Simon & Garfunkel – A Church Is Burning (Guitar)
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This might not sound exactly like original chords, but they seem pretty accurate when I
play them. Either way, they're fairly easy to play. Hope you enjoy!
G D C G [tab] G C G The flames rise higher Bm Am C Like hands that are praying C D Aglow in the sky G Like hands that are praying C Bm G The fire is sayin' C G You can burn down my churches D7 G But I shall be free Am G Three hooded men through the back roads did creep Am G Torches in their hands while the village lies asleep C G F G Down to the church where, just hours before C G Voices were singing, and C G Hands were beating, and C G D G Saying, "I won't be a slave anymore" G D C G A church is burning G C G The flames rise higher Bm Am C Like hands that are praying C D Aglow in the sky G Like hands that are praying C Bm G The fire is sayin' C G You can burn down my churches D7 G But I shall be free Am G Three hooded men, their hands lit the spark Am G And they faded in the night, and they vanished in the dark C G C G And in the cold light of morning, there is nothing that remains C G D G But the ashes of a Bible and a can of kerosene G D C G A church is burning G C G The flames rise higher Bm Am C Like hands that are praying C D Aglow in the sky G Like hands that are praying C Bm G The fire is sayin' C G You can burn down my churches D7 G But I shall be free Am G A church is more than just timber and stone Am G And freedom is a dark road when you're walking it alone C G C G But the future is now, and it's time to take a stand C G D G So the lost bells of freedom can ring out in my land G D C G A church is burning G C G The flames rise higher Bm Am C Like hands that are praying C D Aglow in the sky G Like hands that are praying C Bm G The fire is sayin' C G Em You can burn down my churches C D G C G But I - I - I shall be free