Bridge On Fire Chords
Bridge On Fire by Shovels And Rope is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords C, D, Em, G, G7, D7 and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
C D Em D
C D Em
G G7
The old bridge is on fire and I’m the one to blame
C D
A stone cold igniter of a violent flame
G G7
Suffer all my brothers and the family name
C D
Like worn out lovers, nobody was gonna change
C D
Our backs were weary and I, I had enough
G C Em
And you said I want you to know what you’re walking away from
D
But it was not enough
G G7
The old bridge is on fire and tearing at our clothes
C D
Some deadly unnamed fighter, here come the final blows
G G7
We’re coughing up our failures and choking on our lows
C D C
Leaving a trail behind us of blood and broken bones
D
Our backs were weary and I, I had enough
G C Em
And you said I want you to know what you’re walking away from
D7
But it was not enough, no it was not enough
Am
Easy come (easy come), easy go (easy go)
C
It’s a long way home, it’s a long way home
G G7 C D
C
D
Our backs are weary and I, I had enough
G C Em
And you said I want you to know what you’re walking away from
D
But it was not enough, no
G
The old bridge is on fire