Christina Perri - burning gold: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "burning gold" 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                                       Am Em
Looking for an exit in this world of fear
                                   G
I can see the path that leads a way
                                    Am Em
Mama never left and daddy needs me here
I wish the wind would carry a change

Looking through the window to a world of dreams
I can see my future slip away
Honey, you won't get there if you dont believe
I wish the wind would carry a change

           C                  Em
I've had enough, I'm standing up
Bm                Em
I need, I need a change
           C                 Em
I've had enough, of chasing love
D                 D#dim
I need, I need a change

Chorus:
             G           Am          Em
I'm setting fire to the life that I know
              G         Am            Em
Lets start a fire everywhere that we go
G           Am   C           Bm
We started fires, we started fires
         Em          Bm      C
'Til our lives were burning gold
         Em          Bm      C
'Til our lives were burning gold

Looking for my ticket to a higher place
I can see my chance begin to fade
One step forward and two back again
I wish the wind would carry a change

I've had enough, I'm standing up
I need, I need a change
I've had enough of chasing luck
I need, I need a change

Chorus:
I'm setting fire to the life that I know
Lets start a fire everywhere that we go
We're starting fires, we're starting fires
Until our lives are burning gold
Until our lives are burning gold

Looking back I see I had the flame in me
I'm the wind that's carrying change
I've had enough of chasing luck
I need, I need a change

I'm setting fire to the life that I know
Let's start a fire everywhere that we go
We're starting fires, we're starting fires
Until our lives are burning gold
I'm setting fire to the life that I know
Let's start a fire everywhere that we go
We're starting fires, we're starting fires
Until our lives are burning gold
Until our lives are burning gold


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

D#dim

Guitar chord D#dim

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "burning gold" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "burning gold" by Christina Perri.