(CN.C.)Oh mist y eye of the moun tain be low,
keep care ful watch of my broth ersβ souls.
And should the sky be filled with fire and smoke,
keep watch ing o ver Dur inβs Sons.
If this is to (Am)end in (C)fire,
then we should (G)all burn (F)to geth er, watch the (Am)flames climb (C)high
(G)in to the (Dm)night.
Call ing (Am)out fath (C)er, oh, (G)stand by and (F)we will watch the (Dm)flames burn (Em)au burn on the (F)moun tain side.
De so (Dm)la tion (Em)comes up on the sky.
Now I see (Am)fire,
(G)in side the (Am)moun tain.
I see fire,
(G)burn ing the (Am)trees and I see fire,
(G)hol low ing (Am)souls.
I see fire,
(G)blood in the (Dm)breeze.
And I hope that youβll re mem ber me.
This page shows βI See Fireβ by Ed Sheeran in our color-coded kid songbook view β every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 76 BPM, a slightly more challenging arrangement β practice each phrase slowly first.
This arrangement is a great way to build confidence with minor chords β your right hand will spend most of its time moving between Am, Dm, and Em shapes, which sit naturally under your fingers in the key of C. Your left hand holds a pedal bass, meaning you'll sustain or repeat a single low note through each chord change, so keep that hand relaxed and steady at 76 BPM. The one transition to watch is any move involving the B chord β it's the outsider in this key and will feel unexpected under your fingers, so isolate that bar and loop it slowly until the shape is automatic. I'd recommend learning the right hand melody alone first, then adding the left-hand bass once you can sing along without thinking. That dramatic, brooding mood comes from letting the minor chords ring fully, so don't rush through them. By the end, you'll have natural-minor chord movement wired into your hands β a skill that unlocks dozens of songs.