Burning
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Until the guitar starts it's basically just an A
A D x4
A
On a drive I'm taking backroads
D
High against where the rivers are flowing
A D
I didn't think that our love had grown
A
You had me dead to rights
D
Hey, I'm trying to get some rest
A D
To keep on moving
A
How you been, you looking back
D
You tried to change your burning boat
A D G D
Until you realized what you were up against
A
I spent all those nights
D
Just trying to take you home
A D
'Til you released me
E A
Cross the bridge
Bm F#m E
To redefine your pain
F#m D
Then the answer is in your heart
E A
Wide awake
Bm F#m E D
I rearrange the way I listen in the dark
A E
Dreaming of starting up
A D
again
A D
A D
So if you look, you'll find yourself
You're not the demon in the dark
A D
That you and I, yea we'd been through that
A
Can you rectify
D
All the time it took you
A D
Away from choosing?
A D
So as you find yourself flying high up there
A D G D
When you release me from your heart again (woo!)
A D
I'm just a burning man trying to keep the ship
A
From turning over
D
again
E A Bm F#m E
Cross the rich derivative of pain
F#m D
Crush the burning in your heart
E A
Wide awake
Bm F#m E D
To redefine the way you listen in the dark
A E
Dreaming, starting
D F#m E
Like a stranded kid in a doorway
A D
Just burning
A D
Yeah we turn the light in
Then just fade out with A & D until the song ends.
How to play Burning
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. 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.