Burning Bridges Chords by Status Quo

Tempo:
131 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

F#

C#

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Status Quo - Burning Bridges chords
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[B] [E] [B]
[E] [B] [F#] [B]
Burning bridges never made [E] me cry
[B]
[C#m] I could walk [C#] away with no [B] goodbyes
[F#]
[B] Easy take or easy leave [E] them all
[B]
[C#m] Till you scratch [C#] the writing on [G#] the [E] wall
[F#]
[E] Keep going on [B] again
[F#]
[E] Going [B] on and then
[E] Taking all I got again
[B] Leaving [C#] me living [F#] beside
[E] Hanging on for what you [B] can
[F#]
[E] Slagging [B] out the pain
[E] Taking all I give again
[B] Thank [C#] you, it's making me [F#] cry
[B]
[F#] [B] [E]
[B]
[F#] [B] [E]
[B] [F#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#] [F#] [B]
[E] [B]
[E] [B] [F#] [B]
One day, someday I may slide [E] away
[B] [C#m] Turn around [C#] and call it all [F#] a day
[B] Even though I've proved myself [E] for years
I [B] [C#]
can't escape this ringing in [F#] my ears
Keep [E]
going on [B] again
[F#] [E] Going
[B] on and then
[E]
Taking all I got again
[B] Leaving [C#] me living [F#] beside
Hanging [E]
on for what you [B] can
[F#] [E]
Slagging out [B] the pain
[E]
Taking all I give again
[B] Thank you, [C#] it's making [F#] me cry
[B]
[F#] [B] [E] [B]
[F#] [B] [E] [B]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] [B] [E]
[B] [E]
[B] [F#] [B]
[E]
[B] [E] [A]
[E]
[B] [E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E]
Key:  
B
12341112
E
2311
F#
134211112
C#
12341114
A
1231
B
12341112
E
2311
F#
134211112
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To learn Status Quo - (On And Off And On Again) Burning Bridges chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - B, F#, B, E, B, F# and E. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 65 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 131. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: B Major.

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[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Burning bridges never made [E] me cry
_ _ _ [B] _ _
[C#m] I could walk [C#] away with no [B] _ _ goodbyes
[F#] _ _ _ _
[B] Easy take or easy leave [E] them all
_ _ _ [B] _ _
[C#m] Till you scratch [C#] the writing on [G#] the _ [E] wall
[F#] _ _ _
[E] Keep going on [B] again
[F#] _
[E] Going _ [B] on and then _
[E] _ Taking all I got again _
[B] Leaving [C#] me living [F#] beside _ _
[E] _ _ Hanging on for what you [B] can
[F#] _
[E] _ Slagging [B] out the pain _ _
[E] _ Taking all I give again _
[B] Thank [C#] you, it's making me [F#] cry _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ One day, someday I may slide [E] away
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] Turn around [C#] and call it all [F#] a day
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] Even though I've proved myself [E] for years
_ I _ [B] _ _ [C#] _
can't escape this ringing in [F#] my _ ears
_ _ Keep [E] _
going on _ [B] again
[F#] [E] Going _
_ _ [B] _ on and then
_ [E] _
Taking all I got again
[B] Leaving [C#] me living [F#] beside
Hanging _ [E] _ _
_ _ on for what you [B] can
[F#] _ [E] _
Slagging out [B] the pain
_ _ [E] _
Taking all I give again
_ [B] Thank you, [C#] it's making [F#] me cry _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

It's Francis Rossi and Andy Bown who authored this song.

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