Cornfield Ablaze
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Intro
E7sus4/D Aadd11 F#m7
E7sus4/D Aadd11 E E6
E7sus4/D Aadd11 F#m7
E7sus4/D Aadd11 E E6
Verse
E7sus4/D Aadd11 F#m7
I saw you from the tractor the harvest had begun
E7sus4/D Aadd11
You were the lovechild of two gods
E E6
I was the farmer's awkward son
E7sus4/D Aadd11 F#m7
You left Mount Olympus to find your soul mate
E7sus4/D
I left a scribbled note, quote:
Aadd11 E
"Dear Pa, this year harvest can wait"
[Refrão]Bm7 E F#m Bm7
You took the match to my dry August days
Bm7 E F#m E
Cornfield ablaze! Cornfield ablaze!
Bm7 E F#m Bm7
Flames licked the sky, that was some summer haze
Bm7 E F#m E
Cornfield ablaze! Cornfield ablaze!
Bm7 E F#m Bm7
How do I love you? Let me count the ways...
Amaj7 Bm7 Amaj7 Bm7
Cornfield ablaze!
Verse
E7sus4/D Aadd11 F#m7
Pa, don't be angry the fields that were host
E7sus4/D Aadd11
To the corn and the wheat:
E E6
The fact is they're toast!
E7sus4/D Aadd11 F#m7
In self-defence I'm obligued to point out
E7sus4/D Aadd11
There'll always be a risk of combustion
E
When there's been a drought
[Refrão]Bm7 E F#m Bm7
You took the match to my dry August days
Bm7 E F#m E
Cornfield ablaze! Cornfield ablaze!
Bm7 E F#m Bm7
Flames licked the sky, that was some summer haze
Bm7 E F#m E
Cornfield ablaze! Cornfield ablaze!
Bm7 E F#m Bm7
How do I love you? Let me count the ways...
Amaj7 Bm7 Amaj7 Bm7
Cornfield ablaze!
Bridge
E F#m Bm7 E
Imagine if the firemen worked and worked for days
E F#m Bm7
And still the cornfields stayed ablaze...
Verse
E7sus4/D Aadd11
Her hair it was golden
F#m7
Her hair it was yarn
E7sus4/D Aadd11
We were playing with fire
E E6
In a number one barn
E7sus4/D Aadd11
Carried away like
F#m7
Two sparks on a breeze
E7sus4/D Aadd11
Then we fused into one
E
At a thousand degrees
[Refrão]Bm7 E F#m Bm7
You overwhelmed agricultural man
Bm7 E F#m E
Cornfield ablaze! Cornfield ablaze!
Bm7 E F#m Bm7
You wild pyromaniac daughter of Pan
Bm7 E F#m E
Cornfield ablaze! Cornfield ablaze!
Bm7 E F#m Bm7
You took a scarecrow and made him a man...
Amaj7 Bm7 Amaj7 Bm7
Cornfield ablaze!
Amaj7 Bm7
Cornfield ablaze!
Amaj7 Bm7
Cornfield ablaze!
Amaj7 Bm7
Cornfield ablaze!
How to play Cornfield Ablaze
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.