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Burnin For You

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[Intro]
F(intro guitar riff x3)
GAaAmhhhFhhGh  EmAahFhhDmhhhGh  AmAh!
[Verse 1]
(Am)              Em                 Dm      F  G  
Home in the valley,    Home in the city
   AmHome isn’t pretEmty,     DmAin’t no home for mFeEm7  
   AmHome in the darkEmness,   DmHome on the highFwayG  
   AmHome isn’t my Emway,    DmHome I’ll never bFeEm7  
[Chorus]
   Am    G  AmBurn out Gthe dFayG  G  
   Am    G  AmBurn out Gthe nFightG  G  
  CI can’t see no reason to put up a fiFghtG  G  
  CI’m C/Bliving for Amgivin’ the Gdevil his DmdueEm  F  G  G  
   Am  GAnd AmI’m burnGin’, I’m burnFin’, I’m burnGin’ for yAmouG  Am  G  F  G  G  
 Am   G        Am              G              F         G    F(riff x2)
     I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’ for you
[Bridge]
GAaAmhhhFhhGh  EmAahFhhDmhhhGh  AmAh!
[Verse 2]
(Am)               Em                  Dm      F  G  
Time is the essence,    Time is the season
   AmTime ain’t no reaEmson,    DmGot no time to sFlowEm7  
   AmTime everlaEmsting,   DmTime to play Fb-sidGes
   AmTime ain’t on my Emside,   DmTime I’ll never knFowEm7  
[Chorus]
   Am    G  AmBurn out Gthe dFayG  G  
   Am    G  AmBurn out Gthe nFightG  G  
  CI’m not the one to tell you what’s wrong or what’s FrightG  G  
  CI’ve seen C/Bsuns that were Amfreezing and Glives that were DmthroughEm  F  G  G  
   Am  GBut AmI’m burnGin’, I’m burnFin’, I’m burnGin’ for yAmouG  Am  G  F  G  G  
 Am   G        Am              G              F         G    F(riff x2)
     I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’ for you...
[Solo]
|     Am|     Em|     Dm|   F    G|
|     Am|     Em|     Dm|   F  Em7|
|     Am|     Em|     Dm|   F    G|
|     Am|     Em|     Dm|   F  Em7|
[Chorus]
   Am    G  AmBurn out Gthe dFayG  G  
   Am    G  AmBurn out Gthe nFightG  G  
  CI can’t see no reason to put up a fiFghtG  G  
  CI’m C/Bliving for Amgivin’ the Gdevil his DmdueEm  F  G  G  
   Am  GAnd AmI’m burnGin’, I’m burnFin’, I’m burnGin’ for yAmouG  Am  G  F  G  G  
   Am    G  AmI’m burnGin’, I’m burnFin’, I’m burnGin’ for yAmouG  Am  G  F  G  G  
   Am    G  AmI’m burnGin’, I’m burnFin’, I’m burnGin’ for yAmouG  Am  G  F  G  G  
 Am   G        Am              G              F         G(F)
     I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’ for you...
F(guitar riff x3)
AmAhhhh... (fade)

All chords in this song (8)

The story behind the song

This song emerged from a collaboration between Blue Öyster Cult's lead guitarist Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser and lyricist Richard Meltzer, who crafted the words with a poetic, free-associative style. Roeser, who also sings lead on this track, developed his musical parts in his garage studio. The lyrics, described as free-form poetry, evoke a sense of intense passion. It feels like a declaration of consuming desire, a powerful flame burning brightly.

AI-written from these sources:Burnin' for You — Wikipedia ↗Blue Öyster Cult — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Burnin For You

by Blue Öyster Cult

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

C/B

[Intro]

(intro guitar riff x3)

G Am F G Em F Dm G Am

Aahhhhhh Aahhhhhhh Ah!

[Verse 1]

Am Em Dm F G

()

Home in the valley, Home in the city

Am Em Dm F Em7

Home isn’t pretty, Ain’t no home for me

Am Em Dm F G

Home in the darkness, Home on the highway

Am Em Dm F Em7

Home isn’t my way, Home I’ll never be

[Chorus]

Am G Am G F G G

Burn out the day

Am G Am G F G G

Burn out the night

C F G G

I can’t see no reason to put up a fight

C C/B Am G Dm Em F G G

I’m living for givin’ the devil his due

Am G Am G F G Am G Am G F G G

And I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’ for you

Am G Am G F G F

(riff x2)

I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’ for you

[Bridge]

G Am F G Em F Dm G Am

Aahhhhhh Aahhhhhhh Ah!

[Verse 2]

Am Em Dm F G

()

Time is the essence, Time is the season

Am Em Dm F Em7

Time ain’t no reason, Got no time to slow

Am Em Dm F G

Time everlasting, Time to play b-sides

Am Em Dm F Em7

Time ain’t on my side, Time I’ll never know

[Chorus]

Am G Am G F G G

Burn out the day

Am G Am G F G G

Burn out the night

C F G G

I’m not the one to tell you what’s wrong or what’s right

C C/B Am G Dm Em F G G

I’ve seen suns that were freezing and lives that were through

Am G Am G F G Am G Am G F G G

But I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’ for you

Am G Am G F G F

(riff x2)

I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’ for you...

[Solo]

Am Em Dm F G

| | | | |

Am Em Dm F Em7

| | | | |

Am Em Dm F G

| | | | |

Am Em Dm F Em7

| | | | |

[Chorus]

Am G Am G F G G

Burn out the day

Am G Am G F G G

Burn out the night

C F G G

I can’t see no reason to put up a fight

C C/B Am G Dm Em F G G

I’m living for givin’ the devil his due

Am G Am G F G Am G Am G F G G

And I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’ for you

Am G Am G F G Am G Am G F G G

I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’ for you

Am G Am G F G Am G Am G F G G

I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’ for you

Am G Am G F G F

()

I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’ for you...

(guitar riff x3)

Ahhhh... (fade)

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