Ukulele: AJR – Burn The House Down Ukulele Chord Progression & Tab

Ukulele: AJR – Burn The House Down Ukulele Chord Progression & Tab

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This is the Ukulele chord progression of Burn The House Down by AJR.

[Verse 1: Jack]
Am
Used to keep it cool
Am
Used to be a fool
C                                    Dm
All about the bounce in my step
Am
Watch it on the news
Am
Whatcha gonna do?
C                                                   Dm
I could hit refresh and forget
Am
Used to keep it cool

[Instrumental]
Am C Dm F

[Verse 2: Jack]
Am
Should I keep it light?
Am
Stay out of the fight?
C                                                   Dm
No one’s gonna listen to me
Am
If I write a song
Am
Preaching what is wrong
C                                 Dm
Will they let me sing on TV?
Am
Should I keep it light?

[Instrumental]
Am C Dm F
Is that right?

[Chorus]
Am
Way up way up we go
F
Been up and down that road
C
Way up way up, oh no
Bm
We gon’ burn the whole house down
Am
Watch me stand in the line
F
You’re only serving lies
C
You’ve got something to hide
Bm (Let Slowly Fade Out)
We gon’ burn the whole house down
We gon burn the whole house down

[Verse 3: Jack]
Am
Yeah, used to let it go
Am
Walk into the show
C                                                   Dm
Gawking at the tricks up your sleeve
Am
Too good to be true
Am
Fool, Im in a room
C                                                   Dm
Full of entertainers and thieves
Am
Used to let it go
Am
Woah, oh no
Am C Dm F
(Woah, oh no)

[Chorus]
Am
Way up way up we go
F
Been up and down that road
C
Way up way up, oh no
Bm
We gon’ burn the whole house down
Am
Watch me stand in the line
F
You’re only serving lies
C
You’ve got something to hide
Bm
We gon’ burn the whole house down
Bm
We gon’ burn the whole house down

[Bridge: Jack]
(We gon’ burn the whole house down)
Am (Strum Once)
Should I hang my head low?
C
Should I bite my tongue?
F Dm
Or should I march with every stranger from Twitter to get stuff done?
Am (Slowly Increase Strumming)
Used to hang my head low
C
Now I hear it loud
F Bm
Every stranger from Twitter is gonna burn this down

[Chorus]
(Small Voice And Strumming)
Am
Way up way up we go
F
Been up and down that road
C
Way up way up, oh no
Bm
We gon’ burn the whole house down
(Increase Strumming And Voice Slowly)
Am
Watch me stand in the line (whoa oh)
F
You’re only serving lies (yeah)
C
You’ve got something to hide
(Play Once)
Bm
We gon’ burn the whole house down

Woah oh, yeah
(Am F C Bm All Until End)
We gon’ burn the whole house down

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How to play Burn The House Down: key, chords and progression

Burn The House Down by AJR is in the key of A minor (no sharps or flats). The song uses 5 chords: Am, C, Dm, F and Bm.

Listen for Am – C – Dm – Am (i – III – iv – i in A minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em, G, Am, C, F#m (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯

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Burn The House Down chords: questions

What key is Burn The House Down in?

Burn The House Down by AJR is in the key of A minor (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Burn The House Down?

Burn The House Down uses 5 chords: Am, C, Dm, F, Bm.

What is the chord progression of Burn The House Down?

The main progression is Am – C – Dm – Am (i – III – iv – i).

Is Burn The House Down easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em, G, Am, C, F#m (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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