5 Seconds of Summer - Catch Fire: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Catch Fire" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

   G#
Oh say, can you see?
        C#                      G#
This is not who I’m supposed to be
    Fm              C#
Without you I’m nobody
         G#
Killing time

I tried to deceive
Tried to win you desperately
Now I'm lost in this swirling sea
of your sorry eyes

Chorus:
       Fm             C#                     G#
All my life I’ve been waiting for moments to come
              Fm       C#                     G#
When I catch fire and wash over you like the sun
       Fm           C#                G#
I will fight to fix up and get things right
                   A#m        C#                     G#
I can’t change the world, but maybe I’ll change your mind

Oh, say, do you know?
I'm a fool in a one-man show
I'm a broken stereo, out of time

So how (So how) does it feel? (Does it feel?)
All alone, is it so surreal? (Woah-oh)
'Cause the ghost of survivor's
guilt can be so unkind

Chorus

G#/C
The words you speak
C#
Surrounding me
G#
This is broken love
D#
In the first degree
G#/C
The air you breathe
C#
Is haunting me
G#                      D#
Maybe I’ll change your mind

Chorus:
All my life, I've been waiting for moments to come
When I catch fire and watch over you like the sun
I will fight to fix up and get things right
I can't change the world
I know that I can't change the world
But maybe I'll change your mind


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#

Guitar chord D#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Catch Fire" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Catch Fire" by 5 Seconds of Summer.