A church is burning - Live from NYC 1967 (Simon & Garfunkel) Chords
Tempo:
106.6 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
F#m
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [E]
[B] [E]
A church [B] is [A] [E] burning, the flames rise higher.
Black [G#m] hands that are [F#m] praying [A] will throw [B] in the sky.
[E] Black hands that are [F#m] praying will [F#] fire a saint.
You [A] can burn down [E] my churches, but I shall be free.
[F#m] Three hooded men [E] through the back roads did creep.
[F#m] Torches in their hands while [E] the village lies asleep.
[A]
Down [E] to the church where [D] just hours [E] before,
[A]
voices were singing and [F#] hands were beating and
saying I [B] won't be a [E] slave anymore.
A church [B] is [F#] burning, the flames rise [E] higher.
Black [G#m] hands that are [F#m]
praying [A] will throw [B] in the sky.
[E] Black hands that are praying will [F#] fire a saint.
You can burn down my churches, but [E] I shall be [F#m] free.
Three hooded men, [E] their hands lit the spark.
[F#m] Then they faded in the night, [E] and they vanished in the dark.
[A] And in the cold [E] light of morning, [A]
there's nothing [E] that remains
[A] but the ashes [B] of a bible and a camp [E] kerosene.
And a church [B]
is [F#] [E] burning, the flames rise higher.
Black hands that [F#m] are praying [A] will throw in the sky.
[E] Black hands that are praying will [F#] fire a saint.
You [A] can burn down [E] my churches, but I shall be free.
[F#m]
Church is more than [E] just timber and stone.
[F#m] And freedom is a dark road [B] when you're walking [E] it alone.
But [A] the [E] future is now.
[F#] It's time to take a stand, so the lost [B] bells of freedom can [E] ring out in my land.
And a church [B] is [A] [E]
burning, the flames [A] rise [E]
higher.
Black hands [G#m] that are [F#m] praying [A] will throw in [B] the sky.
[F#] Black hands that are praying will fire a saint.
You can burn down my [G#] churches, [A] but I [F#]
shall [E] be free.
[C#]
[N]
[B] [E]
A church [B] is [A] [E] burning, the flames rise higher.
Black [G#m] hands that are [F#m] praying [A] will throw [B] in the sky.
[E] Black hands that are [F#m] praying will [F#] fire a saint.
You [A] can burn down [E] my churches, but I shall be free.
[F#m] Three hooded men [E] through the back roads did creep.
[F#m] Torches in their hands while [E] the village lies asleep.
[A]
Down [E] to the church where [D] just hours [E] before,
[A]
voices were singing and [F#] hands were beating and
saying I [B] won't be a [E] slave anymore.
A church [B] is [F#] burning, the flames rise [E] higher.
Black [G#m] hands that are [F#m]
praying [A] will throw [B] in the sky.
[E] Black hands that are praying will [F#] fire a saint.
You can burn down my churches, but [E] I shall be [F#m] free.
Three hooded men, [E] their hands lit the spark.
[F#m] Then they faded in the night, [E] and they vanished in the dark.
[A] And in the cold [E] light of morning, [A]
there's nothing [E] that remains
[A] but the ashes [B] of a bible and a camp [E] kerosene.
And a church [B]
is [F#] [E] burning, the flames rise higher.
Black hands that [F#m] are praying [A] will throw in the sky.
[E] Black hands that are praying will [F#] fire a saint.
You [A] can burn down [E] my churches, but I shall be free.
[F#m]
Church is more than [E] just timber and stone.
[F#m] And freedom is a dark road [B] when you're walking [E] it alone.
But [A] the [E] future is now.
[F#] It's time to take a stand, so the lost [B] bells of freedom can [E] ring out in my land.
And a church [B] is [A] [E]
burning, the flames [A] rise [E]
higher.
Black hands [G#m] that are [F#m] praying [A] will throw in [B] the sky.
[F#] Black hands that are praying will fire a saint.
You can burn down my [G#] churches, [A] but I [F#]
shall [E] be free.
