House of Fire Alice Cooper
"House of Fire" by Alice Cooper
Words and music by Alice Cooper, Joan Jett, and Desmond Child
From the album Trash (1989)
Transcription by Andrija Babovic
"House of fire. House of fire. Yeah"
Guitar two
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|----------------------------------------------0--2--0----------------------|
"All right!"
Guitar one (downward pickscrapes here)
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--9----4-----------------------9------------4------------------------------| D-|--9----4----4------------------9------------4----4-------------------------| A-|--7----2----4------------------7------------2----4-------------------------| E-|------------2------------0--0--------------------2-------------------------|
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|Guitar two |
E-|---------------2--2--------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------2--2----------------------------------------5b-rb-b---------| G-|---------------------4b--2--2--2------------4--------------4b-rb-b---------| D-|--------------------------------------------4-------------------------4----| A-|----------------------------------.--.--.---2-----0--2p0-------------------| E-|----------------------------------0--0--0----------------------------------|
Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--9-----4---------------------------------------9-----4-----------11-------| D-|--9-----4-----4----4----4----4----4--4----------9-----4-----------11-------| A-|--7-----2-----4----4----4----4----4--4----------7-----2------------9-------| E-|--------------2----2----2----2----2--2----------------2--------------------|
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|Guitar two |
E-|--------------5----2-----------------2-------------------------------------| B-|--------------4b---2-----------------2----4b-rb-b-----2-----4b-rb--2-------| G-|----------------------2------4p2-----2----4b-rb-b-----2--2--4------2-------| D-|----------------------------------4----------------------------------------| A-|-----------0---------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|Guitar three |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--------------11-----------------------------------------------------------| D-|--------------11---11--9--11--11-----11------------------------------------| A-|-------------------11--9--11--11-----11------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Let's build a house of fire, baby."
Guitar one
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------2--2------| B-|-----------------------------------------------------------------2--2------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|----4--2--4--4----------------------7--7--7--7--2--2--2--0h1----------2--0-| E-|----2--2--2--2------------------------------------------------2------------|
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|Guitar two |
E-|-----5----2----------------------------------------------------------------| B-|-----4b---2----------------------------------------------------------------| G-|------------4b-rb--4b-rb--2------------------------------------------------| D-|--4--------------------------4--2------------------------------------------| A-|--------------------------------2------------------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------0------------------------------------------|
"Not one of wood or stone. Walk through my door of
Guitar one
E-|-------------------------------2--x--x--2--x-------------------------------| B-|-------------------------------2--x--x--2--x-------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--0h1--------------------2--0--7----7--7--7----2---2--| E-|----------------------------2----------------------------------------------|
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|Guitar two |
E-|-------------------------------------------------0-------------------------| B-|-------------2--4--4--4-----------4b----2--------0---------------2--4------| G-|-------------2--4--4--4-----4--2--4b-------4---------------------2--4------| D-|-------------2--4--4--4------------------------------------------2--4------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"desire, baby. Come on in and make it your home."
Guitar one
E-|-------------2---2------------------------------------------2--x--x--2--x-----| B-|-------------2---2------------------------------------------2--x--x--2--x-----| G-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|--2--0h1-------------2--0--7--7--7--7--2--2-----2--0h1--------------------2--0| E-|----------2---------------------------------------------2---------------------|
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|Guitar two |
E-|------------------------------------------------------------2-----------------| B-|---------------------------------------4--4--4--------------2--4b-------------| G-|---------------------------------------4--4--4-----------------4b---------2---| D-|------------------------------------2--4--4--4-------------------------------4| A-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Don't need a window to watch you, baby."
"We ain't gotta pay rent now, baby."
Guitar one
E-|-------------------------------2---------2---------------------------------| B-|-------------------------------2---------2---------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--0h1-----------------------------------2--0----------| E-|----------------------------2----------------------------------------------|
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|Guitar two |
E-|-------------------------------9-------9~~------9---9----------------------| B-|-----4--4--4--4--4--4---------10b--10-------10-----10b--10\----------------| G-|-----4--4--4--4--4--4--------x---------------------------------------------| D-|-----4--4--4--4--4--4-------x----------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Don't need no roof over head."
