Bloodhound Gang – The roof is on fire
Tunig drop D
Chord + x = Palm Mute
Intro: G Em
G Em x2
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 (stop)
We don't need no water let the motherfucker burn
Burn motherfucker, burn
G Hm Em D
G Hm Em D
G Hm Em D
G Hm Em~
Verse 1: when playing the power chords (G5, E5, etc.) palm mute
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 yall peeps be bugging givin props to my ho cause she fly But
D C |-3-0-2-0-|
I can take the heat cause I'm the other white meat know as kid funky fry
G x Em x
I'm hung like planet Pluto hard to see with the naked eye
G x Em x
But if I crashed into Uranus I would stick it where the sun don't shine
G x Em x
Cause I'm kind of like Han Solo always strokin my own wookie
Am C |-3-0-2-0-|
I'm the root of all that's evil yeah but you can call me cookie
Chorus: play palm muted
G x Em x
The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire
G x Em x
The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire
G x Em x D
The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire
D C (stop)
We don't need no water let the motherfucker burn
G Hm Em D
Burn motherfucker, burn
G Hm Em D
G Hm Em D
G Hm Em~
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Verse 2: play palm muted
G x Em x
Yo, yo, this hardcore ghetto gangster image takes a lot of practice
G x Em x
I'm not black like Barry White no I am white like Frank Black is
G x Em x Em F# G
So if man is five and the devil is six then that must make me seven
G Em Em
This honkey's gone to heaven
G x E x
But if I go to hell, well then I hope I burn well
G x E x
I'll spend my days with JFK, Marvin Gaye, Martha Ray and Lawrence Welk
G x E x
And Curt Cobain, Kojak, Mark Twain and Jimmie Hendrix's polterguist
Am C |-3-0-2-0-|
And Webster yeah Emaual Lewis cause he's the Anti-Christ
Chorus: play palm muted
G x E x
The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire
G x E x D
The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire
G x E x D
The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire
D C (stop)
We don't need no water let the motherfucker burn
G Hm Em D
Burn motherfucker, burn
G Hm Em D
G Hm Em D
G Hm mE~ Everybody here we go
Ending:
G
Ooh, ooh,
C'mon party people
Em
(ooh, ooh)Throw your hands in the air
G
(ooh, ooh)C'mon party people
Em
(ooh, ooh)Waive them like you don't care
G
(ooh, ooh)C'mon party people
Em
(ooh, ooh)Everybody say ho
G
(ooh, ooh)C'mon party people
Em
(ooh, ooh)Everybody here we go
G x Hm x
(ooh, ooh) C'mon party people
Em x D x
(ooh, ooh)Throw your hands in the air
G x Hm x
(ooh, ooh) C'mon party people
Em x D x
(ooh, ooh) Waive them like you don't care
G x Hm x
(ooh, ooh)C'mon party people
Em x D x
(ooh, ooh)Everybody say ho
G x Hm x
(ooh, ooh)C'mon party people
Em D
(ooh, ooh)Everybody here we go
G Hm
(ooh, ooh) C'mon party people
Em D
(ooh, ooh)Throw your hands in the air
G Hm
(ooh, ooh) C'mon party people
Em D
(ooh, ooh) Waive them like you don't care
G Hm
(ooh, ooh)C'mon party people
Em D
(ooh, ooh)Everybody say ho
G Hm
(ooh, ooh)C'mon party people
Em D
(ooh, ooh)Everybody here we go
Fade Out with often:
G/Hm/
Em/D
Tab by MAST
