John Hiatt – Light Of The Burning Sun (Guitar)
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Chords
[Intro]
F Bb C
[Verse 1]
F Bb The message was sent The task was done Bb F Prayers offered up in the night Faced the light of the burning sun F Bb My brother was dead By his own hand F A gun in the glove box 'Cause he carried money For my old man
[Verse 2]
C Bb They say he gambled Friday's payroll C F C Bb C Found him in his car In a cornfield Twenty-one years old
[Verse 3]
F Bb He wanted to own His own clothing store F Dressed like Sam Cooke With the catholic girls In his Fair Lane Ford F Bb Doing his job Doing his best F Selling burnt orange and avocado green kitchens All across the Midwest C Bb The favoured one Me and my brothers all knew F C Bb My mother loved him more Than she knew what to do
[Solo]
F Bb F Bb F C Bb F C Bb bF
[Verse 4]
F Bb The message was sent The truth to tell F The officer tried to catch her As she wept and fell Bb My father screamed no And beat on the wall F Shook the foundations of the house Shook the life out of us all C Bb The priest came by He was undeterred F C Bb C F There to explain The unexplainable With god's word Bb The message was sent A family gone F The death of a golden child And nothing left to carry on Bb The message was sent The task was done C F Prayers offered up in the night Faced the light of the burning sun