Trial By Fire Chords

  			Key: 
/    = slide up 
\    = slide down 
b    = bend (whole step) 
b^   = bend (1/2 step) 
b^^  = bend (1 1/2 steps) 
pb   = pre-bend 
r    = release-bend 
t    = tap with righthand finger 
h    = hammer-on 
p    = pull-off 
~    = Vibrato 
*    = Natural Harmonic 
#(#) = Trill 
**   = Artificial Harmonic 
x    = Dead notes (no pitch) 
P.M. = Palm mute (- -> underneath indicates which notes) 
(\)  = Dive w\bar 
(/)  = Release w\bar 
Tp   = Tap w\plectrum 
Rhythm Fig. 1 

E |----------------------------------------------------| 
B |---------------------3----3-------------------------| 
G |--7\---2-------------0----2--------7----------------| 
D |--7\---2-------------0----0--------7----------------| 
A |--5\---0-------------x-------------5----------------| 
E |---------------------3------------------------------| 


E |----------------------------------------------------| 
B |----------------------3-----------------------------| 
G |--7\---2--------------0------------7----------------| 
D |--7\---2--------------0------------7----------------| 
A |--5\---0--------------x------------5----------------| 
E |----------------0--2--3-----------------------------| 


Rhythm Fig. 2 (light P.M. throughout) 

E |----------------------------------------------------| 
B |----------------------------------------------------| 
G |----------------------------------------------------| 
D |----------------------------------------------------| 
A |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------| 
E |-----------------------------------------0--2--3----| 
   < - - - - - 2x - - - - > 


E |----------------------------------------------------| 
B |----------------------------------------------------| 
G |----------------------------------------------------| 
D |----------------------------------------------------| 
A |----------------------------------------------------| 
E |--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------------------------| 


Rhythm Fig. 3 

E |----------------------------------------------------| 
B |----------------3---3---------------------3---------| 
G |--2-------------0---2---2-----------------0---------| 
D |--2--------4----0---0---2--------4--------0---------| 
A |--0--------4----x-------0--------4--------x---------| 
E |-----------2----3----------------2----3-3-3---------| 


Rhythm Fig. 4 (light P.M. throughout) 

E |----------------------------------------------------| 
B |----------------------------------------------------| 
G |----------------------------------------------------| 
D |----------------------------------------------------| 
A |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----------------------------| 
E |--------------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----| 
   < - - - - - 2x - - - - > 


E |----------------------------------------------------| 
B |----------------------------------------------------| 
G |----------------------------------------------------| 
D |----------------------------------------------------| 
A |----------------------------------------------------| 
E |--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------------------------| 



Rhythm Fig. 5 

E |--------------------------------------3\1-1---------| 
B |--------------------------------------3\1-1--3--3---| 
G |--5------------------------------------------3--3---| 
D |--3--------5---5--7--5---3---3--5--3----------------| 
A |-----------3---3--3--3---1---1--1--1----------------| 
E |----------------------------------------------------| 



E |----------------------------------------------------| 
B |-------------------------8-8---8-8-------8-8---8-8--| 
G |-5------7--7--9--7--9-9--7-7-9-7-7-9-9---7-7-9-7-7--| 
D |-3------5--5--5--5----------------------------------| 
A |----------------------------------------------------| 
E |----------------------------------------------------| 


Rhythm Fig. 6 

E |----------------------------------------------------| 
B |----------------------------------------------------| 
G |----------------------------------------------------| 
D |----------------------------------------------------| 
A |--3--3--5--3--3--5------5--5--7--5--5--7------------| 
E |--1--1--1--1--1--1------3--3--3--3--3--3------------| 



E |----------------------------------------------------| 
B |--------------------------------3---3--2------------| 
G |--------------------------2-----2---2--2------------| 
D |--------------------------2-----4---4--2------------| 
A |--3--3--5--3------3--5----0-----0---0--0------------| 
E |--1--1--1--1--3/5-----------------------------------| 



E |----------------------------------------------------| 
B |----------------------------------------------------| 
G |----------------------------------------------------| 
D |------------------------5--5--7--5--5--7------------| 
A |--3--3--5--3--3--5------3--3--3--3--3--3------------| 
E |--1--1--1--1--1--1----------------------------------| 



E |----------------------------------------------------| 
B |--------------------------8-8---8-8------8-8---8-8--| 
G |--------------------------7-7-9-7-7-9-9--7-7-9-7-7--| 
D |--7--7--9--7--7--9----------------------------------| 
A |--5--5--5--5--5--5----------------------------------| 
E |--------------------0--0----------------------------| 





Riff 1 

E |----------------------7-----------7-----------------| 
B |------8/-10--------------8-----8-----8--------------| 
G |------7/-9---------7--------7-----------7-----------| 
D |----------------------------------------------------| 
A |----------------------------------------------------| 
E |----------------------------------------------------| 
      < - 3x ->     Let ring - - - - - - - > 




TRIAL BY FIRE 
Gene Simmons, Bruce Kulick 

Intro: Drums only 
Rhy. Fig 1 
Rhy. Fig 1 w/ Rhy. Fig 2 

Rhy. Fig 3 w/ Rhy. Fig 4 
Only got one life to live, I'm gonna live it, oh yeah 
Some people say I go to far 
I don't care, reachin' for the stars 

Rhy. Fig 5 
Gonna climb that ladder to the top 
Nothin' can stop me now 
Well, look out world 
'Cause here I come 
Oh yeah, oh yeah 

Rhy. Fig 1 w/ Rhy. Fig 2 
Life's a trial by fire 
I'm gonna live my life, oh yeah 
It's a trial by fire 
So just roll the dice, oh yeah 
And I'll take what I get 

Rhy. Fig 3 w/ Rhy. Fig 4 
Can't listen to nobody else, you just got to believe in yourself 
They'll criticize you and lay down the law 
They'll say, just who do you think you are 

Rhy. Fig 5 
Gonna live it till the rivers run dry 
What've I got to lose 
They just try and stop me, go ahead and try, oh yeah, oh yeah 

Rhy. Fig 1 w/ Rhy. Fig 2 
Life's a trial by fire 
So I'm gonna live it up, oh yeah, oh yeah 
Trial by fire 
So just roll the dice, oh yeah, oh yeah 
Trial by, trial by fire 
Never gonna give it up, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah 

Rhy. Fig 6 
People say I'm crazy 
They don't understand 
They haven't got a clue, oh no 
They say, "Tell me everything" 
They say, "Let me hear you sing" 
I say, "Tell you what I'm gonna do", oh yeah 

Rhy. Fig 1 (2x) 
'Cause I'm gonna live my life the way I want to 
Live it, live it the way I want to 

Rhy. Fig 1 w/ Rhy. Fig 2 and Riff 1 
Trial by fire 
I'm gonna live my life, oh yeah, oh yeah 

(repeat with ad lib lyrics and fade)