Chords for John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band - "Light Of The Burning Sun" [Official Audio]
Tempo:
102.85 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
C
A
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [F]
[Bb]
[C] [F]
The message was sent, the [Fm] task [Bb] was done, prayers offered up in the night, face the light of the burning [F] sun.
My brother was dead by his [Bb] own hand, a gun in the glove box, cause he carried money for my [F] old man.
They [C] say he gambled, fight his [Bb]
payrolls, found him in his car in a cornfield, [F] 21 years old.
[C] [Bb]
[C] [F]
He wanted to own his own [Bb] clothing store, dress like Sam Cooke with the Catholic girls in his fair [F] lane pole.
Doing his job,
[Bb] [F] doing [Bb] his best, selling burnt orange and avocado green kitchens all across the [F] midwest.
The [C] favored one, me and my brothers [Bb] all knew, my mother loved him more than she knew what to [F] do.
[C] [Bb]
[F]
[C] [Bb]
[C]
[Bb] [C] [F]
[C] [Bb]
[C] [F]
The message was sent, the truth [Bb] to tell, the officer tried to catch her as she wept and [F] fell.
[Bb] My father [F] screamed no and beat on [Bb] the wall, shook the foundations of the house, shook the life out of [F] us all.
The priest [C] came by, he was [Ab] [Bb]
undeterred, there to explain the unexplainable with [F] God's word.
[C] The [Bb]
[C] [F]
message was sent, a [A] [Bb] family gone, the death of a golden child and nothing left to [F] carry on.
The message was sent, the [Bb] task was done, prayers offered up in the [C] night, face the light of the burning [F] sun.
[Bb]
[C] [F]
The message was sent, the [Fm] task [Bb] was done, prayers offered up in the night, face the light of the burning [F] sun.
My brother was dead by his [Bb] own hand, a gun in the glove box, cause he carried money for my [F] old man.
They [C] say he gambled, fight his [Bb]
payrolls, found him in his car in a cornfield, [F] 21 years old.
[C] [Bb]
[C] [F]
He wanted to own his own [Bb] clothing store, dress like Sam Cooke with the Catholic girls in his fair [F] lane pole.
Doing his job,
[Bb] [F] doing [Bb] his best, selling burnt orange and avocado green kitchens all across the [F] midwest.
The [C] favored one, me and my brothers [Bb] all knew, my mother loved him more than she knew what to [F] do.
[C] [Bb]
[F]
[C] [Bb]
[C]
[Bb] [C] [F]
[C] [Bb]
[C] [F]
The message was sent, the truth [Bb] to tell, the officer tried to catch her as she wept and [F] fell.
[Bb] My father [F] screamed no and beat on [Bb] the wall, shook the foundations of the house, shook the life out of [F] us all.
The priest [C] came by, he was [Ab] [Bb]
undeterred, there to explain the unexplainable with [F] God's word.
[C] The [Bb]
[C] [F]
message was sent, a [A] [Bb] family gone, the death of a golden child and nothing left to [F] carry on.
The message was sent, the [Bb] task was done, prayers offered up in the [C] night, face the light of the burning [F] sun.
Key:
F
Bb
C
A
Fm
F
Bb
C
[A] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ The message was sent, _ _ _ the [Fm] task [Bb] was done, _ _ _ prayers offered up in the night, face the light of the burning [F] sun.
_ _ _ My brother was dead _ by _ his [Bb] own hand, _ _ _ a gun in the glove box, cause he carried money for my [F] old man. _
_ _ They [C] say he gambled, _ _ _ fight his [Bb] _ _ _
payrolls, _ found him in his car in a cornfield, [F] 21 years old. _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ He wanted to own _ _ his own [Bb] clothing store, _ _ _ dress like Sam Cooke with the Catholic girls in his fair [F] lane pole. _ _
_ _ Doing his job, _
_ [Bb] _ [F] doing [Bb] his best, _ _ _ selling burnt orange and avocado green kitchens all across the [F] _ midwest. _
_ The [C] favored one, _ me and my brothers [Bb] all knew, _ _ _ my mother loved him more than she knew what to [F] do. _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ The message was sent, _ _ _ the truth [Bb] to tell, _ _ the officer tried to catch her _ as she wept and [F] fell. _ _
_ [Bb] My father [F] screamed no _ and _ beat on [Bb] the wall, _ _ _ _ shook the foundations of the house, shook the life out of [F] us all.
The _ _ _ priest [C] came by, _ _ _ he was [Ab] _ [Bb] _ _ _
undeterred, _ there to explain the _ _ unexplainable with [F] God's word. _ _
[C] _ The _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ message was sent, _ _ _ a [A] [Bb] family gone, _ _ _ the death of a golden child and nothing left to [F] carry on. _ _
_ The message was sent, _ _ _ the [Bb] task was _ done, _ prayers offered up in the [C] night, face the light of the burning [F] sun. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ The message was sent, _ _ _ the [Fm] task [Bb] was done, _ _ _ prayers offered up in the night, face the light of the burning [F] sun.
_ _ _ My brother was dead _ by _ his [Bb] own hand, _ _ _ a gun in the glove box, cause he carried money for my [F] old man. _
_ _ They [C] say he gambled, _ _ _ fight his [Bb] _ _ _
payrolls, _ found him in his car in a cornfield, [F] 21 years old. _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ He wanted to own _ _ his own [Bb] clothing store, _ _ _ dress like Sam Cooke with the Catholic girls in his fair [F] lane pole. _ _
_ _ Doing his job, _
_ [Bb] _ [F] doing [Bb] his best, _ _ _ selling burnt orange and avocado green kitchens all across the [F] _ midwest. _
_ The [C] favored one, _ me and my brothers [Bb] all knew, _ _ _ my mother loved him more than she knew what to [F] do. _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ The message was sent, _ _ _ the truth [Bb] to tell, _ _ the officer tried to catch her _ as she wept and [F] fell. _ _
_ [Bb] My father [F] screamed no _ and _ beat on [Bb] the wall, _ _ _ _ shook the foundations of the house, shook the life out of [F] us all.
The _ _ _ priest [C] came by, _ _ _ he was [Ab] _ [Bb] _ _ _
undeterred, _ there to explain the _ _ unexplainable with [F] God's word. _ _
[C] _ The _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ message was sent, _ _ _ a [A] [Bb] family gone, _ _ _ the death of a golden child and nothing left to [F] carry on. _ _
_ The message was sent, _ _ _ the [Bb] task was _ done, _ prayers offered up in the [C] night, face the light of the burning [F] sun. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _