Passenger - Start A Fire: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Start A Fire" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Start A Fire Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Passenger

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Start A Fire" smoothly on your guitar.

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

C#m                                 B
I was born a baby boy a long time ago
A                                                       C#m B
Back when the hillsides were green and the water would flow
     C#m                               B
But nights they fall and settle like snow
   A                                                    C#m B
I watched as the hillsides turned white with nowhere to go

Chorus:
A                          C#m
Oh think I'm gonna start a fire
A                          C#m B C#m
Oh think I'm gonna start a fire

Now my heart's a frozen lake where streams used to flow
Down to the forest of my mind where memory would grow
Now I walk amongst the trees where the last sun glows
The leaves are all golden and brown with nowhere to go

Chorus:
Oh, think I'm gonna start a fire
And oh, think I'm gonna start a fire now

    A
My skin like these boulders
     B
Is cracking and older
      E                      C#m
With each passing year that goes
     A
My cliff face is crumbling
 B
Silently tumbling
 E          G#      C#m
Down to the water below
    A
And if I light a match
        B
I'll be able to catch
     G#                 A
The last sun before it goes

Chorus:
And oh, well I think I'm gonna start a fire
Oh, think I'm gonna start a fire
And oh, think I'm gonna start a fire now


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

G#

Guitar chord G#

B

Guitar chord B

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 "Start A Fire" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Start A Fire" by Passenger.

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