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Song title:       Light My Fire
Original Album:   The Doors

Words and Music by Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger,
                     John Densmore, Ray Manzarek
 
Copyright © 1967 Elektra Records
Published by Warner Music Publishing

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)

 

INTRO:
Chords:
Am  x02210    D   x5777x    Eb  x68886
Bm  x24432    F   133211    Ab  466544
G   355433    Bb  x13331    A   577655


[4/4| G D | F Bb | Eb Ab | A | % |]




VERSE1:
Chords:
Am   x02210
F#m  244222
 

   | Am                       | F#m      | Am                    | F#m
You  know that it would be un - true, you  know that I would be a  liar 

| Am                | F#m  | Am                        | F#m
  If I was to say to  you,  "Girl, we couldn't get much  higher." 

 


CHORUS:
Chords:
G      320003    B   x24442
A      x02220    E   022100
D      xx0232    E7  020100
Dsus4  xx0233


| G             A       | D   Dsus4  D
  Come on baby, light my  fire 

| G             A       | D    B
  Come on baby, light my  fire 

| G              D       | E   E7
  Try to set the night on    fire 


 

VERSE2:
Chords:
Am   x02210
F#m  244222


   | Am                 | F#m
The  time to hesitate is  through 

  | Am                   | F#m
No  time to wallow in the  mire 

| Am                 | F#m
  Try now we can only  lose 

| Am                           | F#m
  And our love become a funeral  pyre 

 

[repeat CHORUS]


 
INSTRUMENTAL over:
Chords:
Am  x02210    D   x5777x    Eb  x68886
Bm  x24432    F   133211    Ab  466544
G   355433    Bb  x13331    A   577655


[4/4| Am | Bm | Am | Bm |

    | G D | F Bb | Eb Ab | A | % |]

 

[repeat VERSE2]


[repeat CHORUS]


[repeat VERSE1]




CHORUS2:
Chords:
G      320003    B   x24442
A      x02220    E   022100
D      xx0232    E7  020100
Dsus4  xx0233


| G             A       | D   Dsus4  D
  Come on baby, light my  fire 

| G             A       | D
  Come on baby, light my  fire 

| F              C       | D
  Try to set the night on  fire 

| F              C       | D
  Try to set the night on  fire 

| F              C       | D
  Try to set the night on  fire 

| F              C       | D
  Try to set the night on  fire 



[play out over: 4/4| G D | F Bb | Eb Ab | A | % |]  [to fade]