Alkaline Trio – Burn (Guitar)

Capo 4
Key
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Chords

Burn - Alkaline Trio - Acoustic Arranged by Jack Cookson Chords: Em (022000) D (xx0232) Bm (x24432) C (x32010) G (320033) Em7 (022033) Cadd9 (x32033) Intro (Listen to the original song for the rhythm): Em D C Em Bm C First Verse:
           Em               D            C
There's a lightning storm each and every night

          Em         Bm        C
Crashing inside you like motorbikes

   Em               D          C
We toss and turn, sleep so loud

           Em
Grind the teeth in our

Bm          C                   Em
Our empty mouths (are empty...)
Second Verse:
            Em        D         C
There's a forest fire burning bright

            Em             Bm          C
Spreading quickly towards our last rites

     Em           D            C
Nowhere to run, pointless to hide

          Em                    Bm        C
Just lay there and scream, pretending to try

               Em
Pretending...
Chorus:
              C                   Em
Intending to burn, pretending to fight it

D           C               Em
Everyone learns faster on fire

D               C             Em
Things took a turn, lost all desire

      D            C              D
You live and you burn

      C                   Em 
You live and you burn
Third Verse:
       Em                D         C
This impending doom is left deep inside

             Em        Bm              C
And it's haunting you each and every night

        Em                  D       C
Like starving wolves    drowning sheep

     Em                  Bm         C   
We close our eyes, pretending to sleep

                   Em
Descending...
Chorus:
              C                   Em
Intending to burn, pretending to fight it

D           C               Em
Everyone learns faster on fire

D               C             Em
Things took a turn, lost all desire

      D            C              D
You live and you burn

      C                
You live and...
Bridge:
      Em7            G      Cadd9
Like hell we are anxiously waiting

      Em7            G      Cadd9
Like hell burning silently strong

     Em7          G         Cadd9  D
Somehow we fell down by the wayside

      Cadd9                D
And somehow this hell is home
Chorus:
              C                   Em
Intending to burn, pretending to fight it

D           C               Em
Everyone learns faster on fire

D               C             Em
Things took a turn, lost all desire

      D            C              D
You live and you burn

      C                
You live and...
Bridge:
      Em7            G      Cadd9
Like hell we are anxiously waiting

      Em7            G      Cadd9
Like hell burning silently strong

     Em7          G         Cadd9  D
Somehow we fell down by the wayside

      Cadd9                D
And somehow this hell is home

       C                D    Em
Right now, this hell is my home
Outro(Figure out the rhythm by listening to the end of the song): Em C