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Burn After Writing

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Tuned a half step down - all chords relative to standard tuning.
 E- 022100
 E5- x799xx
 E/Eb- x798xx
 C#m7- 9x99xx
 B5- 7x99xx
 A- x0222x
 B- x24442
 G#m- 466444
 C#m- x46654
[Intro]
E
[Verse]
Here's to yE5ou, the E/Ebsame choE5rds that I sC#m7tole
From a sB5ong that I once hE5eard
The same E/EbmelodE5y I boC#m7rrowed from the voidB5  
I'd rather obsE5erve than sE/Ebtructure E5a narraC#m7tive
The cB5haracters are tE5hin; the E/Ebplot does E5not devC#m7elop
It eB5nds where it begins
[Interlude]
 E   C#m   B(x2)
[Verse]
It's E5on the screen, in E/EbpaperbE5acks
In C#m7section 8 and cB5ul-de-sacs
ElE5ectro haikus and E/Ebdrunk sonE5nets
Are C#m7moving me alB5ong. AlAong.E  
EOne, two, three, four!A  E  A  
[Chorus]
You Ecut my hair
You left G#mred ink everywhBere
Do my hands tell a stAory?
Is it bBoring?
You Ecut my hair
You left G#mred ink everywhBere
Do my hands tell a stAory?
Is it bBoring you?E5  E/Eb  E5  C#m7  B5  
[Verse]
What I'd gE5ive to E/Ebforce your sE5igh
What I'd C#m7give to sB5ee you cry
What I'd gE5ive for E/Ebyour caE5ress
To see your C#m7blue cotton dress
B7Balled up on the floorE5  
Certain E/EbmemorE5ies are the pC#m7roblem
Certain dB5runken lines are the shE5ame
E/EbSeven hE5undred C#m7miles and four years
I cB5an't fight the flame; it buArns.
AAnd it burns and it burns and it burns.
[Chorus]
You Ecut my hair
You left G#mred ink everywhBere
Do my hands tell a stAory?
Is it bBoring?
You Ecut my hair
You left G#mred ink everywhBere
Do my hands tell a stAory?
Is it bBoring you?E  
[Outro]
BWas I C#mwishing on sEatellites?
BTell me C#mhow you've been dEoing that trick
BI'm just wC#mishing the flEame away
BNow I'm wiC#mshing the fElame away.

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Burn After Writing

by The Menzingers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E/Eb

C#m7

G#m

C#m

Tuned a half step down - all chords relative to standard tuning.

- 022100

- x799xx

E/Eb

- x798xx

C#m7

- 9x99xx

- 7x99xx

- x0222x

- x24442

G#m

- 466444

C#m

- x46654

[Intro]

[Verse]

E5 E/Eb E5 C#m7

Here's to you, the same chords that I stole

B5 E5

From a song that I once heard

E/Eb E5 C#m7 B5

The same melody I borrowed from the void

E5 E/Eb E5 C#m7

I'd rather observe than structure a narrative

B5 E5 E/Eb E5 C#m7

The characters are thin; the plot does not develop

It ends where it begins

[Interlude]

E C#m B

(x2)

[Verse]

E5 E/Eb E5

It's on the screen, in paperbacks

C#m7 B5

In section 8 and cul-de-sacs

E5 E/Eb E5

Electro haikus and drunk sonnets

C#m7 B5 A E

Are moving me along. Along.

E A E A

One, two, three, four!

[Chorus]

You cut my hair

G#m B

You left red ink everywhere

Do my hands tell a story?

Is it boring?

You cut my hair

G#m B

You left red ink everywhere

Do my hands tell a story?

B E5 E/Eb E5 C#m7 B5

Is it boring you?

[Verse]

E5 E/Eb E5

What I'd give to force your sigh

C#m7 B5

What I'd give to see you cry

E5 E/Eb E5

What I'd give for your caress

C#m7

To see your blue cotton dress

B7 E5

Balled up on the floor

E/Eb E5 C#m7

Certain memories are the problem

B5 E5

Certain drunken lines are the shame

E/Eb E5 C#m7

Seven hundred miles and four years

B5 A

I can't fight the flame; it burns.

And it burns and it burns and it burns.

[Chorus]

You cut my hair

G#m B

You left red ink everywhere

Do my hands tell a story?

Is it boring?

You cut my hair

G#m B

You left red ink everywhere

Do my hands tell a story?

B E

Is it boring you?

[Outro]

B C#m E

Was I wishing on satellites?

B C#m E

Tell me how you've been doing that trick

B C#m E

I'm just wishing the flame away

B C#m E

Now I'm wishing the flame away.

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