Oct252017

Niall Horan – Fire Away Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar and Keyboard

ChordsF C F5

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THIS IS THE CHORD PROGRESSION OF FIRE AWAY BY NIALL HORAN ON PIANO, GUITAR, UKULELE AND KEYBOARD…

[Verse]
F
You keep saying that you’re alright
F C
But I can see it through your fake smile, you’re not
F
There’s a reservoir in your eyes
F C
That you’ve been holding back a long time, what’s wrong?

[Chorus]
F
Darling, you don’t have to hold it
C
You don’t have to be afraid
F
You can go ahead and unload it
C
‘Cause you know it’ll be okay
C F
Fire away
C F
Fire away

[Verse]
F
Hold me close but at a distance
F C
Thinking that I never listen, but I do
F
I know sometimes it gets confusing
F C
You might be lost but I ain’t losing you

[Chorus]
F
Darling, you don’t have to hold it
C
You don’t have to be afraid
F
You can go ahead and unload it
C
‘Cause you know it’ll be okay
C F
Fire away, hm
C F
Fire away
C F
Fire away
C F
Fire away

[Solo]
C F C F

[Outro]
F5
And I will steady your hand
C
When you’re losing your grip
F5
Even if I don’t understand
C
You can talk to me
F5
And I will steady your hand
C
When you’re losing your grip
F5
Even if I don’t understand
C
You can talk to me
C F
Fire away
C F
Fire away
C F
Fire away
C F
Fire away
N.C.
Fire away.

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How to play Fire Away: key, chords and progression

Fire Away by Niall Horan keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 3 chords: F, C and F5.

The backbone of the song is F – C – F (IV – I – IV in C major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – fah. Practise these 3 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes D, A, D5 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.