The Boys – Playing With Fire Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

The Boys – Playing With Fire Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of Playing With Fire by The Boys on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C F x2

[Verse 1]
C                          F
She makes me forget all the words
C                                                              F
Yeah her touch and I forget my hurt
C                                          F
She makes a man lose his mind
C                                          F
She drives me redneck crazy
C                                                              F
There’s something ’bout the way she
C                                          F
Looks at me with those big brown eyes

[Chords]
C
She’s like staring a bull right in the eyes
F
Riding a tornado right out of the sky
Am
Wish you had a grip but you know damn well
G
you don’t
C
She’s like trying to swim against the tide
F
Or get in a fight with both hands tied
Am
You can’t let go of a live wire
G
Playing with fire
C F C F

[Verse 2]
C                      F
She knows just what to say
C                                          F
Her kiss is gonna make my day
C                                                              F
Even when she tears my world apart
C                                          F
She makes me work hard for every kiss
C                                          F
But I know exactly what this is
C                                              F
That girl is gonna steal my heart

[Chorus]
C
She’s like staring a bull right in the eyes
F
Riding a tornado right out of the sky
Am
Wish you had a grip but you know damn well
G
you don’t
C
She’s like trying to swim against the tide
F
Or get in a fight with both hands tied
Am
You can’t let go of a live wire
G
Playing with fire

[Solo]
C F Am G

[Chorus]
C
She’s like staring a bull right in the eyes
F
Riding a tornado right out of the sky
Am
Wish you had a grip but you know damn well
G
you don’t (start chorus over)
C
She’s like staring a bull right in the eyes
F
Riding a tornado right out of the sky
Am
Wish you had a grip but you know damn well
G
you don’t
C
She’s like trying to swim against the tide
F
Or get in a fight with both hands tied
Am
You can’t let go of a live wire
G
Playing with fire
C F C F
C                                          F
She makes me forget all the words

How to play Playing With Fire: key, chords and progression

Playing With Fire by The Boys keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 4 chords: C, F, Am and G.

Most of the song cycles through C – F – Am – G (I – IV – vi – V in C major), a pop progression that moves to the vi before resolving through V. In solfa, that is doh – fah – lah – soh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, Em, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D

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Playing With Fire chords: questions

What key is Playing With Fire in?

Playing With Fire by The Boys is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Playing With Fire?

Playing With Fire uses 4 chords: C, F, Am, G.

What is the chord progression of Playing With Fire?

The main progression is C – F – Am – G (I – IV – vi – V), a pop progression that moves to the vi before resolving through V.

Is Playing With Fire easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, Em, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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