"No landlord to throw us out."
Guitar one Notes in [] are played second time.
E-|-------------------------------2--------x--x--2---x--2---------------------| B-|-------------------------------2-[4\2]--x--x--2---x--2---------------------| G-|---------------------------------[4\2]-------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--0h1------------------------------2--0---------------| E-|----------------------------2----------------------------------------------|
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|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|-----------2--4--4--4--x---------------------------------------------------| G-|-----------2--4--4--4--x---------------------------------------------------| D-|-----------2--4--4--4--x----------------4--4------4--4-----2---------------| A-|----------------------------------------4--4------4--4-----2---------------| E-|-------------------------------5b-------2--2--5b--2--2-----0---------------|
"Don't need no key to unlock you, baby."
"I wanna play in your garden, baby."
Guitar one
E-|-------------------------------2--[5b]----2--------------------------------| B-|-------------------------------2--[4-]----2--------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--0h1-------------------------2--0--------------------| E-|----------------------------2----------------------------------------------|
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|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------4b-----------------------------------------| G-|--------------2-4--4--4---------4b-----------------------------------------| D-|--2--2--2--2--2-4--4--4----------------------------------------------------| A-|--2--2--2--2-----------------x---------------------------------------------| E-|--0--0--0--0-------------5b------------------------------------------------|
"I'll use my lovin' instead.
"When you gonna give me a shout?"
Guitar one
E-|------------------------------------2----------2-----2---------------------| B-|------------------------------------2----------2-----2---------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--0h1-------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------2-------x--x-----x------------------------|
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|Guitar two |
E-|-------------------------------------9-------------------------------------| B-|-------------------------------------9-------------------------------------| G-|--------------2--4--4--4--4---------11-------------------------------------| D-|--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--------------------------/16\------------------| A-|--2--2--2--2--0--2--2--2--2------9-------9--9--9-----/16\------------------| E-|--0--0--0--0---------------------9-------9--9--9---------------------------|
"I won't tire. Take me higher."
Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--9-------------------------------11---------------------------------------| D-|--9-------------------------------11---------------------------------------| A-|--7--------------------------------9---------------------------------------| E-|-------------------------x\------------------------------------------------|
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|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--9~~~~---------------------------11---------------------------------------| D-|--9~~~~---------------------------11---------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
"Building a house of fire, baby, bulding with our love."
E-|-------------------------------------[4]-----------------------------------| B-|-------------2-----------------------[4]-----------------------------------| G-|--6----------3-------------------------------6-------11--------------------| D-|--6----------3--------6---6--6--6--6--6--6---6-------11-------6------------| A-|--4----------1--------6---6--6--6--6--6--6---4--------9-------6------------| E-|----------------------4---4--4--4--4--4--4--------------------4------------|
"We are building a house of fire every time we
Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|------------------------------------------------------2--2-----2--------2--| G-|------------------------6----6---x---6--x--x--x--x----3--3--x--3--x--x--3--| D-|--6---6--6--6--6--6-----6----6---x---6--x--x--x--x----3--3--x--3--x--x--3--| A-|--6---6--6--6--6--6-----4----4---x---4--x--x--x--x----1--1--x--1--x--x--1--| E-|--4---4--4--4--4--4--------------------------------------------------------|
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|Guitar two |
E-|------------4--4-----------------------------------------------------------| B-|------------4--4-----------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|--6------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|--6---------------6--5-----------------------------------------------------| E-|--4------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|Guitar three |
E-|--[4--4-----4--4--4--]-----------------------------------------------------| B-|--[4--4-----4--4--4--]--------------------------------2-----2-----2--2--2--| G-|--[-----5-----------5]--6--------6------6--6--6-------3-----3-----3--3--3--| D-|------------------------6--------6------6--6--6-------3-----3-----3--3--3--| A-|------------------------4--------4------4--4--4-------1-----1-----1--1--1--| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"touch. [We are] House of fire!"
