't mean much,
Unless I sing this song to you...
G D
I could set this song on fire, unless sing this song to you
Em7 Cadd9
I could set this song on fire...
[Bridge]
G Dsus4
Light this old guitar on fire, I'd still hear the notes,
Em7 Cadd9
Drown the melody in water, I'd still hear its ghost
G Dsus4
Sing it with somebody else, but we'd be out of tune,
Em7 Cadd9
Play it for the world, but it won't mean much...
[Chorus]
G D
I could set this song on fire, send it up in smoke,
Em7 Cadd9
I could throw it in the river and watch it sink in slowly,
G D
Tie the pages to a plane and send it to the moon,
Em7 Cadd9
Play it for the world, but it won't mean much,
Unless I sing this song to you,
[Outro]
G D
I could set this song on fire, Unless I sing this song to you,
Em7 Cadd9
I could set this (I could set this), I wanna sing this song to you
G D
I could set this song on fire, sing this song to you
Em7 Cadd9
I could set this, I could set this..
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version 2
[Verse 1]
F#m
The first words that come out
Asus2
And I can see this song will be about you
E
I can't believe that I can breathe without you
Bm
But all I need to do is carry on
F#m
The next line I write down
Asus2
And there's a tear that falls between the pages
E
I know that pain's supposed to heal in stages
Bm
But it depends which one I'm standing on
[Pre-Chorus 1]
F#m Asus2
I write lines down, then rip them up
Bm D
Describing love can't be this tough
[Chorus]
Asus2 E
I could set this song on fire, send it up in smoke
F#m D
I could throw it in the river and watch it sink in slowly
Asus2 E
Tie the pages to a plane and send it to the moon
F#m D
Play it for the world, but it won't mean much
Unless I sing this song to you
F#m Asus2 E Bm
[Verse 2]
F#m
I'm dying to show you
Asus2
This could end happily ever after
E
There doesn't ever have to be disaster
Bm
And all you have to do is sing along
[Pre-Chorus 2]
F#m Asus2
I write lines down, then rip them up
Bm D
Impossible describing love
[Chorus]
Asus2 E
I could set this song on fire, send it up in smoke
F#m D
I could throw it in the river and watch it sink in slowly
Asus2 E
Tie the pages to a plane and send it to the moon
F#m D
Play it for the world, but it won't mean much
Unless I sing this song to you
[Post-Chorus]
Asus2
I could set this song on fire
E
Sing this song to you
F#m D
I could set this song on fire
[Bridge]
Asus2 E
Light this old guitar on fire, I'd still hear the notes
F#m D
Drown the melody in water, I'd still hear its ghost
Asus2 E
Sing it with somebody else, but we'd be out of tune
F#m D
Play it for the world, but it won't mean much
[Chorus]
Asus2 E
I could set this song on fire, send it up in smoke
F#m D
I could throw it in the river and watch it sink in slowly
Asus2 E
Tie the pages to a plane and send it to the moon
F#m D
Play it for the world, but it won't mean much
Unless I sing this song to you
[Outro]
Asus2
I could set this song on fire
E
I sing this song to you
F#m
I could set this, I could set this
D
I wanna sing this song to you
Asus2
I could set this song on fire
E
Sing this song to you
F#m D
I could set this, I could set this
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version 3
[Intro]
(Clean)
E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|
B|--------------14-------------------------------10---|--12----14------|
G|--11----------------------14----------------11------|-----11----14L--|
D|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------10-12----------------------14------------|
G|--14----11----------------11------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------10-12------------------------|
G|--14----------------11----------------11------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--15----------14----------------10-10-12------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
(Clean)
E|----------------|
B|-----12-14------|
G|--11------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
D|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|-----12-14------|-----12-14------|-----12-14------|-----12-14------|
G|--11------------|--11------------|--11------------|--11------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|-----12-14------|-----12-14------|-----12-14------|
G|--11------------|--11------------|--11------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Pre-Chorus 1]
(Clean)
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------4-----------------------7-------------------|
A|-----4-----------------------7----------------------|
D|--4-----------------------7-------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------9-----------------------12------------------|
A|-----9-----------------------12---------------------|
D|--9-----------------------12------------------------|
[Chorus]
(Overdrive)
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
A|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|
D|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
A|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|
D|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|----------------------------|
[Verse 2]
(Clean)
E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|
B|--------------14-------------------------------10---|--12----14------|
G|--11----------------------14----------------11------|-----11----14L--|
D|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------10-12----------------------14------------|
G|--14----11----------------11------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------10-12------------------------|
G|--14----------------11----------------11------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|
B|--15----------14----------------10-10-12------------|-----12-14------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|--11------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|-----12-14------|-----12-14------|-----12-14------|-----12-14------|
G|--11------------|--11------------|--11------------|--11------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Pre-chorus 2]
(Clean)
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------4-----------------------7-------------------|
A|-----4-----------------------7----------------------|
D|--4-----------------------7-------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------9-----------------------12------------------|
A|-----9-----------------------12---------------------|
D|--9-----------------------12------------------------|
[Chorus]
(Overdrive)
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|----------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
D|----------------------------|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|----------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
D|----------------------------|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|----------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
[Bridge]
(Clean)
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|----------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
D|----------------------------|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|----------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
[Chorus]
(Overdrive)
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|----------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
D|----------------------------|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
E|----------------------------|-------|-------|
B|----------------------------|-------|-------|
G|----------------------------|--7----|-------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|--7----|-------|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|--5----|-------|
D|----------------------------|-------|-------|
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version 4
[Verse 1]
F#m
The first words that come out
A
And I can see this song will be about you
E
I can't believe that I can breathe without you
Bm
But all I need to do is carry on
F#m
The next line I write down
A
And there's a tear that falls between the pages
E
I know that pain's supposed to heal in stages
Bm
But it depends which one it's standing on
[Pre-Chorus 1]
F#m A
I write lines down, then rip them up
Bm D
Describing love can't be this tough
[Chorus]
A E
I could set this song on fire, send it up in smoke
F#m D
I could throw it in the river and watch it sink in slowly
A E
Tie the pages to a plane and send it to the moon
F#m D
Play it for the world, but it won't mean much
D F#m
Unless I sing this song to you
[Verse 2]
I'm dying to show you
This could end happily ever after
There doesn't ever have to be disaster
And all you have to do is sing along
[Pre-Chorus 1]
I write lines down, then rip them up
Impossible describing love
[Chorus]
I could set this song on fire, send it up in smoke
I could throw it in the river and watch it sink in slowly
Tie the pages to a plane and send it to the moon
Play it for the world, but it won't mean much
Unless I sing this song to you
[Post-Chorus]
A E
I could set this song on fire, sing this song to you
F#m D
I could set this song on fire
[Bridge]
A E
Light this old guitar on fire, I'd still hear the notes
F#m D
Drown the melody in water, I'd still hear its ghost
A E
Sing it with somebody else, but we'd be out of tune
F#m D
Play it for the world, but it won't mean much
[Chorus]
I could set this song on fire, send it up in smoke
I could throw it in the river and watch it sink in slowly
Tie the pages to a plane and send it to the moon
Play it for the world, but it won't mean much
Unless I sing this song to you
[Outro]
A E
I could set this song on fire, sing this song to you
F#m D
I could set this song on fire, sing this song to you
I could set this, I could set this
I wanna sing this song to you
I could set this song on fire, sing this song to you
I could set this, I could set this
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