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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