Randy Newman – Burn On (Ukulele)

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-------------................ *from 'Sail Away' (1972)* (This chart in G, for solo uke I just play it in G, the capo makes it too high-pitched for my taste) [Intro] G G7 [Verse 1]
G                  G7             D7
There's a red moon rising, on the Cuyahoga River,

D7           (F#dim7)                  G G7
Rolling into Cleveland, to the lake.

G                  G7             D7
There's a red moon rising, on the Cuyahoga River,

D7           (F#dim7)                  G G7
Rolling into Cleveland, to the lake.
[Verse 2]
G                    G7                D7
There's an oil barge winding, down the Cuyahoga River,

D7           (F#dim7)                  G G7
Rolling into Cleveland, to the lake.

G                    G7                D7
There's an oil barge winding, down the Cuyahoga River,

D7           (F#dim7)                  G G7
Rolling into Cleveland, to the lake.
[Bridge 1]
C                  C7                    G G7
Cleveland; city of light, city of magic.

C                  C7                       G G7
Cleveland; city of light, you're calling me.

C               C7           G G7
Cleveland; even now, I can remember;

         D7       Edim7       C7                 G G7
'Cos the Cuyahoga River, goes smokin' through my dreams.
[Chorus 1]
     G7      D7          G7 D7
Burn on, big river, burn on.

     G7      D7          G7 D7
Burn on, big river, burn on.
[Verse 3]
        G        G7       C7
Now the Lord can make you tumble,

        G        G7       C7
And the Lord can make you turn.

        G        G7       Em7 Eb7
And the Lord can make you overflow;

        C7         D7sus4        G G7
But the Lord can't make you burn.
[Chorus 2]
     G7      D7          G7 D7
Burn on, big river, burn on,

     G7      D7          G7 C7 G7 C7 G7
Burn on, big river, burn on.
[Chords] G 0232 G7 0212 D7 2223 C7 0001 D7sus4 0021 Em7 0202 Eb7 0331 F#dim7 2323 Edim7 0101 *Option: F#m = 2120 — may be used in place of F#dim7 for a smoother transition.* I based this on the version tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected]) but made changes that I think make it sound better on just the four strings of an ukulele