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Girl On Fire

by Alicia Keys

Written by: Bhasker, Keys, Remi & Squire

GIRL ON FIRE Bhasker, Keys, Remi & Squire Alicia Keys A F#m ||: ~ ^She’s just^a=girl (l^and^she's.) (s^on^fi.)| i^re. e=e^e. ee / | ||: ~ ^Looks like^a=girl. (l^but^she's.) (s^a^flame.)| e^e ee / / | D E | / Hot=ter=than=a fan^ta=sy. yy | / lone=ly=like=a high^w^a^y | | ~ ^So bright^she=can burn^your=eyes. ss | ~ Bet=ter look^the=o. (oth^er^wa.) a^y | A F#m | ~ ^She's liv=ing=in=a world^and=its. (s^on^fi.)| i^re. r=e^e. ee / | | ~ ^You=can try^but=you'll nev=er=for=get. (t^her^name.| e=e^e e^e. e=e^e / | D A D E | / Filled^with=ca tas^tro=phe. ee | ~ but=she knows^she=can fly^a^w^ay | | / She's^on top=of=the=world. dd | / Hot=test=of=the hot^test=girls. s^say | A F#m | Oh. hh oh^oh^oh^oh.| h^she^got^both feet^on^the^ground.| | Oh. hh oh^oh^oh^oh.| h^we^got^our feet^on^the^ground.| C#m E A | dd And^she's burn^ing^it^down.| nn / Oh^oh^oh^oh | oh. hh oh^oh^oh^oh.| | dd And^we’re burn^ing^it^down.| nn / Oh^oh^oh^oh | oh. hh oh^oh^oh^oh.| F#m C#m E | h^she^got^her head^in^the^clouds.| ss And^she's not^back^ing^do | wn. nn. nn. nn | | hh got^our head^in^the^clouds.| ss And^we’re not^com^ing^do | wn. nn. nn. n^n | E A F#m C#m | / This Girl^is^On^Fi | re. ee. ee. ee | / This Girl^is^On^Fi | re. e=e=e=e ee. e^e=e | E A F#m | / ~ ^She's walk^ing^on^fi | re. ee. ee. ee | / This Girl^is^On^Fi | C#m E 1. | re. e=e=e=e ee. e^e=e | / / / / :|| C#m E D 2. | re. e=e=e=e ee. e^e=e | / / / / | / Ev=ry=bo=dy stands^when=she. (e^goes^by.| E | y^Cause they=can=see=the flame^thats=in. (n^her^eyes.) | D | ss Watch=her=when=she's light^ing=up. (p^the^night.) | E AM7 F#m | t^No bo^dy=knows that^she's=a. (a^lone^ly.) | (l^gi^rl.) ll ~ And=its. (s^a^lone.) | C#m D A | (e^ly^world.) dd ~ ^But she=gon'=let=it | bu^rn^ba^by bu^rn b^a=by | To CHORUS C#m E 3. | re. e=e=e=e ee. e^e=e | / / Oh^oh^oh^oh | A F#m D E ||: Oh. hh. Oh^oh^oh^oh.| hh / Oh^oh^oh^oh | Oh / Oh^oh^oh^oh.| Oh. hh Oh^oh^oh^oh | A F#m | Oh. hh Oh^oh^oh^oh | Oh / Oh^oh^oh^oh.| C#m E C#m E 1. | Oh. h^h Oh^oh^oh^oh | Oh. hh Oh^oh^oh^oh :|| 2. | Oh. hh. hh. hh | hh. hh. hh. hh.| A F#m | hh / / / | ~ ^She's just^a=girl (l^and^she's) (s^on^fi.) | i^re. ee e^e=e. ee ||

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Girl On Fire is performed by Alicia Keys and written by Bhasker, Keys, Remi & Squire. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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