{"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":2528268,"song":"A Church Is Burning","artist":"Paul Simon","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11510898-a-church-is-burning-chords-by-paul-simon/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2528268?type=chord","rating":4.79785,"votes":12,"content":"Notes:\r\n  - G* denotes a quick walk down from G (that is, G F# E in the bass)\r\n  - Almost every D is really an alternating D and Dsus2\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]*  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]*    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA church is bu - u - u - rning[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe flames rise higher[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]F#m[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nLike hands that are praying[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Asus4[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAglow in the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLike hands that are praying[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]*       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe fire is sayin’[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]*            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou can burn down my churches[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A7[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut I shall be   free[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   Three hooded men through the back roads did creep[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTorches in their hands while the village lies asleep[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]*               [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   Down to the church where, just hours before[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]*              [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   Voices were singing, and[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]*             [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   Hands were beating, and[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]*           [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   Saying, \"I won't be a slave anymore\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]*    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA church is bu - u - u - rning[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe flames rise higher[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]F#m[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nLike hands that are praying[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Asus4[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAglow in the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLike hands that are praying[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]*       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe fire is sayin’[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]*            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou can burn down my churches[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A7[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut I shall be   free[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   Three hooded men, their hands lit the spark[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd they faded in the night, and they vanished in the dark[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]*            [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]*             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd in the cold light of morning, there is nothing that remains[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]*         [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut the ashes of a Bible and a can of kerosene[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 3]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]*    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA church is bu - u - u - rning[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe flames rise higher[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]F#m[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nLike hands that are praying[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Asus4[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAglow in the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLike hands that are praying[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]*       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe fire is sayin’[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]*            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou can burn down my churches[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A7[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut I shall be   free[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   A church is more than just timber and stone[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]                                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd freedom is a dark road when you're walking it alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]*        [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]*              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut the future is now, and it's time to take a stand[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]*             [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo the lost bells of freedom can ring out in my land[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 4]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]*    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA church is bu - u - u - rning[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe flames rise higher[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]F#m[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nLike hands that are praying[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Asus4[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAglow in the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLike hands that are praying[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]*       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe fire is sayin’[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]*            [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nYou can burn down my church - es[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut I - I - I shall be free[/tab]","plain_text":"Notes:\n  - G* denotes a quick walk down from G (that is, G F# E in the bass)\n  - Almost every D is really an alternating D and Dsus2\n\n[Intro]\nD  A G*  D\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 4]","chords":["G","F","E","D","Dsus2","A","F#m","Em","Asus4","A7","C","Bm"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Asus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,3,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"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]}}}