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Waylon Jennings – Im On Fire Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsE A C B7

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[Verse 1]
 E
Hey, little lady is
your man at home
                               A
Did he go and leave you all alone?
                      C
And oh, I got a bad desire

[Chorus]
 A      B7          E
Oh, oh, oh, I'm on fire

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[Verse 2]
  E
Tell me little lady is
he good to you
Can he do to you good
                A
things I don't do
                 C
I can take you higher

[Chorus]
 A      B7          E
Oh, oh, oh, I'm on fire

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[Verse 3]
  E                   A
Like someone took a knife babe
Edgy and dull and cut
             E
a six-inch valley
Through the middle of my soul
E
At night I wake up with
the sheets soaking wet
And a freight train running
through the middle of my head
           A            C
Only you can cool my desire

How to play Im On Fire: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Im On Fire by Waylon Jennings on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Im On Fire by Waylon Jennings is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 4 chords: E, A, C and B7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is E – A – C – A (I – IV – ♭VI – IV in E major). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

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