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Chris Stapleton - Fire Away Chords

Chord reference G, D, Em, C, Am
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [C] [G]Honey load up your [D]questions, [Em]and pick up your [C]sticks and your [G]stones [D] [C] And [G]pretend I’m a [D]shelter for [Em]heartaches [C]that don’t have a [G]home [D] [C] Choose the [Am]words that [Em]cut like a [Am]razor [Em]and all that I’ll [D]say

[Em][D][G][C]Fire away [D]take your [Em]best shot Show me [D]what you got, [G]honey [C]I’m not [D]afraid Rear back and take [C]aim, and fire [G][D]away. [Em] [C] [G] [D] [C]

[G]Well I wish I could [D]say, [Em]that I’ve never [C]been here [G]before [D] [C] But [G]you know and I [D]know, that [Em]I’ll always [C]come back for [G]more [D] [C] Your [Am]love might [Em]be my [Am]damnation [Em]but I’ll cry to my [D]grave

[Em][D][G][C]Fire away [D]take your [Em]best shot Show me [D]what you got, [G]honey [C]I’m not [D]afraid Rear back and take [C]aim, and fire [G][D]away. [Em] [C] [G] [D] [C]

[Em][D][G][C]Fire away [D]take your [Em]best shot Show me [D]what you got, [G]honey [C]I’m not [D]afraid Rear back and take [C]aim, and fire [G][D]away. [Em] [C] Fire [G]Away [D] [Em] [C]ohh Fire [G]Away [D] [Em] [C] Fire [G]Away [D] [Em] [C] [G]

Album Traveller
Year 2015
Key G

How to Play Fire Away on Guitar?

Chris Stapleton - Fire Away can be played in the key of G using the G, D, Em, C, Am chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Fire Away with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.