Burning Out In Style
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[Verso 1]
G C
Anyone can be the one that you want
Em D C D
You only have to see it through until you feel indifference
G C
Take a wife, a child, a family name
Em D C
File them under Johnson, Doe, Smith, or Boring
F D Em C
Still condos in simple town to settle down
[Refrão]
G D
On a wing and a smile, you go out in style
Em D C
You're going out in style
G B7
As long as you look the part above your empty heart
Em D
You're not as you appear, they're not as they
[Verso 2]
G C
Appearances are made on Saturdays
Em D C
Lessons come from gunfights, late nights and courtesies
G C
Anyone can define where you are
Em D C
Choking on elixirs, mixers and caviar
F Em C
But I'm not getting through to you in a song
[Refrão]
G D
On your way up the hill, I thought you wouldn't fail
Em D C
I thought you couldn't fail
G B7
They look good from afar in that shiny car
Em D Am
It's not as it appears, they're not as they appear
[Ponte]
D
The only wish they'd tried
Em D Em
Down in what is fair and fine
C D
But you had it all the while
G
Good life
Outro
D Em D C
So bright, so bright, so bright, so bright
F G
Now you're burning out in style
D Em D C
So bright, so bright, so bright, so bright
F G
Now you're burning out in style
D Em D C
So bright, so bright, so bright, so bright
How to play Burning Out In Style
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.