Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Babe, I'm on Fire: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Babe, I'm on 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.
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Am Father says it, mother says it Am Sister says it, brother says it Am Uncle says it, Auntie says it Am Everyone at the party says it G Babe, I'm on fire Am Babe, I'm on fire Well, the horse says it, the pig says it The judge in his wig says it The fox and the rabbit And the nun in her habit Babe, I'm on fire Yeah, babe, I'm on fire Well, my mate Bill Gates says it The President of the United States says it The slacker and the worker The girl in her burqa Babe, I'm on fire Yeah, babe, I'm on fire Yeah, the general with his tank says it The man at the bank says it The soldier with his rocket And the mouse in my pocket Babe, I'm on fire Yeah, babe, I'm on fire Well, the drug-addled wreck With a needle in his neck says it The drunk says it, punk says it The brave Buddhist monk Babe, I'm on fire Well, babe, I'm on fire Chorus: G F Hit me up, baby, and knock me down G F Drop what you're doing and come around G F We can hold hands till the sun goes down F Cause I know G F That you G F And I G F Can be G F Together Am Cause I love You Well, the blind referee says it The unlucky amputee says it The giant killer bee That's landed on my knee Babe, I'm on fire Yeah, babe, I'm on fire Yeah well, the cop with his breathalyser The paddy with his fertiliser The man in the basement That's getting a taste for it Babe, I'm on fire Yeah, babe, I'm on fire Well, the fucked-up Rastafarian says it The dribbling libertarian says it The sweet little Goth With the ears of cloth Babe, I'm on fire Yeah, babe, I'm on fire The cross-over country singer says it The hump-backed bell ringer says it The swinger, the flinger The outraged right-winger Babe, I'm on fire Yeah, babe, I'm on fire Well, the man going hiking says it The misunderstood Viking says it The man at the rodeo And the lonely old Eskimo Babe, I'm on fire Yeah, babe, I'm on fire Chorus: Alright now, hit me up, baby, and knock me down Drop what you're doing and come around We can hold hands till the sun goes down Cause I know that you and I can be together Cause I love you The mild little Christian says it The wild Sonny Liston says it The pimp and the gimp And the guy with the limp Babe, I'm on fire Oh yeah, babe, I'm on fire Well, the blind piano tuner says it The Las Vegas crooner says it The hooligan mooner That's holding a schooner Babe, I'm on fire Yeah, babe, I'm on fire Oh well, the Chinese contortionist says it The backyard abortionist says it The poor Pakistani With his lamb Bhirriani Babe, I'm on fire Oh yeah, babe, I'm on fire Well, the hopeless defendant says it The toilet attendant says it The pornographer, the stenographer The fashion photographer Babe, I'm on fire Yeah, babe, I'm on fire Let me tell ya that The college professor says it The vicious cross-dresser says it Grandma and Grandpa In the back of the car Babe, I'm on fire Yeah, babe, I'm on fire Chorus: Alright now, hit me up, baby, and knock me down Drop what you're doing and come around We can hold hands till the sun goes down Cause I know that you and I can be together Cause I love you, oh yeah, I do Come on, ya' Come on, ya' Well, the hack at the doorstep says it The midwife with her forceps says it The demented young lady Who is roasting her baby On the fire Yeah, babe, I'm on fire Well, the athlete with his hernia says it Picasso with his Guernica says it My wife with her furniture Everybody! Babe, I'm on fire Yeah, babe, I'm on fire Well, the laughing hyena says it The homesick polish cleaner says it The man from the Klan With a torch in his hand Babe, I'm on fire Yeah, babe, I'm on fire Well, the Chinese herbologist says it The Christian apologist says it The dog and the frog Sitting on a log Babe, I'm on fire Yeah, babe, I'm on fire Well, the foxhunting toff says it The horrible moth says it The doomed homosexual With the persistent cough Babe, I'm on fire Yeah, babe, I'm on fire Chorus: Alright