Kerosene Chords

KeyA Capo2st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays566

Kerosene by Bottle Rockets is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords A, E, D, G and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			The chords are: A   E D 
 
The strumming pattern is easy and doesn?change, just listen to the 
song and you? get the hang of it quickly. 
 
(Note:  so play the chords as if they are a G    D    C) 
 
Ever see that damn thing that burned out shell 
For a little while that trailer must? seemed like hell 
If kerosene works why not gasoline 
If kerosene works why not gasoline 
 
Kids wore rags and never worked too much 
Whose the judge to decide how much this world could punish 
If kerosene works why not gasoline 
If kerosene works why not gasoline 
 
Now the welfare cheque don?pay for the electricity 
Wonder who the jury was to decide they were all guilty 
If kerosene works why not gasoline 
If kerosene works why not gasoline 
 
The fire started about 3am y?ow no of ?m would survive 
They hated that goddamn trailer so it burnt him up alive 
If kerosene works why not gasoline 
If kerosene works why not gasoline 
 
pedal steel solo I 
 
There?a pure perfect world that tells no lies 
Burn you down ya try to improvise 
If kerosene works why not gasoline 
If kerosene works why not gasoline 
 
If kerosene works why not gasoline 
If kerosene works why not gasoline 
 
pedal steel solo II and fade out 
 
 

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante