Slow Dancing in a Burning Room Chords by John Mayer

Tempo:
67 bpm
Chords used:

C#m

E

A

B

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Slow Dancing in a Burning Room chords
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[C#m] [E]
[C#m] [G#m] [C#m] [E]
[F#] [E] [A] [E]
[C#m]
It's not a silly little moment [F#m] It's not the [E] storm before the calm
[C#m] This is the deep and dying breath [E] This love [A] that we've been [E] working on
[C#m] Can't seem to hold you like I want to [E] So [A] I can [E] feel you in my arms
[C#m] Nobody's gonna come and [G#m] save you We've pulled [A] too many [E] false alarms
We're [B] going down And [C#m] you can see [A] it too
We're [B] going down And [C#m] you know [F#m] that we're doomed
[E] [C#m] My dear, we're slow dancing [A] in the [E] burning
I [C#m] [A] [E]
[C#m] was [A] [E]
[C#m] the one you always dreamed of [F#m] You were the one [E] I tried to draw
[C#m] How dare you say it's nothing to me [E] Baby, you're the only [E] light I ever saw
I [C#m] make the most of all the sadness [D#m] You'll [A] be a bitch [E] because you can
[C#m] You try to hit me just to hurt me So you leave me [B] feeling dirty
[A] Cause you [E] can't understand We're [B] going down
[C#m] And you can see [A] it too We're going [B] down
[C#m] And you know [F#m] that we're [C#m] doomed My dear, we're slow [C#] dancing [A] in the [E] burning
[C#m] Go [A] [E]
[C#m] [A] [E]
[F#m] cry [C#m] about it, why don't you?
[B] [F#m]
Go cry [C#m] about it, why don't you?
[B] [F#m]
Go cry [C#m] about it, why don't you?
[B] [A]
[C#m] My dear, we're slow dancing in [A] the [E] burning
[C#m] [A] [C#m] Go cry about it, [A] [E]
[C#m] why don't you?
Go [A] cry [E] about it, why don't you?
[C#m] [A] [E]
[A] Go [C#m] cry about it, [A] [E] why don't you?
[C#m] [A] [E]
[A] [C#m] [E]
Key:  
C#m
13421114
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
F#m
123111112
C#m
13421114
E
2311
A
1231
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To learn John Mayer - Slow Dancing In A Burning Room chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - E, A, C#m, A, E and C#m. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 33 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 67. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: E Major.

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[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [G#m] _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ [E] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's not a silly little moment [F#m] It's not the [E] storm before the calm
[C#m] This is the deep and dying breath [E] This love [A] that we've been [E] working on
[C#m] Can't seem to hold you like I want to [E] So [A] I can [E] feel you in my arms
[C#m] Nobody's gonna come and [G#m] save you We've pulled [A] too many [E] false alarms
We're [B] going down And [C#m] you can see [A] it too
We're [B] going down And [C#m] you know [F#m] that we're doomed
[E] [C#m] My dear, we're slow dancing [A] in the [E] burning
I [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ was [A] _ [E] _ _
[C#m] the one you always dreamed of [F#m] You were the one [E] I tried to draw
[C#m] How dare you say it's nothing to me [E] Baby, you're the only [E] light I ever saw
I [C#m] make the most of all the sadness [D#m] You'll [A] be a bitch [E] because you can
[C#m] You try to hit me just to hurt me So you leave me [B] feeling dirty
[A] Cause you [E] can't understand We're [B] going down
_ [C#m] And you can see [A] it too We're going [B] down
_ _ [C#m] And you know [F#m] that we're [C#m] doomed My dear, we're slow [C#] dancing [A] in the [E] burning
[C#m] Go _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] cry [C#m] about it, why don't you?
[B] _ [F#m] _ _
Go cry [C#m] about it, why don't you?
[B] _ [F#m] _ _
Go cry [C#m] about it, why don't you?
[B] _ [A] _
[C#m] My dear, we're slow dancing in [A] the [E] burning _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [C#m] Go cry about it, _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _
[C#m] why don't you?
Go _ _ [A] cry [E] about it, why don't you?
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
[A] Go [C#m] cry about it, _ _ [A] _ [E] why don't you?
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _
[A] _ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _

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