Light My Fire
José Feliciano
1968
Chords the way they're used in the song:
Am7 F#m G A7 D A Bm E Em7 Dmaj7 C#m
0 2 3 2 2 0 2 0 x 2 4
1 2 3 2 3 2 3 0 3 2 5
0 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 2 6
2 4 0 2 0 2 4 2 2 0 6
0 4 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 4
x 2 3 x 2 x x 0 0 2 x
Am7 F#m
|-0----0--0--0----2-----------------------------|
|-1----1--1--1----2-----------------------------|
|-0----0--0--0----2-----2-4p2---2-4p2---2-4p2---|
|-2----2--2--2----4---4-------4-------4-------4-|
|-0----0--0--0----4-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
Am7 F#m
|-0----0--0--0----2---4---2--2------|
|-1----1--1--1----2---2---2--2--2---|
|-0----0--0--0----2---2---2--2--2---|
|-2----2--2--2----4-------------4---|
|-0----0--0--0----4-----------------|
|-----------------------------------|
G A7 D A Bm A G A7 D A Bm A
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0---7-7---7--5--3--2--|-0-0-0-0---7-7---7--5--3--2--|
|-4-4-4-4---6-6---7--6--4--2--|-4-4-4-4---6-6---7--6--4--2--|
|-5-5-5-5---5-5---7--7--4--2--|-5-5-5-5---5-5---7--7--4--2--|
|-5-5-5-5---0-0---5--7--5--0--|-5-5-5-5---0-0---5--7--5--0--|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G F#m E
|---------------0----|
|-0-0-0-0-------0----|
|-4-4-4-4-------1----|
|-5-5-5-5--4-7--2----|
|---------------2----|
|---------------0----|
A simpler way to do the intro is like this
Am7 F#m
|-0----0--0--0----------------------------------|
|-1----1--1--1----2-----------------------------|
|-0----0--0--0----2-----2-4p2---2-4p2---2-4p2---|
|-2----2--2--2----4---4-------4-------4-------4-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
Am7 F#m
|-0----0--0--0--------4---2--2------|
|-1----1--1--1----2---2---2--2--2---|
|-0----0--0--0----2---2---2--2--2---|
|-2----2--2--2----4-------------4---|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
G A7 D A Bm A G A7 D A Bm A
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0---7-7---7--5--3--2--|-0-0-0-0---7-7---7--5--3--2--|
|-4-4-4-4---6-6---7--6--4--2--|-4-4-4-4---6-6---7--6--4--2--|
|-5-5-5-5---5-5---7--7--4--2--|-5-5-5-5---5-5---7--7--4--2--|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G F#m E
|---------------0----|
|-0-0-0-0-------0----|
|-4-4-4-4-------1----|
|-5-5-5-5--4-7--2----|
|---------------2----|
|---------------0----|
Am7 F#m
You know that it would be untrue
Am7 F#m
You know that I would be a liar
Am7 F#m
If I was to say to you
Am7 F#m
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G F#m E
Try to set the night on fire
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------4-|
|----------------------------------2--5----|
|----------------------------0--4----------|
Am7 F#m
The time to hesitate is through
Am7 F#m
No time to wallow in the mire
Am7 F#m
Try now we can only lose
Am7 F#m
And our love become a funeral pyre
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G F#m E
Try to set the night on fire
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------4-|
|----------------------------------2--5----|
|----------------------------0--4----------|
Solo:
Am7 F#m
|---------------------------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|---1-3b4-3b4--3--1---------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|-2------------------2--0---2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|---------------------------4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-|
|---------------------------4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-|
|---------------------------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
Am7 F#m
|---------------------------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|---1-3b4-3b4--3--1---------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|-2------------------2--0---2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|---------------------------4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-|
|---------------------------4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-|
|---------------------------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
Am7
|-----0-33-00-------------0-33-00-------------0-33-00---------|
|---1---------33-11---1h3---------33-11---1h3---------33-11---|
|-2-----------------2-------------------2-------------------2-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
F#m Am7
|-2-2-2-2--2----2-------2---2-2-2--2-2--2-2-----|
|-2-2-2-2--2----2-------2h4-4-4-4--2-2--2-2-----|
|-2-2-2-2--2h4--2-------2h4-4-4-4--2-4--2-4p2---|
|-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------4-|
|-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------|
F#m
|-------2-2-4-4p2---2-|
|-----2---------------|
|---2-----------------|
|-4---------------4---|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
(For the Dmaj7 chord, it can also be F#m)
F#m F#m
G A7 Dmaj7 Bm Em7 C#m Dmaj7 Bm G A7 E
|-----------5-5--7-7--10-10--9--9---5-5--7-7---------------------------|
|-0-0--7-7--7-7--7-7--8--8---9--9---7-7--7-7--0-0--7-7-----------------|
|-4-4--6-6--6-6--7-7--9--9---9--9---6-6--7-7--4-4--6-6-----------------|
|-5-5--5-5--7-7--9-9--9--9---11-11--7-7--9-9--5-5--5-5---------------4-|
|-5-5--0-0------------------------------------5-5--0-0---------2--5----|
|--------------------------------------------------------0--4----------|
Am7 F#m
The time to hesitate is through
Am7 F#m
No time to wallow in the mire
Am7 F#m
Try now we can only lose
Am7 F#m
And our love become a funeral pyre
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G F#m E
Try to set the night on fire
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------4-|
|----------------------------------2--5----|
|----------------------------0--4----------|
Solo:
|---------------------------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|---1-3b4-3b4--3--1---------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|-2------------------2--0---2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|---------------------------4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-|
|---------------------------4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-|
|---------------------------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|---------------------------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|---1-3b4-3b4--3--1---------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|-2------------------2--0---2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|---------------------------4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-|
|---------------------------4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-----0-33-00-------------0-33-00-------------0-33-00---------|
|---1---------33-11---1h3---------33-11---1h3---------33-11---|
|-2-----------------2-------------------2-------------------2-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2--2----2-------2---2-2-2--2-2--2-2-----|
|-2-2-2-2--2----2-------2h4-4-4-4--2-2--2-2-----|
|-2-2-2-2--2h4--2-------2h4-4-4-4--2-4--2-4p2---|
|-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------4-|
|-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-------2-2-4-4p2---2-|
|-----2---------------|
|---2-----------------|
|-4---------------4---|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-----------5-5--7-7--10-10--9--9---5-5--7-7---------------------------|
|-0-0--7-7--7-7--7-7--8--8---9--9---7-7--7-7--0-0--7-7-----------------|
|-4-4--6-6--6-6--7-7--9--9---9--9---6-6--7-7--4-4--6-6-----------------|
|-5-5--5-5--7-7--9-9--9--9---11-11--7-7--9-9--5-5--5-5---------------4-|
|-5-5--0-0------------------------------------5-5--0-0---------2--5----|
|--------------------------------------------------------0--4----------|
Am7 F#m
The time to hesitate is through
Am7 F#m
No time to wallow in the mire
Am7 F#m
Try now we can only lose
Am7 F#m
And our love become a funeral pyre
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 E
Try to set the night on fire
