Fire
U2
Music by U2
Lyrics by Bono
Copyright 1981
Transcribed by Brandon Leniart <leniarbk@jmu.edu>
Tune down 1/2 step, use the bridge pickup, and it helps if
you have a little delay.
Intro and verse:
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4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
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Here are a few of the many fills in the verse part:
1---12/15--
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1---15/17--
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1---3--3--
2---3--3--
3---0--0--
4---0--0--
5---2--2--
6---3--3--
Falling, falling
The sun is burning black
Falling, falling
It's beating on my back
Chorus:
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1-----------------------------------------------17-----17\--- (1st time
2------------------------------------------------------------ hit 2 17th
3------------------------------------------------------------ frets, 2nd
4------------------------------------------------------------ time hit 1
5---2/------------------------------------------------------- 17th then 1
6------------------------------------------------------------ 15th instead)
With a fire
Oh oh oh oh
With a fire
Oh oh oh oh
Falling, falling
The moon is running red
Falling, falling
It's pulling me instead
With a fire
Oh oh oh oh
Fire
Oh oh oh oh
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2---12--12--12--12--12-
3---12--12--12--12--12-
4---12--12--12--12--12-
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But there's a fire inside
When I'm falling over
There's a fire in me
(natural harmonics)
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1---<15>--<15>--<15>--<12>--<12>--<12>--
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When I call out
I feel some fire
I'm going home
(slightly audible fills used throughout song)
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4---12--11--9--
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Falling, falling
The stars are falling down
Falling, falling
They knock me to the ground
With a fire
Oh oh oh oh
Fire
Oh oh oh oh
Solo:
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