Kiss - Trial By Fire: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Trial By 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.

A
Only got one life to live,
F#m                  G
I'm going to live it, oh yeah
A
Some people say I go to far
F#m                     G
I don't care, reaching for the stars

F                           C
Going to climb that ladder to the top
A#
Nothin' can stop me now
F
Well, look out world
         G
Because here I come
    E
Oh yeah, oh yeah

Chorus:
           G A     G D
Life's a trial by fire
              G A              G
I'm going to live my life, oh yeah
         G A     G D
It's a trial by fire
         G A               G
So just roll the dice, oh yeah
G
And I'll take what I get

Can't listen to nobody else,
you just got to believe in yourself
They'll criticize you and lay down the law
They'll say, just who do you think you are

Going to live it untill the rivers run dry
What've I got to lose
They just try and stop me,
go ahead and try, oh yeah, oh yeah

Chorus:
           G A     G D
Life's a trial by fire
                 G A            G
So I'm going to live it up, oh yeah, oh yeah
  G A     G D
Trial by fire
         G A              G
So just roll the dice, oh yeah, oh yeah
  G A               G D
Trial by, trial by fire
                G A            G
Never going to give it up, oh yeah,
oh yeah, oh yeah

F
People say I'm crazy
      G
They don't understand
F                    A
They haven't got a clue, oh no
           F
They say, Tell me everything
           C
They say, Let me hear you sing
         D                          E
I say, "Tell you what I'm going to do", oh yeah

D                             A              G
Because I'm going to live my life the way I want to
D A       G D       D A                G
   Live it,  live it   the way I want to

Chorus:
Trial by fire
I'm going to live my life, oh yeah, oh yeah
Trial by, trial by fire
So just roll the dice, oh yeah, oh yeah
Trial by, trial by fire, fire
I'm goong to live it up, oh yeah, oh, oh, oh yeah
Trial by, yeah, fire, yeah
I'm going live it up, oh yeah
Trial by, yeah, yeah, fire, yeah
I'm going live my life, oh yeah


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

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 "Trial By Fire" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Trial By Fire" by Kiss.

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