Fire in the Hole by Van Halen Lyric and Guitar Chords

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If you are looking for Fire in the Hole guitar chords, you’ve come to the right place.
You can play Fire in the Hole by Van Halen using guitar or guitar.
This song by Van Halen can also be played by that instruments.
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Fire in the Hole guitar chords has rhythm and included in Van Halen III (1998) album.
You can also find another musical genres, including jazz guitar chords, country music guitar chords, pop guitar chords, world music guitar chords, and rock guitar chords here.

Fire in the Hole by Van Halen Guitar Chords


Fire In The Hole by Van Halen

Note: Eddie is using a Wolfgang Special equipped with a Steinberger
Trans-Trem tremolo. He changes tunings in different places in the song.
During the main riff (played in the intro, and the verse) he locks the
tremelo up one whole step (F#). Then in the pre-chorus, and chorus, Eddie
lowers the tremelo into standard tuning (E). Finally, during the outro,
he drops the tremelo 2 and 1/2 steps (B).

Key:
h hammer-on
^ strike string with edge of pick over bridge pickup
p pull-off
v vibrate string
x mute string completely and pick, creating a percussive sound
/ slide edge of pick down string, creating a scratching noise
~ let string ring
b bend string
r release string from bend

Intro:


F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------3----3-3-------------------------------|
A|---------2----2-2----------------2----0-0---------------0~-0~-----------|
E|---------2----2-2----------------0----0-0-----0-h-2-h-3~-----3-p-2-p-0~-|
B|---------0----0-0---------0-h-3-----------------------------------------|
F#|--0-h-3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------5-----------------------------------x-|
A|------------------2-----2-h-5-p-2---2-h-5-p-2--------------2----2-2---x-|
E|------------------2----------------------------0v----------2----2-2---x-|
B|--2b3r2-p-0-------0-------------------------------3--------0----0-0---x-|
F#|------------3-p-0-----------------------------------3-p-0---------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------3----3-3---x-x-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------2----0-0---x-x----------0~----------------------2--------------|
E|---------0----0-0---x-x--0-h-2-3---3-p-2-p-0-------------2--------------|
B|--0-h-3---------------------------------------2b3--------0--///////////-|
F#|---------------------------------------------------0-h-3----///////////-|
F#|--^-^-^-^-^-^-^-|
C#|--^-^-^-^-^-^-^-|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
F#|----------------|

Verse:
In a word to the wisdom tooth To tell, or not the


F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------3----3-3-------------------------------|
A|---------2----2-2----------------2----0-0---------------0~-0~-----------|
E|---------2----2-2----------------0----0-0-----0-h-2-h-3~-----3-p-2-p-0~-|
B|---------0----0-0---------0-h-3-----------------------------------------|
F#|--0-h-3-----------------------------------------------------------------|

truth (yeah) So open up


F#|------------------------7\6----5\4-------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------5\4\3-(\2-1)----------------------x-|
A|------------------2-----7\6----5\4------------------------2----2-2---x-|
E|------------------2--/5------------5\4\3-(\2-1)-----------2----2-2---x-|
B|--2b3r2-p-0-------0---------(3)---------------------------0----0-0---x-|
F#|------------3-p-0----------------------------------3-p-0---------------|

and say ahh-men Rinse cup, and spit again


F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------3----3-3---x-x-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------2----0-0---x-x----------0~-----------------------------------|
E|---------0----0-0---x-x--0-h-2-3---3-p-2-p-0--------------------------|
B|--0-h-3---------------------------------------2b3r2-p-0-------0-------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------3-p-0---3-p-0-|

Pre-Chorus:
Forked tounge in double speak Pretty soon you just might…


E|-x---------x-5-4-4-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-x-2---2---x-5-5-5-4-4---------------4---------2---4-4-------------------|
G|-x-2---2---x-4-4-4-4-4---------------4---------2---4-4-------------6-6-6-|
D|-x-2---2---x-------4-4---------------4---------2---4-4-4-4---6-6h8-8h9p8-|
A|-x-0---0---x---------------5p2-2-2p0h2---------0-0-2-2-4-4--/4-4-4-------|
E|-x---0---0-x-----------5p2-------------0h3p0h5---------2-2---------------|

Inhale before you begin Your iron lung’s a bag of wind


E|-x-3-3-3--3-2-2--------------------------------------------|
B|-x-3-3-3--3-3-3--2--------------------2--------------2-5-4-|
G|-x-0-0-0--2-2-2--2------------2-------2--------------2-4-4-|
D|-x-0-0-0--0-0-0--2------------2-------2--------------2-4-4-|
A|-x-x-x-x---------0------3p0-0-0-----0-0--------------0-2-2-|
E|-x-3-3-3------------3p0---------3~~-----0h2p0h3p03~~-------|

