Fires (which burnt brightly) Chords

KeyCm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays470

Fires (which burnt brightly) by Procol Harum is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Cm. It uses the chords Cm, G, Fm, A, A7, Dm, B, B7, Am, E, Em, D and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Cm
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro 
Cm G Cm Fm G Cm 
 
Cm                     A 
This war we are waging  
            A7  Dm 
Is already lost 
                            B 
The cause for the fighting 
                 B7    Am  
Has long been a ghost 
                 B7 
Malice and habit 
                  E   Em 
Have now won the day 
                           D 
The honours we fought for  
     D7           G   Cm 
Are lost in the fray 
 
(remaining verses similar) 

    	

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