{"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":890526,"song":"Burn Down The Mission","artist":"Elton John","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/890526-burn-down-the-mission-chords-by-elton-john/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/890526?type=chord","rating":4.51603,"votes":58,"content":"BURN DOWN THE MISSION\r\n\r\nYear:  1971\r\nAlbum:  TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION\r\nWriters:  Elton John\\ Bernie Taupin\r\n\r\n([ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Em7[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]\\[ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Em7[/ch]  Bb\\[ch]C[/ch])*\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\t\t       [ch]Em[/ch]\t     [ch]Bb[/ch]\\[ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou tell me there's an angel in your tree[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]\t\t[ch]G[/ch]\\[ch]D[/ch]\t        [ch]A[/ch]\\[ch]C#[/ch]  [ch]Dsus4[/ch]\r\nDid he say he'd come to call on me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\t\t\tEm7sus4         [ch]Bb[/ch]\\[ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor things are getting desperate in our home[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]\t      C#dim7\t    [ch]G[/ch]\\[ch]D[/ch]\t     [ch]D[/ch]\t     [ch]C[/ch] G\\[ch]B[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nLiving in the parish of the restless folks I know[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\t      [ch]F[/ch]\t\t\t [ch]C[/ch]\t\t  [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nEverybody now bring your family down to the riverside[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\t\t\t  [ch]C[/ch]\t\t    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLook to the east to see where the fat stock hide[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]\\[ch]B[/ch]\t\t     [ch]C[/ch]\t\t \t[ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBehind four walls of stone the rich man sleeps[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\t\t     [ch]C6[/ch]\\[ch]G[/ch]\t\t  [ch]Bb[/ch]\\[ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt's time we put the flame torch to their keep[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Bb[/ch]\\[ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Db[/ch]\t      [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nBurn down the mission[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Gb[/ch]\r\nIf we're gonna stay alive[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Db[/ch]\t\t      [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nWatch the black smoke fly to heaven[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]\t[ch]Gb[/ch]\r\nSee the red flame light the sky[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]\\[ch]Bb[/ch]\t      [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nBurn down the mission[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]\t[ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nBurn it down to stay alive[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]\t [ch]Eb[/ch]\\[ch]Bb[/ch]\t\t[ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nIt's our only chance of living[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]\t     [ch]Ab[/ch]\t\t    [ch]Db[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]\\[ch]C[/ch]\r\nTake all you need to live inside[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][[ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]\\[ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]\\[ch]F[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\n(REPEAT 3x)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]\\[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\\[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\\[ch]A[/ch] Eb\\[ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]\\[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\\[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\\[ch]A[/ch] Eb\\[ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\\[ch]E[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\\[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\\[ch]B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\\[ch]E[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\\[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\\[ch]B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]]**\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\\[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Db[/ch]\\[ch]Ab[/ch]  [ch]Bbm[/ch] [ch]Bbm6[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\\[ch]C[/ch]  F\\[ch]A[/ch]  Bb\\[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n      Oh______________________![/tab]\r\n\r\n([ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Em7[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]\\[ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Em7[/ch]  Bb\\[ch]C[/ch])*  \r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]\t    [ch]G[/ch]\t      [ch]Em[/ch]\t\t  [ch]Bb[/ch]\\[ch]C[/ch]\r\nDeep in the woods the squirrels are out today[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]\t\t\t[ch]G[/ch]\\[ch]D[/ch]  \t\t [ch]A[/ch]\\[ch]C#[/ch]  [ch]Dsus4[/ch]\r\nMy wife cried when they came to take me away[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\t\t      Em7sus4             [ch]Bb[/ch]\\[ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut what more could I do just to keep her warm[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     C#dim7\t\t [ch]G[/ch]\\[ch]D[/ch]\t  [ch]D[/ch]\t  [ch]C[/ch]    G\\[ch]B[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThan burn burn burn burn down the mission walls[/tab]\r\n\r\n(CHORUS)\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]\\[ch]D[/ch]  F\\[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch] F\\[ch]A[/ch] Eb\\[ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]\\[ch]D[/ch]  F\\[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch] F\\[ch]A[/ch] Eb\\[ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\\[ch]E[/ch]  G\\[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  G\\[ch]B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\\[ch]E[/ch]  G\\[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  G\\[ch]B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]]**\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab](G\\[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\\[ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch])**\r\n(REPEAT, FADE)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n*FIRST TIME THROUGH:\r\nLower case letters are played as octaves, upper case letters as chords:\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]     [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]","plain_text":"BURN DOWN THE MISSION\n\nYear:  1971\nAlbum:  TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION\nWriters:  Elton John\\ Bernie Taupin\n\n(G  Em7  Bb\\C   G  Em7  Bb\\C)*\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBb\\C\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nF  Eb Bb\\D  F\\C  Bb F\\A Eb\\G\n\nF  Eb Bb\\D  F\\C  Bb F\\A Eb\\G\n\nG  F C\\E  G\\D  C  G\\B C\n\nG  F C\\E  G\\D  C  G\\B C]**\n\n\n\n\n(G  Em7  Bb\\C   G  Em7  Bb\\C)*  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(CHORUS)\n\nF  Eb Bb\\D  F\\C  Bb F\\A Eb\\G\n\nF  Eb Bb\\D  F\\C  Bb F\\A Eb\\G\n\nG  F C\\E  G\\D  C  G\\B C\n\nG  F C\\E  G\\D  C  G\\B C]**\n\n\n\n\n\n*FIRST TIME THROUGH:\nLower case letters are played as octaves, upper case letters as chords:\n\nG  G A D  D E Bb     Bb  Bb  Bb\nG      Em     C   C C   C    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