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I’m On Fire Chords

Bruce Springsteen Beginner Key of E 4 Chords 2 min read

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Key

E Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

E · A · B · C#m

Bruce Springsteen’s classic song of simmering desire and restraint. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.

Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a light, steady strum to capture the song’s tense, quiet energy.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

E

Hey little girl is your daddy home

B

Did he go and leave you all alone

E

I got a bad desire

B

Oh, I’m on fire

Verse 2

E

Tell me now baby is he good to you

B

Can he do to you the things that I do

E

I can take you higher

B

Oh, I’m on fire

Chorus

E

Sometimes it’s like someone took a knife, baby

B

Edgy and dull and cut a six-inch valley

A

Through the middle of my soul

E

At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet

B

And a freight train running through the middle of my head

A

Only you can cool my desire

B

Oh, I’m on fire

Verse 3

E

Hey little girl is your daddy home

B

Did he go and leave you all alone

E

I got a bad desire

B

Oh, I’m on fire

Bridge

A

I’m on fire

A

I’m on fire

A

I’m on fire

Chorus

E

Sometimes it’s like someone took a knife, baby

B

Edgy and dull and cut a six-inch valley

A

Through the middle of my soul

E

At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet

B

And a freight train running through the middle of my head

A

Only you can cool my desire

B

Oh, I’m on fire

Outro

E

Oh, I’m on fire

B

Oh, I’m on fire

E

Oh, I’m on fire

Practice tip: Master the E to B change, as it’s the song’s core movement; keep your fretting hand relaxed and pivot your index finger to switch between the two chords smoothly.

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Key

E Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

E · A · B · C#m

Bruce Springsteen’s classic song of simmering desire and restraint. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.

Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a light, steady strum to capture the song’s tense, quiet energy.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

E

Hey little girl is your daddy home

B

Did he go and leave you all alone

E

I got a bad desire

B

Oh, I’m on fire

Verse 2

E

Tell me now baby is he good to you

B

Can he do to you the things that I do

E

I can take you higher

B

Oh, I’m on fire

Chorus

E

Sometimes it’s like someone took a knife, baby

B

Edgy and dull and cut a six-inch valley

A

Through the middle of my soul

E

At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet

B

And a freight train running through the middle of my head

A

Only you can cool my desire

B

Oh, I’m on fire

Verse 3

E

Hey little girl is your daddy home

B

Did he go and leave you all alone

E

I got a bad desire

B

Oh, I’m on fire

Bridge

A

I’m on fire

A

I’m on fire

A

I’m on fire

Chorus

E

Sometimes it’s like someone took a knife, baby

B

Edgy and dull and cut a six-inch valley

A

Through the middle of my soul

E

At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet

B

And a freight train running through the middle of my head

A

Only you can cool my desire

B

Oh, I’m on fire

Outro

E

Oh, I’m on fire

B

Oh, I’m on fire

E

Oh, I’m on fire

Practice tip: Master the E to B change, as it’s the song’s core movement; keep your fretting hand relaxed and pivot your index finger to switch between the two chords smoothly.

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Key

E Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

E · A · B · C#m

Bruce Springsteen’s classic song of simmering desire and restraint. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.

Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a light, steady strum to capture the song’s tense, quiet energy.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

E

Hey little girl is your daddy home

B

Did he go and leave you all alone

E

I got a bad desire

B

Oh, I’m on fire

Verse 2

E

Tell me now baby is he good to you

B

Can he do to you the things that I do

E

I can take you higher

B

Oh, I’m on fire

Chorus

E

Sometimes it’s like someone took a knife, baby

B

Edgy and dull and cut a six-inch valley

A

Through the middle of my soul

E

At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet

B

And a freight train running through the middle of my head

A

Only you can cool my desire

B

Oh, I’m on fire

Verse 3

E

Hey little girl is your daddy home

B

Did he go and leave you all alone

E

I got a bad desire

B

Oh, I’m on fire

Bridge

A

I’m on fire

A

I’m on fire

A

I’m on fire

Chorus

E

Sometimes it’s like someone took a knife, baby

B

Edgy and dull and cut a six-inch valley

A

Through the middle of my soul

E

At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet

B

And a freight train running through the middle of my head

A

Only you can cool my desire

B

Oh, I’m on fire

Outro

E

Oh, I’m on fire

B

Oh, I’m on fire

E

Oh, I’m on fire

Practice tip: Master the E to B change, as it’s the song’s core movement; keep your fretting hand relaxed and pivot your index finger to switch between the two chords smoothly.

