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Shinedown – Pyro Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chord progression of Pyro by Shinedown on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Intro]
G F# Em D Em* x4

[Verse 1]
Em G A G
There’s thirty seconds left, what’s gonna happen next
Em G A G
You’d better watch your step, the wicked they don’t ever rest
G F# Em D Em* G F# Em D Em*
Yeah, they don’t ever rest
Em G A G
Ain’t nothin’ cut and dry, no retro overdrive
Em G A G
I cut the fuse, it’s live, I’ll feel it when the doves cry

G F# Em D Em* G F# Em D Em*
Yeah, when the doves cry

[Pre-chorus]
C
What can you do?
Em
Bringin’ you down
C
When your momma is a burnout
D
And your daddy is a pyro

[Chorus]
C
‘Cause they just want to light it on fire
Em
And they just want to let it all burn
C
And they just want to light it on fire
D
And they just want to let it all burn
G F# Em D Em*
Set fire to the family tree
G F# Em D Em*
And set fire to the family tree

G F# Em D Em*

[Verse 2]
Em G A G
It’s never one and done, it’s only just begun
Em G A G
And now the inmates are runnin’ the asylum
G F# Em D Em* G F# Em D Em*
Runnin’ the asylum
Em G A G
Am I a head case? Did I inherit this?
Em G A G
Am I a hypocrite to say that I ain’t feelin’ this (No, no, no, no, no!)
G F# Em D Em* G F# Em D Em*
‘Cause I ain’t feelin’ this (No, no, no, no, no, no, no!)

[Pre-chorus]
C
What can you do?
Em
Bringin’ you down
C
When your momma is a burnout
D
And your daddy is a pyro

[Bridge]
Em G A G
What can you do?
Em G A G
Where can you go?
Em G A G
When your momma is a burnout
Em
And your daddy is a pyro

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How to play Pyro: key, chords and progression

Pyro by Shinedown sits in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), and you need 6 chords to play it: G, F#, Em, D, A and C.

Listen for G – F# – Em – D (IV – III – ii – I in D major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – mi – reh – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar almost every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.