Peter Gabriel – Burn You Up Burn You Down (Guitar)

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Song: Burn you up, burn you down Artist: Peter Gabriel and Afro Celt Sound System Composers: Peter Gabriel, Neil Sparkes and Karl Wallinger Album: Big blue ball Tabbed by: DJ 7th Aug 2013 To hear the track, copy and paste this link: NOTE: Please IGNORE ANY CHORD DIAGRAMS the website mightautomatically suggest, instead use the voicings shown below in the text columns Bm = x24432 A = x02220 Em = 022000 Em/B = x22000 Bm/A = x04432 G = 320033 Em/G = 322000 Em7/D = xx0000 Em7 = x22030 G/A = x00033 Em/A = x02000 Em6/C# = x42000 Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of the page and select a star rating for my tab, many thanks. =============================================================================
[Intro]
  (Bm/A) Bm          (Bm/A)     Bm          (Bm/A)
e |------2---2-2--2-2-----|-----2---2-2--2-2-----| (Repeat)
B |------3---3-3--3-3-----|-----3---3-3--3-3-----|
G |------4---4-4--4-4-----|-----4---4-4--4-4-----|
D |------4----------------|-------4--------------|
A |--0--h2-------------0--|--0--h2------------0--|   h = Hammer-on note
E |-----------------------|----------------------|

     Em7            Bm             Em7
  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

  (Bm/A) Bm          (Bm/A)     Bm          (Bm/A)
e |------2---2-2--2-2-----|-----2---2-2--2-2-----|
B |------3---3-3--3-3-----|-----3---3-3--3-3-----|
G |------4---4-4--4-4-----|-----4---4-4--4-4-----|
D |------4----------------|-------4--------------|
A |--0--h2-------------0--|--0--h2------------0--|   h = Hammer-on note
E |-----------------------|----------------------|
[Verse 1]
Bm                     Bm/A
Straight as an arrow,

    Bm                    Bm/A   Bm    Bm/A    Bm       Bm/A
You carry your intentions to the wind,      |  /  /  /  /  |

Bm                    Bm/A
Dogs all around you,

        Bm                     Bm/A    Bm    Bm/A     Bm      Bm/A
But you cannot get the message to your friend,     |  /  /  /  /  |

A                    G                            Bm    Bm/A     Bm      Bm/A
   At every rendez - vous you keep on walking a - round,      |  /  /  /  /  |

A
Night-time in the city,

        G                (G/A) Bm                               Bm/A
And the rain keeps fall - ing  down------,
(Let me tell you how it all works out!) [Verse 2]
Bm                                 Bm/A     Bm
    I never thought we had so much time to lose,

                               Bm/A
Just learning how to twist and shout,

Bm                                    Bm/A     Bm
    It doesn't matter much which damn beat you use,

                                 Bm/A
Let me tell you how it all works out,

Bm                                  Bm/A    Bm
     I never thought we had so much time to lose,

                               Bm/A
Just learning how to twist and shout,

Bm                                    Bm/A     Bm    
    It doesn't matter much which damn beat you use!)
[Verse 3]
 Bm                       Bm/A      Bm            Bm/A
 Pilgrim knows the road to go,  how many times we told you so?

 Bm                             Bm/A   Bm                            Bm/A
(Burn you up, and I'll burn you down,  burn you up and I'll burn you down!)

Bm                   Bm/A
No rhyme or reason,

   Bm                   Bm/A     Bm                             Bm/A
No way to make it easy 'til it's done--------,
(Burn you up, and I'll burn you down!)
 Bm                             Bm/A
(Burn you up, and I'll burn you down!)

A                       G                 Bm                            Bm/A
  So you cross onto the other side of the street----,
(Burn you up and I'll burn you down!)
 Bm                            Bm/A    A
(Burn you up and I'll burn you down!)     You should know better,

       G                (G/A) Bm                   
But you keep turning up the   heat!
[Verse 4]
Bm                                    Bm/A
    (Let me tell you how it all works out!)

Bm                                 Bm/A    Bm
    I never thought we had so much time to lose,

                               Bm/A
Just learning how to twist and shout,

Bm                                     Bm/A     Bm
     It doesn't matter much which damn beat you use,

Bm                                    Bm/A
     Let me tell you how it all works out,

Bm                                  Bm/A    Bm
     I never thought we had so much time to lose,

                               Bm/A
Just learning how to twist and shout,

Bm                                    Bm/A     Em  Em/G   Em/A  Em/B
    It doesn't matter much which damn beat you use-----!)
Oh - oh, ho - ha! [Bridge]
 Em    Em/G   Em/A   Em/B
(Hey  - hey,  hey  - hey!)

Bm           Bm/A     Bm                Bm/A
Make me feel this!   (Hey - hey,  hey - hey!)

Em    Em/G  Em/A  Em/B    Em    Em/G  Em/A   Em/B
Hey - ey,   hey - hey!   (Hey - hey,  hey  - hey!)

Bm           Bm/A    Bm             Bm/A
Make me feel it!    (Ho - ho,  ho - ho!)
[Verse 4]
Em        Em7/D     Em6/C#
When they lose you, it can bruise you,

 Bm                             Bm/A  Bm                             Bm/A
(Burn you up, and I'll burn you down, burn you up, and I'll burn you down!)

Em       Em7/D   Em6/C#
Break me open,   I need someone to see me,

 Bm                             Bm/A  Bm                             Bm/A
(Burn you up, and I'll burn you down, burn you up, and I'll burn you down!)

Em      Em7/D    Em6/C#
Make me feel it,     ...make me feel!
[Break]
   Bm      Bm/A   Bm      Bm/A   Bm      Bm/A   Bm      Bm/A
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

   Bm      Bm/A   Bm      Bm/A
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  | 

A                      G               Bm                             Bm/A
  In the city, and the rain is falling down------,
(Burn you up, and I'll burn you down!)
 Bm                             Bm/A
(Burn you up, and I'll burn you down!)

A                                   G
You can make it happen... with your eyes,

                   Bm     
With your eyes a - lone!
[Verse 5]
Bm                                    Bm/A
    (Let me tell you how it all works out,

Bm                                 Bm/A    Bm
    I never thought we had so much time to lose,

                               Bm/A
Just learning how to twist and shout,

Bm                                   Bm/A     Bm
   It doesn't matter much which damn beat you use!)
[Coda]
Bm                                   Bm/A
Break             ...me------------  o----pen
(Let me tell you how it all works out!)
Bm                               Bm/A    Bm
   (Never thought we had so much time to lose!)

Bm                                  Bm/A
Make---------  me--------  feel---  it
(Just learning how to twist and shout!)
Bm                                   Bm/A
Break--------  me------------  o-----pen
(Let me tell you how it all works out!)
Bm                               Bm/A    Bm
   (Never thought we had so much time to lose)

Bm                                  Bm/A     Bm
Make-------  me----------  feel---  it!
(Just learning how to twist and shout!)
Bm                               Bm/A               Bm      Bm/A    Bm
   (Never thought we had so much time to lose!)  |  /  /  /  /  |   /  ||