Setting Fires Chords

KeyC Capo4st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays538

Setting Fires by The Chainsmokers is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords C, Em and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
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16
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Intro: C Em D (2x)

verse 1 

C                     Em     D             C    Em D 
Down to my last match fire I touch just to feel 
C                   Em        D        C    Em D 
Why is it easier to burn than it is to heal? 

Pre-Chorus 

C 
Out in the cold you've been 
Em              D 
   I begged you to come back in 
C                            Em  D 
   But I can't do this again 

  C 
I can't keep you from harm 
        Em             D 
But I'm set on fire to keep you warm 
  C 
I can't go on and on 
Em               D 
Setting fires to keep you warm 
  C 
I can't keep you from harm 
        Em             D 
But I'm set on fire to keep you warm 
  C 
I can't go on and on 
Em               D 
Setting fires to keep you warm 

Post-Chorus 

C Em D 
C Em D 
  C     Em D 
I can't 
  C 
I can't go on and on 
Em               D 
Setting fires to keep you warm 


verse 2 

C                     Em        D             C    Em D 
I've been looking for answers I don't want to hear 
C                       Em          D      C    Em D 
Chest to chest with you I'm staring into a mirror 


Pre-Chorus 

C 
Out in the cold you've been 
Em              D 
   I begged you to come back in 
C                            Em  D 
   But I can't do this again 

  C 
I can't keep you from harm 
        Em             D 
But I'm set on fire to keep you warm 
  C 
I can't go on and on 
Em               D 
Setting fires to keep you warm 
  C 
I can't keep you from harm 
        Em             D 
But I'm set on fire to keep you warm 
  C 
I can't go on and on 
Em               D 
Setting fires to keep you warm 

Post-Chorus 

C Em D 
C Em D 
  C     Em D 
I can't 
  C 
I can't go on and on 
Em               D 
Setting fires to keep you warm 


Bridge 

C Em D 
C Em D 
C 
What would I do? 
Em                    D 
What I wouldn't do to save you 
C 
What would I do? 
Em                    D 
What I wouldn't do to save you 
C Em D 
C Em D 
C Em D 
C Em D 


  C 
I can't keep you from harm 
        Em             D 
But I'm set on fire to keep you warm 
  C 
I can't go on and on 
Em               D 
Setting fires to keep you warm 
  C 
I can't keep you from harm 
        Em             D 
But I'm set on fire to keep you warm 
  C 
I can't go on and on 
Em               D 
Setting fires to keep you warm 

Post-Chorus 

C Em D 
  C     Em D 
I can't 
  C     Em D 
I can't 
  C 
I can't go on and on 
Em               D 
Setting fires to keep you warm 
C Em D 
  C     Em D 
I can't 
  C     Em D 
I can't 
  C 
I can't go on and on 
Em               D 
Setting fires to keep you warm 
    	

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