Chords for Shawn Phillips-Burning Fingers studio version
Tempo:
56.4 bpm
Chords used:
C
A
Bm
Em
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#]
[Em] [B] [F#]
[E] I look up in the sky, [C] a figure bows its head, [B] and then I wonder why, [A] may I be dead, [Em] the ashes in my tray.
I [C] look up in the [B] sky, a figure bows its head, and then I wonder why, [A] may I [B] [C]
[Bm] [A]
[E] be dead, [C] the
ashes in my tray.
[B] [Bm] [A] We need to hold a [Em] hand that makes us all the same, [C] we see and hear and [B] taste, we speak
and play the game, [A] but you read about the [B] haste, and you identify with I, [C] with many
pieces still [B] remain, but do you ever cry, [A] do you ever [E] name?
[C]
[Bm] [A] Do [Em] you ever felt the wind [C] in the leaves among your [Bm] heart, or do you still intend [A] to let
your love depart?
[Em] The force of love is strong, [C] like a light from distant [Bm] space, the might of love is long,
[A] despite our futile end of race, [Em] the sun is setting down, [C] where are the eyes to see it rise?
In the [Bm] days when no one keeps a crown, [A] except a thorn, the gaudy paste.
[Em] [C]
[Bm] [A]
[E] [C]
[Bm] [A]
[Em] [C] Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
[Bm] We'll never see the pines
[A] And accept the tragic death
[Em] Our fate is in our hands
[C] Can the demons gain this way?
[Bm] We'll sow the lovely lands
And [A] ye gods will know the way Great [F] chord!
Great chord!
Thank [F] you! Alright!
[N]
[Em] [B] [F#]
[E] I look up in the sky, [C] a figure bows its head, [B] and then I wonder why, [A] may I be dead, [Em] the ashes in my tray.
I [C] look up in the [B] sky, a figure bows its head, and then I wonder why, [A] may I [B] [C]
[Bm] [A]
[E] be dead, [C] the
ashes in my tray.
[B] [Bm] [A] We need to hold a [Em] hand that makes us all the same, [C] we see and hear and [B] taste, we speak
and play the game, [A] but you read about the [B] haste, and you identify with I, [C] with many
pieces still [B] remain, but do you ever cry, [A] do you ever [E] name?
[C]
[Bm] [A] Do [Em] you ever felt the wind [C] in the leaves among your [Bm] heart, or do you still intend [A] to let
your love depart?
[Em] The force of love is strong, [C] like a light from distant [Bm] space, the might of love is long,
[A] despite our futile end of race, [Em] the sun is setting down, [C] where are the eyes to see it rise?
In the [Bm] days when no one keeps a crown, [A] except a thorn, the gaudy paste.
[Em] [C]
[Bm] [A]
[E] [C]
[Bm] [A]
[Em] [C] Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
[Bm] We'll never see the pines
[A] And accept the tragic death
[Em] Our fate is in our hands
[C] Can the demons gain this way?
[Bm] We'll sow the lovely lands
And [A] ye gods will know the way Great [F] chord!
Great chord!
Thank [F] you! Alright!
[N]
Key:
C
A
Bm
Em
B
C
A
Bm
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[Em] _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _
[E] I look up in the sky, [C] a figure bows its head, [B] and then I wonder why, _ [A] may I be dead, [Em] the ashes in my tray.
I [C] look up in the [B] sky, a figure bows its head, and then I wonder why, [A] _ may I _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] be dead, [C] the
ashes in my tray. _
[B] _ [Bm] _ [A] We need to hold a [Em] hand that makes us all the same, [C] we see and hear and [B] taste, we speak
and play the game, [A] but you read about the [B] haste, and you identify with I, [C] with many
pieces still [B] remain, but do you ever cry, [A] _ do you ever [E] name?
_ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ Do [Em] you ever felt the wind [C] in the leaves among your [Bm] heart, or do you still intend [A] to let
your love depart?
[Em] The force of love is strong, [C] like a light from distant [Bm] space, the might of love is long,
[A] despite our futile end of race, [Em] the sun is setting down, [C] where are the eyes to see it rise?
In the [Bm] days when no one keeps a crown, [A] except a thorn, the gaudy paste.
[Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [C] Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
[Bm] We'll never see the pines
[A] And accept the tragic death
[Em] Our fate is in our hands
[C] Can the demons gain this way?
[Bm] We'll sow the lovely lands _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And [A] ye gods will know the way Great [F] chord!
Great chord!
Thank [F] you! Alright!
[N] _
[Em] _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _
[E] I look up in the sky, [C] a figure bows its head, [B] and then I wonder why, _ [A] may I be dead, [Em] the ashes in my tray.
I [C] look up in the [B] sky, a figure bows its head, and then I wonder why, [A] _ may I _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] be dead, [C] the
ashes in my tray. _
[B] _ [Bm] _ [A] We need to hold a [Em] hand that makes us all the same, [C] we see and hear and [B] taste, we speak
and play the game, [A] but you read about the [B] haste, and you identify with I, [C] with many
pieces still [B] remain, but do you ever cry, [A] _ do you ever [E] name?
_ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ Do [Em] you ever felt the wind [C] in the leaves among your [Bm] heart, or do you still intend [A] to let
your love depart?
[Em] The force of love is strong, [C] like a light from distant [Bm] space, the might of love is long,
[A] despite our futile end of race, [Em] the sun is setting down, [C] where are the eyes to see it rise?
In the [Bm] days when no one keeps a crown, [A] except a thorn, the gaudy paste.
[Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [C] Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
[Bm] We'll never see the pines
[A] And accept the tragic death
[Em] Our fate is in our hands
[C] Can the demons gain this way?
[Bm] We'll sow the lovely lands _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And [A] ye gods will know the way Great [F] chord!
Great chord!
Thank [F] you! Alright!
[N] _