Guitar one
E-|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------| B-|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------| G-|-----------------------------------------------------|--9-----4------------| D-|--6--x--x--6--x--x--6--x---x--6--6--x---6---6--------|--9-----4------------| A-|--6--x--x--6--x--x--6--x---x--6--6--x---6---6--------|--7-----2------------| E-|--4--x--x--4--x--x--4--x---x--4--4--x---4---4--------|--0------------------|
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|Guitar two |
E-|----[4--4--------4--4-------------4--4------4--4--]--|---------------------| B-|----[4--4--4h6---4--4-------------4--4------4--4h6]--|---------------------| G-|----[------5h6----------------6b--4-----6b-----5h6]--|---------------------| D-|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------| A-|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------| E-|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
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|Guitar three |
E-|-----------------4--4------4--4-------4--4--4--------|---------------------| B-|-----------------4--4------4--4-------4--4--4--------|---------------------| G-|-----------------------6b---------6b-----------------|---------------------| D-|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------| A-|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------| E-|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
"House of fire!" (Go to verse two)
Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--------------------9----4--4----3-----------------------------------------| D-|--4---4---4---4-----9----4--4----4-----------------------------------------| A-|--4---4---4---4-----7----2--4----4-----------------------------------------| E-|--2---2---2---2p0---0-------2----2-----------------------------------------|
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|Guitar two (This all played the first time) |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|----14-----14--------------------/11---12--11--11--11\---------------------| G-|----13b--------x\----------------/11---13--11--11--11\---------------------| D-|---------------------------------/11-------11--11--11\---------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"[Db]Building this [Bbm]house toget[Ab]her, baby. St[Db]anding on s[Gb]olid g[Ab]round.
We are [Bbm]building a house of fire [Gb] that you can't tear [Ab]down."
Solo
[E] [F#] [E]
E-|-----------------------------------------------5b--------------------------| B-|----7p5--0--5---7p5--0--5---7p5--0--5---7p5--0------7p5--7-----------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[E] [B] [F#]
E-|---------------2--5--5-----2--5--4--2--------------------------------------| B-|------------2-----4--4b----2--5--4--2--2--2-------------------------5b-----| G-|--4b--2--4-----------------------4--2--2--2--4p2-----4p2-----2--5b---------| D-|--------------------------------------------------4-------4----------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[E] [B]
E-|-----------------------------------14-------------------14-----------------| B-|-----------------------------------14-------------------14-----------------| G-|-5rb--2--4p2-----4p2-----2--16h17------17p16p14--16h17------17p16p14--16p14| D-|--------------4-------4----------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[F#]
E-|-------14--17p14h17--19b---------17------19------17------------------------| B-|--16b--------------------------------19------19------19----------19b-------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Palm mute these notes)
"Brick by brick the flames get higher. Build it strong with
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------9--9--9--9--9--9--11--11--11--11--11--11--| A-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---7--7--7--7--7--7---9---9---9---9---9---9--| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"our de_______________________sire.
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11-------------------------------| A-|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat Chorus here with Fills one and two first time
Fill one
E-|-----4--------4--4--4--4--| B-|-----4--------4--4--4--4--| G-|--------------------------| D-|--------------------------| A-|--------------------------| E-|--4--------4--------------|
Fill two
Guitar one
E-|-------4--------4--4--4-------4------4---4--4--4--4------------------------| B-|-------4--------4--4--4---7b-----7b------4--4--4--4------------------------| G-|------------6b-------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|Guitar two |
E-|--4------4------4------4------4------4------4------------------------------| B-|-----7b-----7b-----7b-----7b-----7b-----7b-----7b\-------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Last Chorus section
"[Eb]Building a house[Cm] of fire[Bb], baby, [Eb]bulding [Ab]with our [Bb]love. We are [Eb]building
"Building this house together, baby. Standing on solid ground. We are building
a house of fire [Cm] every time we [Bb]touch. We are"
a house of fire that you can't tear down."
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