{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1453945,"song":"Burning Bridges","artist":"Chris Pureka","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11259234-burning-bridges-chords-by-chris-pureka/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1453945?type=chord","rating":4.71089,"votes":9,"content":"Bruning Bridges by Chris Pureka\r\n\r\n\r\nA friend of mine has been trying to learn this song, however I realized that \r\nnothing out there is really very close to accurate. She has a birthday coming up \r\nso I decided that this would be a simple thing to do for her. If you see this \r\nbefore your birthday... Happy Birthday Kendra!\r\n\r\n\r\nCapo 4 leave the low E string open\r\n\r\n\r\nA few things you should know about the song:\r\n\r\nOn C chords, play open low E string.\r\n\r\nThe timing varies in a few places, there is a \"x\" on the next beat to note that \r\nthe chord does not change, typically this also means that the final chord of the \r\nmeasure is shortened. \r\nGM9 is played without a 3rd.\r\n\r\nOn Em, the index finger plays E on 4th fret next to capo, ring & pinky fingers \r\nplay the actual Em chord. On the second beat of the Em chords, she also hammers on \r\nthe pinky (D string).\r\n\r\nWith regards to the final verse: In the studio version, she repeats the first \r\nverse for the last verse with the last line of the second to last verse playing \r\nrepeated in the background for the first two lines, however what is shown here is \r\nhow she plays it live by her self. \r\n\r\nLastly, this is not perfect, but it is closer than anything I have seen.\r\n\r\n\r\nHere are what the Chords look like:\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]C/E[/ch]   [ch]Cm/E[/ch]  [ch]CM9/E[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]GM9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch](bar 3) [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch](modified)\r\ne|-0-----1-----1------0---3---3---3--------2---x----------|\r\nB|-1-----2-----1------0---3---3---3--------3---x----------|\r\nG|-0-----3-----2------0---0---2---4--------2---x----------|\r\nD|-2-----3-----3------2---0---0---5--------0---0----------|\r\nA|-3-----1-----1------2---2---0---5--------x---0----------|\r\nE|-open--open--open---0---3---2---3--------x---2nd fret(played below the capo)[/tab]\r\n\r\nStandard Timing: | 1   2   3   4   | 1   2   3   4   |\r\nVerse:           | [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]C/E[/ch]     | [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]GM9[/ch] [ch]C/E[/ch]     |\r\nChorus:          | [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]       | [ch]C/E[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   |\r\n\r\nIntro: [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch](bar 3) [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]E|-------------------------------------------------|\r\nA|-------------------------------------------------|\r\nD|---------------------------0-0h2-2---2-0---------|\r\nG|-------------0-0h2-2---2-0---------0-----0h2-2/4-|\r\nB|-3/5---5---5---------0---------------------------|\r\ne|-----3---3---------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n | [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C/E[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] [ch]GM9[/ch]    [ch]C/E[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]C/E[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]GM9[/ch]     [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\nThis is a story of burning bridges and allowing time to pass[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]C/E[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]GM9[/ch]          [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\nThis is a story of forgiveness and breaking things in my hands[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]C/E[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]GM9[/ch]     [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\nThis is a story of understanding you can't choose who you love[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]C/E[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]GM9[/ch]    [ch]C/E[/ch]    [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\nAnd this is a story of soft skin and rats in the walls[/tab]\r\n \r\nChorus:\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell you can't just pass along the pain that comes around[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C/E[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\n You'll go dizzy until you fall[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I know you didn't mean to let me down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C/E[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n But you let me down so hard[/tab]\r\n\r\n| [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C/E[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] [ch]GM9[/ch]    [ch]C/E[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]C/E[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]GM9[/ch]  [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\nThis is a story of loaded glances and leaning in too far[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]C/E[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]GM9[/ch]    [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\nThis is a story of vague advances and confessions in smoky bars[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]C/E[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]GM9[/ch]  [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\nSo now I am walking down the sidewalk and I am singing to myself[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]C/E[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]          x\r\nAnd I'm going to leave it all behind me now 'cause I don't need this,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]GM9[/ch]  x\r\nI just don't need this[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell you can't just pass along the pain that comes around[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C/E[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\n You'll go dizzy until you fall[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I know you didn't mean to let me