Burn to Shine Chords & Lyrics by Ben Lee
Burn to Shine
guitar chords lyrics
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Burn to Shine - Ben Lee
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Tabbed by Nick Yuen.
Corrections to nick underscore y2000 at hotmail dot com
This has got to be one of the best songs off "Breathing Tornadoes", so I thought it was
shame that there weren't any accurate tabs for this out in the interwebs. Enjoy.
Tuning: Standard
Chords :
Am(x02210)
C(x32010)
F(133211)
Am/G(3x2210)
D(x54232)
E(022100)
Fmaj9(13301x)
Am
You called me early one morning
C
And said you were glad I was home
Am
You were lying there flat on your back
C
Getting drunk playing guitar alone
F
Did she say
Am Am/G
She was leaving the very next day
F
Did you beg her to stay
D
Did you beg her to stay
E C
You've got to burn to shine
F D
You've got to burn to shine
Am C F D
You've got to burn to shine
F - Fmaj9 (6 bars) C (2 bars)
(Post Chorus Instrumental Break)
Am
It doesn't get easy get empty get older
C
And realise we actually die
Am
Filled up with fear and the question persists
C
That you just might be living a lie
F
And I saw,
Am Am/G
As you beat your tired fists on the wall
F
Are you asking for more
D
Are you asking for more
E C
You've got to burn to shine
F D
You've got to burn to shine
Am C F D
You've got to burn to shine
E C
You've got to burn to shine
F D
You've got to burn to shine
Am C F D
You've got to burn to shine
F
I'm keepin' it together
F Am
Just keep it together at best
F
Somewhere inside of me
F D
I know that this is a test
E C
You've got to burn to shine
F D
You've got to burn to shine
Am C F D
You've got to burn to shine
E C
You've got to burn to shine
F D
You've got to burn to shine
Am C F D
You've got to burn to shine
F - Fmaj9 (6 bars) C (2 bars)
(Post Chorus Instrumental Break)
Structure:
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Post-Chorus
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus x2
Bridge
Chorus x2
Post-Chorus
Notes: You can play the standard open D chord (xx0232) instead, although it does not
as dense as the D chord (x54232).