now, knock me up, baby, and hit me down Drop what you're doing and come around We can have fun till the sun goes down Cause I know that you and I can be together Forever! Cause I love you, come on Well, the Papist with his soul says it The rapist on a roll says it Jack says it, Jill says it As they roll down the hill Babe, I'm on fire (I'm on fire) Babe, I'm on fire Well, the clever circus flea says it The sailor on the sea The man from the Daily Mail With his dead refugee Babe, I'm on fire Yeah, babe, I'm on fire The hymen-busting Zulu says it The proud kangaroo says it The koala, the echidna And the platypus too Babe, I'm on fire Yeah now, babe, I'm on fire Well, the disgraced country vicar says it The crazed guitar picker says it The beatnik, the peacenik The apparachick too Babe, I'm on fire Yeah, babe, I'm on fire Well, the deranged midnight stalker says it Garcia Lorca says it The hit man, Walt Whitman And the halitotic talker Babe, I'm on fire Yeah, babe, I'm on fire Chorus: Alright now, hit me up, baby, and knock me down Drop what you're doing and come around We can hold hands till the sun goes down Cause I know that you and I can be together Cause I love you Well, the wine taster with his nose says it The fireman with his hose says it The pedestrian, the equestrian The tap-dancer with his toes Babe, I'm on fire Yeah, babe, I'm on fire Yeah well, the beast in the beauty pageant The pimply real estate agent The beach-comber, the roamer And the girl in a coma Babe, I'm on fire Yeah, babe, I'm on fire The old rock'n'roller With his two-seater stroller And the fan in the van With the abominable plan Babe, I'm on fire Yeah, babe, I'm on fire Well, the menstruating Jewess says it The nervous stewardess says it The hijacker, the backpacker The cunning safecracker Babe, I'm on fire Yeah, babe, I'm on fire Well, the sports commentator says it The old alligator says it The tennis pro with his racquet The loon in the straight jacket Babe, I'm on fire Yeah, he says, babe, I'm on fire Chorus: Alright now, hit me up, baby, and knock me down Drop what you're doing and come around We can hold hands till the sun goes down Cause I know that you and I can be together Cause I love you Alright here that time! Well, the butcher with his cleaver says it The mad basket weaver says it The jaded boxing writer And the glass-jawed fighter Babe, I'm on fire Yeah, babe, I'm on fire Well, the old town cryer says it The inveterate liar says it The pilchard, the bream And the trout in the stream Babe, I'm on fire Yeah, babe, I'm on fire The war correspondent says it The enthused and the despondent says it The electrician, the mortician And the man going fishin' Babe, I'm on fire Oh yeah, babe, I'm on fire The cattleman from Down Under says it The patriot with his plunder says it Watching a boat of full of refugees Sinking into the fucking sea Babe, I'm on fire Yeah, babe, I'm on fire Well, the silicone junky says it The corporate flunky says it The Italian designer With his rickshaw in China Babe, I'm on fire Yeah, babe, I'm on fire Chorus: Alright now, hit me up, baby, and knock me down Drop what you're doing and come around We can hold hands till the sun goes down Cause I know that you and I can be together Cause I love you The trucker with his juggernaut says it The lost astronaut says it The share cropper, the bent copper The compulsive shopper Babe, I'm on fire Oh yeah, babe, I'm on fire Well, the Viennese vampire says it The cowboy round his campfire says it The game show panellist The Jungian analyst Babe, I'm on fire Come on now, babe, I'm on fire Well, Warren says it, Blixa says it The lighting guy and mixer says it Mick says it, Marty says it Everyone at the party Babe, I'm on fire Yeah, babe, I'm on fire Chorus: Alright now, hit me up, baby, and knock me down Drop what you're doing and come around We can hold hands till the sun goes down Cause I know that you and I can be together Forever! Cause I love you You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  F  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. |
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