U2 - The Unforgettable Fire: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Unforgettable 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.

Dm             A#
Ice, your only rivers run cold
           Dm                    A#
These city lights, they shine in silver and gold
             Dm                   A#         Dm A# F
Dug from the night, your eyes as black as coal

 C                            D#
Walk on by, walk on through, walk till you run
               A#              Dm  A#
And don't look back, for here, I am
    Dm                      A#
Carnival, the wheels fly and the colors spin,
             Dm
through alcohol
              A#
Red wine that punctures the skin
         Dm                 A#            F
Face to face, in a dry and waterless place
 C
Walk on by, walk on thorugh,
   D#                        A#
so sad to besiege your love so head on

Chorus:
  F             C
Stay tonight, stay tonight in a lie
D#                   A#             F
I'm only asking but I think you know
                  C
Come on take me away
                  Gm
Come on take me away
                 Am          Dm
Come on take me home, home again

F                            C
And if the mountain should crumble,
        D#
or disappear into the sea
       A#               F
Not a tear nor not I, stay in this time

Chorus:
  C
Stay tonight, in a lie
D#         A#
Ever after, there's love in time
            F            C
And if you save it all, save your love
      Gm                      Am
Don't push me too far, don't push me too far,
  Dm
tonight, tonight


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "The Unforgettable Fire" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Unforgettable Fire" by U2.

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