Bloodhound Gang - Fire, Water, Burn
This might not be the best song in the world but its fun playing and it sounds very good on a single acoustic (or an electric with no distortion). Its also good for the parties!
There are five chords, which most should be familiar with:
G: 32003
Em: 022000
D: xx0232
C: x32010
A: x02220
As for the strumming its as easy as its gets. Its all eight notes (1&2&3&4&) and you hold each chord for one measure.
But you can play it two ways.
First you can play the regular whole chords. Then it would be dudududu (1&2&3&4&) for each chord the whole time.
Or you can just hit the two or three lowest strings of each chord. Then I find it best to play all downstrokes. dddddddd (1&2&3&4&)
Something like this:
G Em
E-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
B-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
G-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
E-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&
and so forth...
Well then...
[INTRO]
G Em G Em
[CHORUS]
G Em
The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire
G Em
The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire
G Em
The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire
D C
We don't need no water let the motherf** burn
[STOP] G Em G Em G Em G Em
Burn motherf** burn
[VERSE]
G Em
Hello my name is jimmy pop and I'm a dumb white guy
G Em
I'm not old or new but middle school fifth grade like junior high
G Em
I don't know mofo if y'all peeps be buggin' give props to my ho cause she all fly
A C
But I can take the heat cause I'm the other white meat known as 'kid funky fried'
[VERSE]
G Em
Yeah I'm hung like planet pluto hard to see with the naked eye
G Em
But if I crashed into uranus I would stick it where the sun don't shine
G Em
Cause I'm kind of like han solo always stroking my own wookie
A C
I'm the root of all that's evil yeah but you can call me cookie
[CHORUS - as above]
The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire
The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire
The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire
We don't need no water let the motherf** burn
Burn motherf burn
[VERSE]
G Em
Yo yo this hard-core ghetto gangster image takes a lot of practice
G Em
I'm not black like barry white no I am white like frank black is
G Em
So if man is five and the devil is six than that must make me seven
G Em
This honkey's gone to heaven
[VERSE]
G Em
But if I go to hell then I hope I burn well
G Em
I'll spend my days with j.f.k., marvin gaye, martha raye, and lawrence welk
G Em
And kurt cobain, kojak, mark twain and jimi hendrix's poltergeist
A C
And webster yeah emmanuel lewis cause he's the anti-christ
[CHORUS - as above]
The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire
The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire
The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire
We don't need no water let the motherf* burn
Burn motherf**** burn
[OUTRO]
Everybody here we go
Ohh ohh
G
C'mon party people
Ohh ohh
Em
Throw your hands in the air
Ohh ohh
G
C'mon party people
Ohh ohh
Em
Wave 'em like you don't care
Ohh ohh
G
C'mon party people
Ohh ohh
Em
Everbody say ho
Ohh ohh
G
C'mon party people
Ohh ohh
Em
Everybody here we go
