Light My Fire Chords – The Doors

Chords
G · D · F · Bb · Eb · Ab · A · Am · F#m · Dsus4 · B · E · E7 · Bm · C · Gm · Em · D7 · G# · F# · C# · Ebm · C#7 · Abm · Dm · A7
Capo
None
Key
Am
Genre
רוק

Intro

G D F Bb Eb Ab A A
e|---------------------------------------------13--10----------------|
B|-12--------12--15-13-12--------10--------10---------13-11-10-11-10-|
G|-----12h14--------------14-12------10h12---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-10--------10--13-p11p10-------------10-|
G|-----10h12---------------12p10----10----|
D|-------------------------------12-------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------2------------------------------------|
D|------0--0--4-----------------3--1-----------------|
A|----2-----------------3--1--0---------1-----3-6--0-|
E|-3---------------1--0---------------3----4---------|
e|---------------------------------------------13--10----------------|
B|-12--------12--15-13-12--------10--------10---------13-11-10-11-10-|
G|-----12h14--------------14-12------10h12---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-10--------10--13-p11p10-------------10-|
G|-----10h12---------------12p10----10----|
D|-------------------------------12-------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------2------------------------------------|
D|------0--0--3-----------------2---------------0----|
A|----2-----------------2--0--3---------2-----2----0-|
E|-3---------------0--4------------0--3----3---------|

Verse

    Am                    F#m
     *                     *
You know that it would be untrue
    Am                     F#m
You know that I would be a liar
Am                 F#m
If I was to say to you
Am                         F#m
Girl, we couldn't get much higher

Chorus

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

Verse

    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

Chorus

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
(break)
Am Bm Am Bm
            (jam 'til Cue)
G D F Bb Eb Ab A A

Verse

    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

Chorus

G             A        D    Dsus4
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

Verse

    Am                    F#m
You know that it would be untrue
    Am                     F#m
You know that I would be a liar
Am                 F#m
If I was to say to you
Am                         F#m
Girl, we couldn't get much higher

Chorus

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  D
Try to set the night on fi re
G D F Bb Eb Ab A A
* It has been suggested that Am7 can / should be substitued for Am
  It has been suggested that F#m7 can / should be substitued for F#m
** Alternates:
Capo I
Am  Gm
  =
F#m Em
 =
G    F
   =
A    G
   =
D    C
   =
E    D
   =
E7  D7
  =
F    Eb
   =
C    Bb
   =
B    A
   =
Bb  G#
  =
Ab  F#
  =
Eb  C#
  =
Bm  Am
  =
Capo III
Am  F#m
  =
F#m Ebm
 =
G    E
   =
A    F#
   =
D    B
   =
E    C#
   =
E7  C#7
  =
F    D
   =
C    A
   =
B    A
   =
Bb  G
  =
Ab  F
  =
Eb  C
  =
Bm  Abm
  =
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
Am  Dm
  =
F#m Bm
 =
G    C
   =
A    D
   =
D    G
   =
E    A
   =
E7  A7
  =
F    Bb
   =
C    F
   =
B    E
   =
Bb  Eb
  =
Ab  C#
  =
Eb  Ab
  =
Bm  Em
  =
Set8

FAQ

What chords are in Light My Fire?

Light My Fire by The Doors uses 26 chords: G, D, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, A, Am, F#m, Dsus4, B, E, E7, Bm, C, Gm, Em, D7, G#, F#, C#, Ebm, C#7, Abm, Dm, A7.

Do you need a capo for Light My Fire?

No, it is played without a capo.

What key is Light My Fire in?

The original key is Am.

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