"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 twoE-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|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-------------------------|
| | |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 oneE-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|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--------------------|
| | |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-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |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 oneE-|-----------------------------------------------------------------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------------|
| | |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 oneE-|-------------------------------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----------------------------------------------|
| | |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 oneE-|-------------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---------------------|
| | |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 oneE-|-------------------------------2---------2---------------------------------|B-|-------------------------------2---------2---------------------------------|G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A-|--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--0h1-----------------------------------2--0----------|E-|----------------------------2----------------------------------------------|
| | |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----------------------------------------------|
| | |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 oneE-|-------------------------------2--[5b]----2--------------------------------|B-|-------------------------------2--[4-]----2--------------------------------|G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A-|--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--0h1-------------------------2--0--------------------|E-|----------------------------2----------------------------------------------|
| | |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 oneE-|------------------------------------2----------2-----2---------------------|B-|------------------------------------2----------2-----2---------------------|G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A-|--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--0h1-------------------------------------------------|E-|---------------------------------2-------x--x-----x------------------------|
| | |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 oneE-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|--9-------------------------------11---------------------------------------|D-|--9-------------------------------11---------------------------------------|A-|--7--------------------------------9---------------------------------------|E-|-------------------------x\------------------------------------------------|
| | |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 oneE-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|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--------------------------------------------------------|
| | |Guitar two |E-|------------4--4-----------------------------------------------------------|B-|------------4--4-----------------------------------------------------------|G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D-|--6------------------------------------------------------------------------|A-|--6---------------6--5-----------------------------------------------------|E-|--4------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |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 oneE-|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------|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------------------|
| | |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-|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
| | |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 oneE-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|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-----------------------------------------|
| | |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 Bbm Ab Db Gb Ab
"Building this house together, baby. Standing on solid ground.
Bbm Gb Ab
We are building a house of fire that you can't tear down."
Solo E F# EE-|-----------------------------------------------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 BE-|-----------------------------------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 withE-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|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 oneE-|-----4--------4--4--4--4--|B-|-----4--------4--4--4--4--|G-|--------------------------|D-|--------------------------|A-|--------------------------|E-|--4--------4--------------|
Fill two Guitar oneE-|-------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-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |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 Cm Bb Eb Ab Bb Eb
"Building a house of fire, baby, bulding with our love. We are building
"Building this house together, baby. Standing on solid ground. We are building
Cm Bb
a house of fire every time we touch. We are"
a house of fire that you can't tear down."
