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Angels & Airwaves – A Fire In A Nameless Town Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
C  Em  C  Em

[Verse 1]
    C
I think we started something
  Em               G/B
That we can't deny
   C                  Esus4  E  G/B
A fire in a nameless town
     C
I'm really not that special
     Em               G/B
And you're all I have
      C
I'm scared to death you'll
          Esus4   E   G/B
figure it out
      Am
And when the train arrives
               Em
on time I'll know
    Am
If you were like the wind or not,
      Em
I'll now
       C
You're eyes have written something
        Em                   G/B
on the back of bedroom walls
      C
The sheets are here to catch
       Esus4   E   G/B
their fall
    Am
And if you leave this
                   Em
life behind I'll stall
      Am                      Em
Will you imagine you and I at all

[Chorus]
 C
Go, I don't mind
           G           Am
I'll wait here if you search
              C
for yourself dear
                      G
Don't forget us this time
             Am
Please stay here
          C     Em   Am
One more night
C   Esus4   E   G/B

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[Verse 2]
      C
The smoke is in the distance
   Em             G/B
A sign of reverie
   C                  Esus4  E  G/B
A fire in a nameless town
   C
I called you at the moment
     Em               G/B
Your image came to me
      C
The bleeding of the heart
     Esus4   E   G/B
I'm down
     Am                      Em
The memory of us won't disappear
      Am
I'll watch you home from
                     Em
school each day for years

[Chorus]
 C
Go, I don't mind
           G           Am
I'll wait here if you search
              C
for yourself dear
                      G
Don't forget us this time
             Am
Please stay here
          C     Em    C    Em
One more night

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[Instrumental]
C  Em  C  Em  3x

[Chorus]
 N.C.
Go, I don't mind

I'll wait here if you
                     C
search for yourself dear
                      G
Don't forget us this time
             Am
Please stay here, one more
 C
Go, I don't mind
           G           Am
I'll wait here if you search
              C
for yourself dear
                      G
Don't forget us this time
             Am
Please stay here
          C
One more night

How to play A Fire In A Nameless Town: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for A Fire In A Nameless Town by Angels & Airwaves on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

A Fire In A Nameless Town by Angels & Airwaves is written in C major (no sharps or flats) and moves through 7 chords: C, Em, G/B, Esus4, E, Am and G.

The backbone of the song is C – G – Am – C (I – V – vi – I in C major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – lah – doh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.