Dance Like Fire
Ben Harper
OtherAdvanced for beginners5 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
A
G
D
F
Bm
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: A G A G A G D D G D A D It takes four men to carry a coffin... but just one to carry a cross G D A D Takes a lifetime to find yourself... a split second to be lost A G D If we could dance like a fire...we'd never get burned... never get burned A G D If we could dance like a fire...we'd never get burned... never get burned G D A D The real... revolutionary... he won't hide... in his home G D A D And the prophet... the real prophet... he dies poor... poor and alone A G D If we could dance like a fire...we'd never get burned... never get burned A G D If we could dance like a fire...we'd never get burned... never get burned Solo G D G D G D F Bm D A G D If we could dance like a fire...we'd never get burned... never get burned A G D If we could dance like a fire...we'd never get burned... never get burned A G D If we could dance like a fire...we'd never get burned... never get burned A G D If we could dance like a fire...we'd never get burned... never get burned Note I play this with the high E string tuned down to D and then left open to ring A G D F Bm D|---|---|---|---|--- B|-2-|-3-|-3-|-1-|-3- G|-2-|---|-2-|-2-|-4- D|-2-|---|---|-3-|--- A|---|-2-|-x-|-x-|-x- E|-x-|-3?|-x-|-x-|-x-
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Chord set
A · G · D · F · Bm
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.