Burn It Down Chords by Joey Harkum

Tempo:
181.65 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Em

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Burn It Down chords
Start Jamming...
One, two, three, [C] four.
[G]
[Em]
[C] [G]
[D]
[G]
[C] [G]
[Em]
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[Em]
[C] [G]
[Em]
I'll [C] just burn [G] it down [D] again.
[G]
[C] Spread [G] the ashes thin.
[C] [G] Every story must come to an end.
I'll [C] just burn this [G] one down again.
[D] [G]
[D] [C] [G]
[D] [Em]
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
I'll come [C] in screaming like [G] the wind.
Nor'easter's coming [Em] in.
[C] I just came [G] here to wreck the place
and build it back [Em] up again.
[C] Every time [G] I leave, I fear it might [Em] be the death of me.
[C] Oh, one day I [G] won't make it back alive.
[C] And every time [G] you cry, it cuts me [Em] a thousand times.
[C] Because I know [G] I'm the man that lets you down.
[D]
[G] But I'm [C] not sorry for [G] my folly.
It's been here long before you came [Em] around.
I'm [C] just searching out here [G] for something
to help me keep my feet on the [Em] ground
till [C] I burn it [G] down again.
[D]
[C] Spread [G] the ashes thin.
[C] Every [G] story must come to [Em] an end.
Oh, [C] I'll burn this [G] one down again,
[C] again, and [G] again, and again.
[C] [G]
[Em] [D]
[Em]
[C] [G]
[Em] [D]
[G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
D
1321
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To learn Joey Harkum - Burn It Down chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - G, Em, C, G, C, G and D of chords. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 90 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 182. Given the song's key of G Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ One, two, three, [C] four.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
I'll [C] just burn [G] it down _ [D] again.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ Spread [G] the ashes thin. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] Every story _ must come to an end.
I'll [C] just burn this [G] one down again.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'll come [C] in screaming like [G] the wind. _
Nor'easter's coming [Em] in. _
_ [C] I just came [G] here to wreck the place
and build it back [Em] up again. _
_ [C] Every time [G] I leave, I fear it might [Em] be the death of me.
[C] Oh, one day I [G] won't make it back alive. _ _ _ _ _
[C] And every time [G] you cry, _ _ it cuts me [Em] a thousand times.
[C] Because I know [G] I'm the man that lets you down.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ But I'm [C] not sorry _ _ for [G] my _ folly. _ _ _
It's been here long before you came [Em] around. _ _ _ _
I'm [C] just _ searching _ out here [G] for something
_ _ to _ help me keep my feet on the [Em] ground _ _ _ _ _
till [C] I burn it [G] down _ again.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ Spread _ [G] the _ ashes thin. _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ Every [G] story _ _ must come to [Em] an end.
Oh, [C] I'll burn this [G] one down _ again, _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ again, and [G] again, and again. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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