CHORD LIBRARY

Play along World On Fire (From The 58th ACM Awards), chord by chord.

Chords of: World On Fire (From The 58th ACM Awards) by: Dolly Parton. (Am7, A, Am, C) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.

About the chords of “World On Fire (From The 58th ACM Awards)”

“World On Fire (From The 58th ACM Awards)” by Dolly Parton is in C Major and runs at about 79 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 84 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am7, A, Am, C.

A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 39% of the 4:17 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am7 → A → Am → A → D/E → A → Am7 → F#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
A1:4139%
Am1:0124%
Am70:156%
C0:125%
F0:104%
A70:094%
D0:073%
G0:062%

Chord progression, in order

Am7 – F/A – A – Am – D/A – A – D/E – Am7 – A – Am7 – F#m – F6 – Em – Am – Am7 – D/A – A – C – F#m7b5/E – Dm – E – Am – D/A – Am – A7 – D – A – C6 – F#m7 – Dm7 – Fmaj7 – C – D – A – Gm6 – A – Cmaj7 – D – Em7 – A – Dm – Am7 – Am6 – F – Am – A7 – D – Am – …