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Btap to play

C#mtap to play

Key

E Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

E · A · B · C#m

Bruce Springsteen’s classic song of simmering desire and restraint. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.

Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a light, steady strum to capture the song’s tense, quiet energy.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

E

Hey little girl is your daddy home

B

Did he go and leave you all alone

E

I got a bad desire

B

Oh, I’m on fire

Verse 2

E

Tell me now baby is he good to you

B

Can he do to you the things that I do

E

I can take you higher

B

Oh, I’m on fire

Chorus

E

Sometimes it’s like someone took a knife, baby

B

Edgy and dull and cut a six-inch valley

A

Through the middle of my soul

E

At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet

B

And a freight train running through the middle of my head

A

Only you can cool my desire

B

Oh, I’m on fire

Verse 3

E

Hey little girl is your daddy home

B

Did he go and leave you all alone

E

I got a bad desire

B

Oh, I’m on fire

Bridge

A

I’m on fire

A

I’m on fire

A

I’m on fire

Chorus

E

Sometimes it’s like someone took a knife, baby

B

Edgy and dull and cut a six-inch valley

A

Through the middle of my soul

E

At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet

B

And a freight train running through the middle of my head

A

Only you can cool my desire

B

Oh, I’m on fire

Outro

E

Oh, I’m on fire

B

Oh, I’m on fire

E

Oh, I’m on fire

Practice tip: Master the E to B change, as it’s the song’s core movement; keep your fretting hand relaxed and pivot your index finger to switch between the two chords smoothly.

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Atap to play

Btap to play

C#mtap to play

Key

E Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

E · A · B · C#m

Bruce Springsteen’s classic song of simmering desire and restraint. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.

Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a light, steady strum to capture the song’s tense, quiet energy.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

E

Hey little girl is your daddy home

B

Did he go and leave you all alone

E

I got a bad desire

B

Oh, I’m on fire

Verse 2

E

Tell me now baby is he good to you

B

Can he do to you the things that I do

E

I can take you higher

B

Oh, I’m on fire

Chorus

E

Sometimes it’s like someone took a knife, baby

B

Edgy and dull and cut a six-inch valley

A

Through the middle of my soul

E

At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet

B

And a freight train running through the middle of my head

A

Only you can cool my desire

B

Oh, I’m on fire

Verse 3

E

Hey little girl is your daddy home

B

Did he go and leave you all alone

E

I got a bad desire

B

Oh, I’m on fire

Bridge

A

I’m on fire

A

I’m on fire

A

I’m on fire

Chorus

E

Sometimes it’s like someone took a knife, baby

B

Edgy and dull and cut a six-inch valley

A

Through the middle of my soul

E

At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet

B

And a freight train running through the middle of my head

A

Only you can cool my desire

B

Oh, I’m on fire

Outro

E

Oh, I’m on fire

B

Oh, I’m on fire

E

Oh, I’m on fire

Practice tip: Master the E to B change, as it’s the song’s core movement; keep your fretting hand relaxed and pivot your index finger to switch between the two chords smoothly.

Etap to play

Atap to play

Btap to play

C#mtap to play

Key

E Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

E · A · B · C#m

Bruce Springsteen’s classic song of simmering desire and restraint. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.

Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a light, steady strum to capture the song’s tense, quiet energy.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

E

Hey little girl is your daddy home

B

Did he go and leave you all alone

E

I got a bad desire

B

Oh, I’m on fire

Verse 2

E

Tell me now baby is he good to you

B

Can he do to you the things that I do

E

I can take you higher

B

Oh, I’m on fire

Chorus

E

Sometimes it’s like someone took a knife, baby

B

Edgy and dull and cut a six-inch valley

A

Through the middle of my soul

E

At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet

B

And a freight train running through the middle of my head

A

Only you can cool my desire

B

Oh, I’m on fire

Verse 3

E

Hey little girl is your daddy home

B

Did he go and leave you all alone

E

I got a bad desire

B

Oh, I’m on fire

Bridge

A

I’m on fire

A

I’m on fire

A

I’m on fire

Chorus

E

Sometimes it’s like someone took a knife, baby

B

Edgy and dull and cut a six-inch valley

A

Through the middle of my soul

E

At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet

B

And a freight train running through the middle of my head

A

Only you can cool my desire

B

Oh, I’m on fire

Outro

E

Oh, I’m on fire

B

Oh, I’m on fire

E

Oh, I’m on fire

Practice tip: Master the E to B change, as it’s the song’s core movement; keep your fretting hand relaxed and pivot your index finger to switch between the two chords smoothly.