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AJR - Burn The House Down Chords

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ChordsAm, C, Dm, F
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

[Opening]
Used to keep it [Am]cool Used to be a fool
All about the [C]bounce in my [Dm]step
Watch it on the [Am]news Whatcha gonna do?
I could hit re[C]fresh and for[Dm]get, used to keep it [Am]cool

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

[chorus]
[Am]Way up, way up we go, [C]been up and down that road
[Dm]Way up, way up, oh no, [F]we gonna burn the whole house down

[chorus]
[Am]Watch me stand in the line, [C]you’re only serving lies
[Dm]You’ve got something to hide, [F]we gonna burn the whole house down [Am] [C] [Dm]
[F]We gonna burn the whole house down

[verse 3]
Yeah, used to let it [Am]go Walk into the show, gawking at the [C]tricks up your [Dm]sleeve
Too good to be true [Am]Fool, I’m in a room, full of enter[C]tainers and [Dm]thieves
Used to let it [Am]go Woah, [Dm]oh no

[chorus]
[Am]Way up, way up we go, [C]been up and down that road
[Dm]Way up, way up, oh no, [F]we gonna burn the whole house down

[chorus]
[Am]Watch me stand in the line, [C]you’re only serving lies
[Dm]You’ve got something to hide, [F]we gonna burn the whole house down [Am] [C] [Dm]
[F]We gonna burn the whole house down

[verse 4]
Should I [Am]hang my head low? Should I [C]bite my tongue?
Or should I [Dm]march with every stranger from [F]Twitter to get *** done?
Used to [Am]hang my head low Now I [C]hear it loud
Every [Dm]stranger from Twitter is gonna [F]burn this down

[chorus]
[Am]Way up, way up we go, [C]been up and down that road
[Dm]Way up, way up, oh no, [F]we gonna burn the whole house down

[verse 5]
[Am]Watch me stand in the line (whoa oh)
[C]You’re only serving lies (yeah) [Dm]you’ve got something to hide
[F]We gonna burn the whole house down (Woah oh, yeah)

[Closing]
[Am] [C] [Dm]
[F]We gonna burn the whole house down, [Am]we burn it [C]down, we burn it [Dm]down
[F]We gonna burn the whole house down

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ArtistAJR
AlbumThe Click
GenresIndie, Pop
Year2017
KeyAm

How to play Burn The House Down on Guitar (Step-by-step)

AJR - Burn The House Down on guitar requires 4 chords and 5 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Burn The House Down uses these transitions most often: Am → C (18), C → Dm (18), and Dm → F (12). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Am - C chord transition.

1. Am → C chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from Am to C;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
Am to C

2. C → Dm chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram

To move from C to Dm;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
C to Dm

3. Dm → Am chord transition

Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from Dm to Am;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
Dm to Am

4. Dm → F chord transition

Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from Dm to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.
Dm to F

5. F → Am chord transition

To move from F to Am;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

Burn The House Down chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Burn The House Down.

  • Burn The House Down includes 69 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Burn The House Down contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Burn The House Down connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → C: 16%
    • Am → Dm: 8%
    After Dm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).
    • Dm → Am: 14%
    • Dm → F: 14%
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