Strange Fire
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E E
{intro}
E E
I come to you with strange fire, I make an offering of love
E E
The incense of my soul is burned by the fire in my blood
E E
I come with a softer answer to the questions that lie in your path
E E
I want to harbor you from the anger, find a refuge from the wrath
E/A E/A
This is a message, a message of love
E/A E/A
Love that moves from the inside out, love that never grows tired
A E E
I come to you (I come to you) with strange fire, fire
Mercenaries of the shrine, now who are you to speak for god?
With haughty eyes and lying tongues and hands that shed innocent blood
Now who delivered you the power to interpret calvary?
You gamble away our freedom to gain your own authority
E/A E/A
Find another state of mind, you know it's time we all learned to grab hold
E/A {tacet} E E
Strange fire burns with the motion of love, love
E E E E
{guitar solo}
E/A E/A E/A A
{guitar solo}
E E
Ah ah ahhh, ah ah ah ahhhhh; Ah ah ahhh, ah ah ah ahhhhh
When you learn to love yourself, you will dissolve all the stones that are cast
You will learn to burn the icing sky and to melt the waxen mask
I said to have the gift of true release, this is a peace gonna take you higher
Oh I come to you with my offering, I bring you strange fire
This is a message, a message of love
Love that moves from the inside out, love that never grows tired
A E E E
I come to you (I come to you) with strange fire, fire, ahh...ahhh
A E E E.
I come to you (I come to you) with strange fire__________________
Lyrics and chords:
E E
E E
I come to you with strange fire, I make an offering of love
E E
The incense of my soul is burned by the fire in my blood.
E E
I come with a softer answer to the questions that lie in
your path,
E E
I want to harbor you from the anger, find a refuge from the
wrath.
Dsus2 Dsus2
This is a message, a message of love.
Dsus2 Dsus2
Love that moves from the inside out, love that never grows
tired.
B E
I come to you with strange fire.
E E
Mercenaries of the shrine, now who are you to speak for God
E E
With haughty eyes and lying tongues, hands that shed
innocent blood.
E E
Now who delivered you the power to interpret calvary,
E E
You gambled away our freedom to gain your own authority.
Dsus2 Dsus2
Find another state of mind, reach out and grab hold.
Dsus2 E
Strange fire burns with the motion of love.
E E
When you learn to love yourself, you will dissolve all the
stones that are cast.
E E
Now you will learn to burn the icing sky, to melt the waxen
mask.
E E
I said to have the gift of true release, here's a peace
that will take you higher.
E E
I come to you with my offering, I bring you strange fire.
Dsus2 Dsus2
This is a message, a message of love.
Dsus2 Dsus2
Love that moves from the inside out, love that never grows
tired.
B E
I come to you with strange fire.
B E
I come to you (I come to you) with strange fire.
How to play Strange Fire
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.