Fire In The Hole Chords by Steely Dan

Tempo:
73.225 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

Ab

Gm

E

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Steely Dan - Fire in the Hole chords
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[D] [Dm] [Em] [F]
[D] [Dm] [E] [Gm]
[F] [A] [D] [Dm] I [E] declined to walk the line, [G] they [Gm] tell me [D] that I'm [Dm] lazy.
[D] [Dm] Worldly [E]-wise, I realize [G] that [Gm] [D] everybody's [Dm] crazy.
[Ab] [Eb] A woman's [Bb] voice reminds me [Ab]
[Bb] to serve and [Cm] not to speak.
[Ab] Am I [Gm] myself or [Eb] just [Ab] another freak?
[Gb] [Bb] You know there's fire [G] in the hall [Cm]
and nothing left [Ab] to burn.
[Bb] I'd love [C] to run [Eb] out now, there's no [Ab] way left [Bb] to turn, [G] no.
[Dm] With a [E] cough, I shake it off [G] and [Gm] walk [Dm] around my yellow [D] stride.
[Dm] Should I [E] hide or eat my [G] pride or [Gm] wait [Dm] until it's good and right?
[Ab] My [Eb] life is [Bb] boiling over, [Ab] it's [Bb] happened [Cm] once before.
[Ab] I [Fm] wish someone [Eb] would open [Ab] up the door.
[Gb] Don't you [Fm] know there's fire [C] in the [G] hall [Cm] and nothing [Ab] left to burn?
[F] I'd love to [Eb] run out now, there's no [Ab] way left [Bb] to turn.
[D] [E]
[Gm] [Dm] [G] [E]
[Gm] [Dm] [Am] [Fm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Ab] [D] [Cm] [Ab] [G] [Eb]
[Ab] [Gb] [Dm] [E]
[Gm] [Db] [Dm] [Am] [E]
[Gm] [C] [Dm] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb] [Cm] [Ab] [Cm] [Gm]
[Ab] [Gb] Don't you [Bb] know there's [Fm] fire [G] in the hall [Cm] and nothing [Ab] left to burn?
[Bb] I'd [F] love to [Eb] run out now, [Ab] there's no way [Bb] left to turn.
[D] [E] [G] [Gm] [D] [Dm] [E]
[Gm] [Dm] [E]
[G] [Gm] [D] [Dm] [E]
[G] [Gm] [Dm] [E]
[Gm] [Dm] [Em]
[G]
Key:  
Dm
2311
Ab
134211114
Gm
123111113
E
2311
G
2131
Dm
2311
Ab
134211114
Gm
123111113
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To learn Steely Dan - Fire In The Hole chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - G, Gm, D, Dm, E, G, Gm and Dm of chords. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 36 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 73. With the song's key of Eb Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Em] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _ [E] _ _ [Gm] _
[F] _ [A] _ _ [D] [Dm] I [E] declined to walk the line, [G] they [Gm] tell me [D] that I'm [Dm] lazy.
[D] [Dm] Worldly [E]-wise, I realize [G] that [Gm] [D] everybody's [Dm] crazy.
[Ab] [Eb] A woman's [Bb] voice reminds me [Ab]
[Bb] to serve and [Cm] not to speak.
[Ab] Am I [Gm] myself or [Eb] just [Ab] another freak?
_ [Gb] [Bb] You know there's fire [G] in the hall [Cm]
and nothing left [Ab] to burn.
[Bb] I'd love [C] to run [Eb] out now, there's no [Ab] way left [Bb] to turn, [G] no.
[Dm] With a [E] cough, I shake it off [G] and [Gm] walk [Dm] around my yellow [D] stride.
[Dm] Should I [E] hide or eat my [G] pride or [Gm] wait [Dm] until it's good and right?
[Ab] My [Eb] life is [Bb] boiling over, [Ab] it's [Bb] happened [Cm] once before.
[Ab] I [Fm] wish someone [Eb] would open [Ab] up the door.
[Gb] Don't you [Fm] know there's fire [C] in the [G] hall [Cm] and nothing [Ab] left to burn?
[F] I'd love to [Eb] run out now, there's no [Ab] way left [Bb] to turn.
_ [D] _ [E] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
[Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _
[Ab] _ [D] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _ [Eb] _
[Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [E] _ _
[Gm] _ [Db] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ [E] _ _
[Gm] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _
[Cm] _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _
[Ab] _ _ [Gb] Don't you [Bb] know there's [Fm] fire [G] in the hall [Cm] and nothing [Ab] left to burn?
[Bb] I'd [F] love to [Eb] run out now, [Ab] there's no way [Bb] left to turn.
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _ [E] _ _
_ [Gm] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[G] _ [Gm] _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [E] _ _
[G] _ [Gm] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen.

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