Fireworks Chords
Fireworks by First Aid Kit is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 8st fret. It uses the chords C, Em, Am, G and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
C Em Am G
verse 1
C Em
I could've sworn I saw fireworks
Am G
From your house last night
C Em
As the lights flickered and they failed
Am G
I had it all figured out
C Em Am
Why do I do this to myself every time?
G C Em
I know the way it ends before it's even begun
Am G C
I am the only one at the finish line
verse 2
C Em
I took a trip out to the frozen lake
Am G
And it felt so far away
C Em
But I could feel it washing over me
Am G
There's no escaping the harsh light of day
C Em Am
Why do I do this to myself every time?
G C Em
I know the way it ends before it's even begun
Am G C
I am the only one at the finish line
C Em Am G C
Ooh..
Bridge
Em F
Sit out on that beach in Chicago
Am F
Woke up next to you on Silver Lake Avenue
Em F
Wherever I went I always knew, always knew
G
'Til I didn't know
C Em Am
Why do I do this to myself every time?
G C Em
I know the way it ends before it's even begun
Am G C
I am the only one at the finish line
C Em Am G
OOh...
Outro
C Em
I could've sworn I saw fireworks
Am G C
From your house last night