[C#]
[N]
Key:
E
A
B
F#m
F#
E
A
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ A church [B] is _ _ [A] _ [E] burning, _ _ the flames rise _ higher. _
Black [G#m] hands that are [F#m] praying [A] will throw [B] in the sky.
[E] Black hands that are [F#m] praying will [F#] fire a saint.
You [A] can burn down [E] my churches, but I shall be free. _ _ _
[F#m] _ Three hooded men [E] through the back roads did creep.
[F#m] Torches in their hands while [E] the village lies asleep.
[A]
Down [E] to the church where [D] just hours [E] before,
[A]
voices were singing and [F#] hands were beating and
saying I [B] won't be a [E] slave anymore. _
A church [B] is _ _ [F#] burning, _ _ _ the flames rise [E] higher.
_ Black [G#m] hands that are [F#m]
praying [A] will throw [B] in the sky.
[E] Black hands that are praying will [F#] fire a saint.
You can burn down my churches, but [E] I shall be _ _ _ _ [F#m] free.
Three hooded men, [E] their hands lit the spark.
[F#m] Then they faded in the night, [E] and they vanished in the dark.
[A] And in the cold [E] light of morning, [A]
there's nothing [E] that remains
[A] but the ashes [B] of a bible and a camp [E] kerosene.
_ And a church [B]
is _ [F#] _ _ [E] burning, _ the flames rise higher.
_ Black hands that [F#m] are praying [A] will throw in the sky.
_ [E] Black hands that are praying will [F#] fire a saint.
You [A] can burn down [E] my churches, but I shall be free.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _
Church is more than [E] just timber and stone.
[F#m] And freedom is a dark road [B] when you're walking [E] it alone.
But [A] the [E] future is now.
[F#] It's time to take a stand, so the lost [B] bells of freedom can [E] ring out in my land. _
And a church [B] is _ [A] _ _ [E]
burning, _ the flames [A] rise [E]
higher.
_ Black hands [G#m] that are [F#m] praying [A] will throw in [B] the sky.
_ [F#] Black hands that are praying will fire a saint.
You can burn down my [G#] churches, _ _ [A] but I [F#] _
_ shall [E] be free. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ A church [B] is _ _ [A] _ [E] burning, _ _ the flames rise _ higher. _
Black [G#m] hands that are [F#m] praying [A] will throw [B] in the sky.
[E] Black hands that are [F#m] praying will [F#] fire a saint.
You [A] can burn down [E] my churches, but I shall be free. _ _ _
[F#m] _ Three hooded men [E] through the back roads did creep.
[F#m] Torches in their hands while [E] the village lies asleep.
[A]
Down [E] to the church where [D] just hours [E] before,
[A]
voices were singing and [F#] hands were beating and
saying I [B] won't be a [E] slave anymore. _
A church [B] is _ _ [F#] burning, _ _ _ the flames rise [E] higher.
_ Black [G#m] hands that are [F#m]
praying [A] will throw [B] in the sky.
[E] Black hands that are praying will [F#] fire a saint.
You can burn down my churches, but [E] I shall be _ _ _ _ [F#m] free.
Three hooded men, [E] their hands lit the spark.
[F#m] Then they faded in the night, [E] and they vanished in the dark.
[A] And in the cold [E] light of morning, [A]
there's nothing [E] that remains
[A] but the ashes [B] of a bible and a camp [E] kerosene.
_ And a church [B]
is _ [F#] _ _ [E] burning, _ the flames rise higher.
_ Black hands that [F#m] are praying [A] will throw in the sky.
_ [E] Black hands that are praying will [F#] fire a saint.
You [A] can burn down [E] my churches, but I shall be free.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _
Church is more than [E] just timber and stone.
[F#m] And freedom is a dark road [B] when you're walking [E] it alone.
But [A] the [E] future is now.
[F#] It's time to take a stand, so the lost [B] bells of freedom can [E] ring out in my land. _
And a church [B] is _ [A] _ _ [E]
burning, _ the flames [A] rise [E]
higher.
_ Black hands [G#m] that are [F#m] praying [A] will throw in [B] the sky.
_ [F#] Black hands that are praying will fire a saint.
You can burn down my [G#] churches, _ _ [A] but I [F#] _
_ shall [E] be free. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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