C  C  Dm  Dm  G  G  C  C

[verse]
                          C
My heart is always on the line
                           Dm
I've traveled all kinds of places
                       G
The song is always the same
                      C
Got lonesome fuel for fire

[verse]
                   C
Got 45s to play at night
                              Dm
Got books to spend with every weekend
                       G
The story's always the same
                      C     (C7)
Got lonesome fuel for fire

[chorus]
          F             Em
Fuel for fire, a bitter ending
     Dm    G      C    C7
to a sweet, sweet day
         F              Em
Fuel for fire, the sour note inside
    Dm   G    C   C7
the orchestra wail
         F                      Em
Fuel for fire, the uncomfortable pauses
         Dm        G     C       C7
between the famous last words
          F            Em
Fuel for fire, missing persons
     Dm    G       C     C....
in a small, small world

[verse]
                          C
I dug beneath the wall of sound
                        Dm
I ended up back where I started
                       G
The song is always the same
                      C
Got lonesome fuel for fire

[verse]
                                 C
And so my heart is always on the line
                           Dm
I've traveled all kinds of places
                       G
The story's always the same
                      C
Got lonesome fuel for fire