{"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":1825085,"song":"A Church Is Burning","artist":"Simon & Garfunkel","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1825085-a-church-is-burning-chords-by-simon-garfunkel/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1825085?type=chord","rating":4.70658,"votes":4,"content":"This might not sound exactly like original chords, but they seem pretty accurate when I \r\nplay them. Either way, they’re fairly easy to play. Hope you enjoy!\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA church is burning[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe flames rise higher[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLike hands that are praying[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAglow in the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLike hands that are praying[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe fire is sayin’[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou can burn down my churches[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D7[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I shall be free[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThree hooded men through the back roads did creep[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTorches in their hands while the village lies asleep[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDown to the church where, just hours before[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nVoices were singing, and[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHands were beating, and[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSaying, \"I won't be a slave anymore\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA church is burning[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe flames rise higher[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLike hands that are praying[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAglow in the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLike hands that are praying[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe fire is sayin’[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou can burn down my churches[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D7[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I shall be free[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThree hooded men, their hands lit the spark[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd they faded in the night, and they vanished in the dark[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd in the cold light of morning, there is nothing that remains[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut the ashes of a Bible and a can of kerosene[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA church is burning[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe flames rise higher[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLike hands that are praying[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAglow in the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLike hands that are praying[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe fire is sayin’[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou can burn down my churches[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D7[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I shall be free[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA church is more than just timber and stone[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd freedom is a dark road when you're walking it alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut the future is now, and it's time to take a stand[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo the lost bells of freedom can ring out in my land[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA church is burning[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe flames rise higher[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLike hands that are praying[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAglow in the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLike hands that are praying[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe fire is sayin’[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou can burn down my churches[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I - I - I  shall be free[/tab]","plain_text":"This might not sound exactly like original chords, but they seem pretty accurate when I \nplay them. Either way, they’re fairly easy to play. Hope you enjoy!","chords":["G","D","C","A","Bm","Am","D7","F","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"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]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}