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Burnin Sky

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Burnin' Sky - Bad Company (Mick Ralphs, 1976)
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME @ 96 BPM (5 Min. 3 Sec.) in 'A#'.
Chords Used:
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GUITAR KEYS
E   A   D   G   Be Bass| Chord
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F5 - 1 3 3 x x x F F-C
G5 - 3 5 5 x x x G G-D
A#5 - x 1 3 3 x x A# A#-F
C5 - x 3 5 5 x x C G-C
D# - x 6 8 8 8 6 D# G-A#-D#
Dm11 - x 5 5 5 6 5 D G-A-C-D-F
E - 0 2 2 1 0 0 E G#-B-E
A#5/F - 1 1 3 3 x x F A#-F
A - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E
INTRO: [5 M]
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|Thunder… | F5   G5| F5   G5| F5   G5| F5   G5|
The…
CHORUS #1: [9 M]
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| F5   G5| A#5   C5| D#   Dm11| F5   G5|
sky… is… burn-… in',… I be-lieve… my… soul's… on… fire… You…
| F5   G5| A#5   C5| E   Dm11| G5| G5|
are,… I'm… learn-… in',… the… key… to my… de-sire…
VERSE #1: [9 M]
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| C5   A#5/F| G5|
Wait-ing for the van… to ar-… rive,… the
| C5   A#5/F| G5|
pris-on-ers… were lined… up out-side…
| C5   A#5/F| G5|
Jumped a wall,… hitched a ride,… and now I'm here to say,…
| C5   A#5/F   A| F5   G5| F5   G5|
Love you ba-by,… an-y-way,… oh, yeah… The…
CHORUS #2: [9 M]
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| F5   G5| A#5   C5| D#   Dm11| F5   G5|
sky… is… burn-… in',… I be-lieve… my… soul's… on… fire… You…
| F5   G5| A#5   C5| E   Dm11| G5| G5|
are,… I'm… learn-… in',… the… key… to my… de-sire…
VERSE #2: [9 M]
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| C5   A#5/F| G5|
Ran a-cross the coun-try fields in all… ter-rain… They… had
| C5   A#5/F| G5|
guns… and dogs… and ev-… 'ry-thing…
| C5   A#5/F| G5|
Swam a riv-er try'n to lose… my trail,… but they caught…
| C5   A#5/F   A| G5| F5   G5|
… me… un-der the bridge… Oh yeah,… The…
CHORUS #3: [9 M]
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| F5   G5| A#5   C5| D#   Dm11| F5   G5|
sky… is… burn-… in',… I be-lieve… my… soul's… on… fire… You…
| F5   G5| A#5   C5| E   Dm11| G5|
are,… I'm… learn-… in',… the… key… to my… de-sire…
| G5|
Oh… yeah…
GUITAR SOLO: [11 M]
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| C5   A#5| G5| C5   A#5| G5| C5   A#5| G5| C5   A#5   A5|
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| F5   G5| F5   G5| F5   G5| F5   G5|
Oh,… yeah… The…
CHORUS #4: [9 M]
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| F5   G5| A#5   C5| D#   Dm11| F5   G5|
sky… is… burn-… in',… I be-lieve… my… soul's… on… fire… You…
| F5   G5| A#5   C5| E   Dm11| G5|
are,… I'm… learn-… in',… the… key… to my… de-sire…
| G5|
The
VERSE #3: [13 M]
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| C5   A#5/F| G5|
judge said,… This man's a dan-ger to hu-man-i-ty… We're gon-na
| C5   A#5/F| G5|
lock him up and throw… a-way… the key… Now,…
| C5   A#5/F| G5|
ba-by, your love… has sent me to jail,… But I'd…
| C5   A#5/F   A| F5   G5| F5   G5|
rath-er die than see you with an-oth-er man… Yeah, it's burn-
| F5   G5| F5   G5| F5   G5| F5   G5|
-in', ba-by… mm, mm… I be-lieve my soul's… on… fi-… re…
CODA: [38 M]
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| F5   G5| F5   G5| F5   G5|
Uh,… I be-lieve… my soul's… on… fi-… re…
| F5   G5| F5   G5| F5   G5| F5   G5|
I'm wok-in' on a rail-… road… ev-er-y… day,…
| F5   G5| F5   G5| F5   G5|
but they can't… keep me here,… and I'm not gon-na stay…
| F5   G5| F5   G5| F5   G5| F5   G5|
I got-ta get out-ta this place,… huh… I'll…
| F5   G5| F5   G5| F5   G5| F5   G5|
see you, ba-by… It's… burn-in', yeah… Yeah,…
| F5   G5| F5   G5| F5   G5| F5   G5|
… it's burn-in',… ah… I be-lieve my soul's… on… fi-… re…
| F5   G5| F5   G5| F5   G5| F5   G5| F5   G5|
Keep on burn-… in',…
| F5   G5| F5   G5| F5   G5| F5   G5| F5   G5|
ah,… yeah… Ah,… oh,… oh,… oh… Ow…
| F5   G5| F5   G5| F5   G5| F5   G5| F5   G5|
Keep on… burn-in'…
| F5   G5   F5  G5|
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