Chorus:
There’s a fire in the hole Fire in the hole


E|-x--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-x-3--5--3--5/8-/10------------------------8--------------------------|
G|-x-2--4--2--4/7-/9-------------------------7--------------------------|
D|-x-0--2--0--2/5-/7-------------------------5----9-77-55-44-22---------|
A|-------------------------------------3h5p3---3/-7\55-33-22-00---------|
E|--------------------3-6p5-3-5-3~~-5---------------------------0-3/5-0-|

There’s a fire in the hole Fire


E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3--5--3--8--10-----------------------8---5---------------|
G|-2--4--2--7--9------------------------7-----4-----/-------|
D|-0--2--0--5--7------------------------5-------2---/-------|
A|--------------------------------3h5p3-----------2-/-------|
E|-----------------3~~--6p5--3h5----------2-----------15\\\-|

Verse:
Sweet ‘n’ sour, filiblister Faucet pouring,


F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------3----3-3-------------------------------|
A|---------2----2-2----------------2----0-0---------------0~-0~-----------|
E|---------2----2-2----------------0----0-0-----0-h-2-h-3~-----3-p-2-p-0~-|
B|---------0----0-0---------0-h-3-----------------------------------------|
F#|--0-h-3-----------------------------------------------------------------|

fresh ‘n’ bitter Come on smile and…


F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------5-----------------------------------x-|
A|------------------2-----2-h-5-p-2---2-h-5-p-2--------------2----2-2---x-|
E|------------------2----------------------------0v----------2----2-2---x-|
B|--2b3r2-p-0-------0-------------------------------3--------0----0-0---x-|
F#|------------3-p-0-----------------------------------3-p-0---------------|

On a count of three Ya got a mindful of decavities Hey!


F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------3----3-3---x-x-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------2----0-0---x-x----------0~-----------------------------------|
E|---------0----0-0---x-x--0-h-2-3---3-p-2-p-0--------------------------|
B|--0-h-3---------------------------------------2b3r2-p-0-------0-------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------3-p-0---3-p-0-|

Pre-Chorus:
Chew your words, lest you choke You better watch your mouth…


E|-x---------x-5-4-4-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-x-2---2---x-5-5-5-4-4---------------4---------2---4-4-------------------|
G|-x-2---2---x-4-4-4-4-4---------------4---------2---4-4-------------6-6-6-|
D|-x-2---2---x-------4-4---------------4---------2---4-4-4-4---6-6h8-8h9p8-|
A|-x-0---0---x---------------5p2-2-2p0h2---------0-0-2-2-4-4--/4-4-4-------|
E|-x---0---0-x-----------5p2-------------0h3p0h5---------2-2---------------|

Tongue tied in a tangled web Your bile inside better left…


E|-x-3-3-3--3-2-2--------------------------------------------|
B|-x-3-3-3--3-3-3--2--------------------2--------------2-5-4-|
G|-x-0-0-0--2-2-2--2------------2-------2--------------2-4-4-|
D|-x-0-0-0--0-0-0--2------------2-------2--------------2-4-4-|
A|-x-x-x-x---------0------3p0-0-0-----0-0--------------0-2-2-|
E|-x-3-3-3------------3p0---------3~~-----0h2p0h3p03~~-------|

Chorus:
There’s a fire in the hole Fire in the hole


E|-x--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-x-3--5--3--5/8-/10------------------------8--------------------------|
G|-x-2--4--2--4/7-/9-------------------------7--------------------------|
D|-x-0--2--0--2/5-/7-------------------------5----9-77-55-44-22---------|
A|-------------------------------------3h5p3---3/-7\55-33-22-00---------|
E|--------------------3-6p5-3-5-3~~-5---------------------------0-3/5-0-|

There’s a fire in the hole Fire


E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3--5--3--8--10-----------------------8---5---------------|
G|-2--4--2--7--9------------------------7-----4-----/-------|
D|-0--2--0--5--7------------------------5-------2---/-------|
A|--------------------------------3h5p3-----------2-/-------|
E|-----------------3~~--6p5--3h5----------2-----------15\\\-|

Solo (Background guitar):


