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Hellfire chords by Barns Courtney (Official Version)

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Em
Am
G
B

Intro 1

Em

Am

G

B

B

Em

Verse 1
Em 
Am 
Cold as a valley
G 
B 
Where I lay my head
Em 
Am 
B 
Em 
Cold as a woman In another man's bed
Am 
Down in in forest
G 
B 
With the devil in me
Em 
Am 
I'll remember the looks on their faces
B 
Em 
Through the sycamore trees

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Pre-chorus 1

Am

G

Ain't no chariots of fire

B

Em

Come to take me home

Am

G

I'm lost in the woods

B

Em

And I wander on

Chorus 1
Em 
Hellfire, hellfire
Am 
G 
Take my soul
B 
I've waited, waited
Em 
And I'm ready to go
(Yeah)
Em 
Mothers, children
Am 
G 
Lock your doors
B 
I'm waiting
Em 
And I'm ready to go

Verse 2
(Yeah)
Em 
Am 
Run in an alleyway
G 
B 
Through a dead end street
Em 
Am 
Murdering promises
B 
Em 
That I just can't keep
Am 
We could sing pretty melodies
G 
B 
On the unmade bed
Em 
Am 
Slow-dancing to a silhouette
B 
Em 
'Cause I ain't dead yet

Pre-chorus 2

Am

G

Ain't no chariots of fire

B

Em

Come to take me home

Am

G

I'm lost in the woods

B

Em

And I wander on

Chorus 2
Em 
Hellfire, hellfire
Am 
G 
Take my soul
B 
I've waited, waited
Em 
And I'm ready to go
(Yeah)
Mothers, children
Am 
G 
Lock your doors
B 
I'm waiting
Em 
And I'm ready to go

Interlude 1
(Yeah)
Em 
Am 
G 
B 
Em 
Em 
Am 
G 
B 
Em 

Chorus 3
(Yeah)
Em 
Hellfire, hellfire
Am 
G 
Take my soul
B 
I've waited, waited
Em 
And I'm ready to go
(Yeah)
Em 
Mothers, children
Am 
G 
Lock your doors
B 
I'm waiting
Em 
And I'm ready to go

Outro 1

(Yeah)

Em

Am

G

B

B

Em

Em

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Em
Am
G
B

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: E minorBPM: 94

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
B: x-2-4-4-4-x

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This is the definitive original version of Hellfire by Barns Courtney, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E minor. It suits players who want to learn Hellfire the way Barns Courtney intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Hellfire

Barns Courtney

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