Within Temptation – The Fire Within (Guitar)

Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)
Key
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Chords

These chords are simplified from the (power) chords played in the song. For some parts, only bass notes are played, indicated within parentheses. For these bass notes, E* is a "high E" (i.e., 7th fret on A-string). Throughout most of the song, (a variant of) the following riff is played:
e|-----7-----5-----7-----5-----5-7-|-----7-----5-----8-----7-----5-7-|
B|-----8-----7-----8-----7-----7-8-|-----8-----7-----10----8-----7-8-|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Or an octave lower:
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----4-----2-----4-----2-----2-4-|-----4-----2-----5-----4-----2-4-|
D|-----5-----4-----5-----4-----4-5-|-----5-----4-----7-----5-----4-5-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
[Intro] Em Em Em Em N.C. Em Em Em G (A) D/F# [Verse 1]
Em
This is what I wanted

Em
Nothing's gonna change it

Em
This is what it's all about

Em
Gotta keep believing

Em
This is why I'm breathing

Em
Nothing else on my mind

Em
Suddenly I see that time has been running out
[Refrain]
Em
Lord, I feel it coming

Em
Under my skin

Em
I can feel the change

Em
Under my skin
[Pre-Chorus] (softer, only riff)
Em
No more hesitating

Em
I don't wanna face it

Em
This is all I've ever known

Em
Feel my mind straining

Em
All my doubts are fading

Em                        N.C.
Rushing to the edge and I let myself go
[Chorus]
C
And I feel that my heart's going crazy now

D
I am not gonna break, can't be taken down

(bass: E E* G           A     B D)
            No, I'm not going under

(bass: E E*      G          A        B   D)
            It's going down with the thunder

  C                    D
I feel the fire within burning high
With the thunder
(bass: E E* G           A     B D)
            No, I'm not going under
(bass: E D# D) N.C. It's going down with the thunder [Post-Chorus] Em Em Em
G        (A)   D/F#              (G)
    It's going down with the thunder
[Verse 2]
Em
This cannot bе taken

Em
All I have been facing

Em
I will nevеr let it go

Em
Feel the liberation

Em
It won't be forsaken

Em
Never gonna shout it out

Em
Suddenly I see that this is not the end
[Refrain]
Em
Oh, lord, I feel it coming

Em
Under my skin

Em
I can feel the change

Em
Under my skin
[Pre-Chorus] (softer, only riff)
Em
Feel my mind straining

Em
All my doubts are fading

Em                        N.C.
Rushing to the edge and I let myself go
[Chorus]
C
And I feel that my heart's going crazy now

D
I am not gonna break, can't be taken down

(bass: E E* G           A     B D)
            No, I'm not going under

(bass: E E*      G          A        B   D)
            It's going down with the thunder

  C                    D
I feel the fire within burning high
With the thunder
(bass: E E* G           A     B D)
            No, I'm not going under
(bass: E D# D) N.C. It's going down with the thunder [Bridge] (strum once)
C
I am what I am

D
I'm not heaven-sent
Em Em
C
I am what I am

D
Here we go again
Em
Em    N.C.
      Down with the thunder
Em Em Em Em N.C. [Chorus]
C
Yeah, I feel that my heart's going crazy now

D
I am not gonna break, can't be taken down

(bass: E E* G           A     B D)
            No, I'm not going under

(bass: E E*      G          A        B   D)
            It's going down with the thunder

  C                    D
I feel the fire within burning high
With the thunder
(bass: E E* G           A     B D)
            No, I'm not going under
(bass: E D# D) N.C. It's going down with the thunder [Outro] Em Em Em
Em
(fade out)