E|-----------3-3---------------------------------------|
B|-----------3-3----------------------2-2-3-3-2-2------|
G|-----------0-0----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2------|
D|-2-2-------0-0---------------2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-| x2
A|-2-2-------x-x-----2p0-----0-2---2--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-|
E|-0-0-/-5p4p3-3-0h3-----3~~---0h3p0---------------0-0-|

Then it goes into just chords (when the drums start with the ride cymbal)
[(D5)] 


E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-4-5-4/7-5-4--5-4/7--9--9/-|
D|-4-5-4/7-5-4--5-4/7--9--9/-|
A|-2-3-2/5-3-2--3-2/5--7--7/-|
E|---------------------------|

Bridge:


F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------3----3-3-------------------------------|
A|---------2----2-2----------------2----0-0---------------0~-0~-----------|
E|---------2----2-2----------------0----0-0-----0-h-2-h-3~-----3-p-2-p-0~-|
B|---------0----0-0---------0-h-3-----------------------------------------|
F#|--0-h-3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------5-----------------------------------x-|
A|------------------2-----2-h-5-p-2---2-h-5-p-2--------------2----2-2---x-|
E|------------------2----------------------------0v----------2----2-2---x-|
B|--2b3r2-p-0-------0-------------------------------3--------0----0-0---x-|
F#|------------3-p-0-----------------------------------3-p-0---------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------3----3-3---x-x-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------2----0-0---x-x----------0~----------------------2--------------|
E|---------0----0-0---x-x--0-h-2-3---3-p-2-p-0-------------2--------------|
B|--0-h-3---------------------------------------2b3--------0--///////////-|
F#|---------------------------------------------------0-h-3----///////////-|

Chorus:
There’s a fire in the hole Fire in the hole


E|-x--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-x-3--5--3--5/8-/10------------------------8--------------------------|
G|-x-2--4--2--4/7-/9-------------------------7--------------------------|
D|-x-0--2--0--2/5-/7-------------------------5----9-77-55-44-22---------|
A|-------------------------------------3h5p3---3/-7\55-33-22-00---------|
E|--------------------3-6p5-3-5-3~~-5---------------------------0-3/5-0-|

There’s a fire in the hole Fire


E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3--5--3--8--10-----------------------8---5---------------|
G|-2--4--2--7--9------------------------7-----4-----/-------|
D|-0--2--0--5--7------------------------5-------2---/-------|
A|--------------------------------3h5p3-----------2-/-------|
E|-----------------3~~--6p5--3h5----------2-----------15\\\-|

There’s a fire, fire, fire A fire!


E|------------------------------------------|
B|-3--5--3--8--10-----------------------8---|
G|-2--4--2--7--9------------------------7---|
D|-0--2--0--5--7------------------------5---|
A|--------------------------------3h5p3-----|
E|-----------------3~~--6p5--3h5----------2-|

Outro:


B|-----------3-3---------------------------------------|
F#|-----------3-3----------------------2-2-3-3-2-2------|
D|-----------0-0----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2------|
A|-2-2-------0-0---------------2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|
E|-2-2-------x-x-----2p0-----0-2---2--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-|
B|-0-0-/-5p4p3-3-0h3-----3~~---0h3p0---------------0-0-|

Lyrics
In a word to the wisdom tooth
To tell, or not the truth (yeah)
So open up and say ahh-men
Rinse cup, and spit again

Forked tongue in double speak
Pretty soon you just might spring a leak
Inhale before you begin
Your iron lung’s a bag of wind

There’s a fire in the hole
Fire in the hole
There’s a fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
Fire

Sweet ‘n’ sour, filiblister
Faucet pouring, fresh ‘n’ bitter
Come on smile and say cheese
On a count of three
Ya got a mindful of decavities
Hey!

Chew your words, lest you choke
You better watch your mouth
Wash it out with soap. Yeah!
Tongue tied in a tangled web
Your bile inside better left unsaid

There’s a fire in the hole
Fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
There’s a fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
Fire!
Ah, shoot it!

(Guitar Solo)

Hey-hey-yeah!
Huh!
Yeah!
Hey-hey-yeah!

(hey hey hey hey hey)
There’s a fire in the hole
Fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
There’s a fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
Fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)

There’s a fire, fire, fire
A fire!

If you want to learn Van Halen Fire in the Hole guitar chords, The 5 chords we’ll look at are the C major, A major, G major, E major, and D major.
The reason we use all major chords is that the minor versions of any of these chords just require tiny adjustments.
Each one of those minor chords is completely based on its major counterpart

The more you practice, the easier guitar will feel to play Fire in the Hole. Guitar is hard to learn in the beginning, but gets easier the longer you stick with it.

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