down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C/E[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n But you let me down so hard[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Cm/E[/ch]   [ch]CM9/E[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch](modified)\r\n These memories are talking and talking and [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm/E[/ch]   [ch]CM9/E[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch](modified)\r\n I'll do anything to shut 'em up[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm/E[/ch]         [ch]CM9/E[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch](modified)\r\n I've got the pillow over my head[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C/E[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]GM9[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]/E(1 beat each on this line)\r\nBut they won't stop  No, no they won't stop[/tab]\r\n \r\nRepeat Intro: [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch](bar 3) [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]E|-------------------------------------------------|\r\nA|-------------------------------------------------|\r\nD|---------------------------0-0h2-2---2-0---------|\r\nG|-------------0-0h2-2---2-0---------0-----0h2-2/4-|\r\nB|-3/5---5---5---------0---------------------------|\r\ne|-----3---3---------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n | [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C/E[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] [ch]GM9[/ch]    [ch]C/E[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]C/E[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]GM9[/ch]  [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\nSome fantasies are never meant to be realized at all and[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]C/E[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]GM9[/ch]        [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\nSome regrets could be prevented if you read that writing on the wall[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                          [ch]C/E[/ch]    \r\nOh and sometimes you say \"you know nothing can happen\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]              x        [ch]GM9[/ch]            [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\nAnd then she leans over and lifts off your glasses[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]                              [ch]C/E[/ch]    \r\nAnd the next thing you know you're just tangled and guilty[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]            x            [ch]GM9[/ch]        [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\nAnd you've got a head full of liquor and perfume[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]C/E[/ch]    \r\nOh and when did you leave me and when did you find her[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]       x       [ch]GM9[/ch]           [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\nAnd tell me is this just what you wanted[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]C/E[/ch]    \r\nOh and when did you leave me and when did you find her[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]       x        [ch]GM9[/ch]           [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\nAnd tell me is this just what you wanted[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]C/E[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]       x        [ch]GM9[/ch]           [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\nThis is a story of burning bridges and tell me is this just what you wanted[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]C/E[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]       x        [ch]GM9[/ch]           [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\nThis is a story of forgiveness and tell me is this just what you wanted[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]C/E[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]GM9[/ch]      [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\nThis is a story of understanding you can't choose who you love[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]C/E[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]GM9[/ch]    [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\nAnd this is a story of soft skin and rats in the walls[/tab]","plain_text":"Bruning Bridges by Chris Pureka\n\n\nA friend of mine has been trying to learn this song, however I realized that \nnothing out there is really very close to accurate. She has a birthday coming up \nso I decided that this would be a simple thing to do for her. If you see this \nbefore your birthday... Happy Birthday Kendra!\n\n\nCapo 4 leave the low E string open\n\n\nA few things you should know about the song:\n\nOn C chords, play open low E string.\n\nThe timing varies in a few places, there is a \"x\" on the next beat to note that \nthe chord does not change, typically this also means that the final chord of the \nmeasure is shortened. \nGM9 is played without a 3rd.\n\nOn Em, the index finger plays E on 4th fret next to capo, ring & pinky fingers \nplay the actual Em chord. On the second beat of the Em chords, she also hammers on \nthe pinky (D string).\n\nWith regards to the final verse: In the studio version, she repeats the first \nverse for the last verse with the last line of the second to last verse playing \nrepeated in the background for the first two lines, however what is shown here is \nhow she plays it live by her self. \n\nLastly, this is not perfect, but it is closer than anything I have seen.\n\n\nHere are what the Chords look like:\n\n\n\nStandard Timing: | 1   2   3   4   | 1   2   3   4   |\nVerse:           | Em      C/E     | G   GM9 C/E     |\nChorus:          | G       D       | C/E     Em  D   |\n\nIntro: Em G(bar 3) C/E\n\n\n\n | Em   C/E | G GM9    C/E |\n\n\n\n\n\n \nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n| Em   C/E | G GM9    C/E |\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEm C/E\n\n\n\n\n\n \nRepeat Intro: Em G(bar 3) C/E\n\n\n\n | Em   C/E | G GM9    C/E |","chords":["A","E","C","Em","D","C/E","Cm/E","CM9/E","G","GM9","B"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}