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Sam Riggs – Fire Dynamite Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
G  Cadd9 X2

[Verse 1]
G                         C
Some people talk to angels
G                             C
Some people talk to themselves
       D
Well I don't know who
you're talking to
G
But Everything you
say makes me want you

[Chorus]
Cadd9
You are a novel in
a sea of magazines
G
You make me nervous,
you make my heart beat
Cadd9
You are red in a sea
of black and white
Em            D           G
You are fire, you are dynamite
G  Cadd9 X2

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[Verse 2]
G                                  C
Some people try to change the world
G                          C
Some people just stay alive
  D
I don't know what you're living for
G
But everything you do
makes me want more

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[Chorus]
Cadd9
You are a novel in
a sea of magazines
G
You make me nervous,
you make my heart beat
Cadd9
You are red in a sea
of black and white
Em            D           G
You are fire, you are dynamite
G  Cadd9 X2

[Chorus]
Cadd9
You are a novel in a sea of magazines
G
You make me nervous,
you make my heart beat
Cadd9
You are red in a sea
of black and white
Em            D           G
You are fire, you are dynamite
Em            D           G
You are fire, you are dynamite
Em            D           G
You are fire, you are dynamite

[Otro]
G  Cadd9 X4
G

How to play Fire Dynamite: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Fire Dynamite by Sam Riggs on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Fire Dynamite by Sam Riggs is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 5 chords: G, Cadd9, C, D and Em.

Most of the song cycles through D – G – Cadd9 – G (V – I – IVadd9 – I in G major). In solfa, that is soh – doh – fah – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.