Paul Simon – A Church Is Burning (Guitar)
Capo 1
Key
-
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Notes:
- G* denotes a quick walk down from G (that is, G F# E in the bass)
- Almost every D is really an alternating D and Dsus2
[Intro]
D A G* D
[Chorus 1]
D A G* D A church is bu - u - u - rning D G D The flames rise higher F#m Em Like hands that are praying G Asus4 A Aglow in the sky D Like hands that are praying G* D The fire is sayin' G* D You can burn down my churches A7 D But I shall be free
[Verse 1]
Em D Three hooded men through the back roads did creep Em D Torches in their hands while the village lies asleep G* D C D Down to the church where, just hours before G* D Voices were singing, and G* D Hands were beating, and G* D A D Saying, "I won't be a slave anymore"
[Chorus 2]
D A G* D A church is bu - u - u - rning D G D The flames rise higher F#m Em Like hands that are praying G Asus4 A Aglow in the sky D Like hands that are praying G* D The fire is sayin' G* D You can burn down my churches A7 D But I shall be free
[Verse 2]
Em D Three hooded men, their hands lit the spark Em D And they faded in the night, and they vanished in the dark G* D G* D And in the cold light of morning, there is nothing that remains G* D A D But the ashes of a Bible and a can of kerosene
[Chorus 3]
D A G* D A church is bu - u - u - rning D G D The flames rise higher F#m Em Like hands that are praying G Asus4 A Aglow in the sky D Like hands that are praying G* D The fire is sayin' G* D You can burn down my churches A7 D But I shall be free
[Verse 3]
Em D A church is more than just timber and stone Em D And freedom is a dark road when you're walking it alone G* D G* D But the future is now, and it's time to take a stand G* D A D So the lost bells of freedom can ring out in my land
[Chorus 4]
D A G* D A church is bu - u - u - rning D G D The flames rise higher F#m Em Like hands that are praying G Asus4 A Aglow in the sky D Like hands that are praying G* D The fire is sayin' G* D Bm You can burn down my church - es G A D But I - I - I shall be free