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Key: B
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 B-   x24442
 F#-  244322
 G#m- 466444
 E-   022100
 C#m- x46654
 Ebm- x68876
Intro: B-- x4
Then: B---F#-G#m--F#-- x2
Verse 1:
BLove is like
a tyrannyF#  
And G#mI'm a tyrant
F#sentencing
You Bsaid that you
believed in me
And F#would G#mburn
for your beF#liefs
Chorus 1:
I watched
you BburnF#  
G#mBurn for meF#  
I watched
you BburnF#  
G#mBurn for meF#  B  F#  G#m  F#  
Verse 2:
BLove is some
kind of sorcery
  F#An G#minquisition
is F#questioning
You Bsaid that you
believed in me
F#And to Ebmtake
you on someC#mtimeF#  
You Bsaid that you
believed in me
F#And would Ebmburn
for your beC#mliefs
Chorus 2:
I watched
F#you BburnF#  
G#mBurn for meF#  
I watched
you BburnF#  
G#mBurn for meF#  B  
Bridge:
  EBut now I
wonF#der G#mhow
I stood by
I Blet you downF#  
EMaybe I couldn't
see EThat you
would burn F#for
G#mme  You were
strong F#/Bband   Bclever
And I didn't
F#know any Ebetter
  B      G#m    F#I didn't
know any Bbetter
I G#mcould have
set you F#free
Chorus 3:
But I watched
you Bburn I
G#mcould have
set you F#free
But I watched
you Bburn
I G#mcould have
set you F#free
But I watched
you Bburn
I G#mcould have
set you F#free
But I watched
you Bburn yeah
I G#mcould have
set you F#free
But I watched
you EburnB  F#  
I watched
you Eburn
I Bcould have
set you F#free
But I watched
you BburnF#  G#m  F#  B  F#  
I G#mcould have
set you F#free
But I watched
    B(hold)
you burn

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Burn

by Rainer Maria

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

Ebm

F#/Bb

Key: B

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x24442

- 244322

G#m

- 466444

- 022100

C#m

- x46654

Ebm

- x68876

Intro: B-- x4

Then: B---F#-G#m--F#-- x2

Verse 1:

Love is like

a tyranny

G#m

And I'm a tyrant

sentencing

You said that you

believed in me

F# G#m

And would burn

for your beliefs

Chorus 1:

I watched

B F#

you burn

G#m F#

Burn for me

I watched

B F#

you burn

G#m F# B F# G#m F#

Burn for me

Verse 2:

Love is some

kind of sorcery

F# G#m

An inquisition

is questioning

You said that you

believed in me

F# Ebm

And to take

C#m F#

you on sometime

You said that you

believed in me

F# Ebm

And would burn

C#m

for your beliefs

Chorus 2:

I watched

F# B F#

you burn

G#m F#

Burn for me

I watched

B F#

you burn

G#m F# B

Burn for me

Bridge:

But now I

F# G#m

wonder how

I stood by

B F#

I let you down

Maybe I couldn't

see That you

would burn for

G#m

me You were

F#/Bb B

strong and clever

And I didn't

F# E

know any better

B G#m F#

I didn't

know any better

G#m

I could have

set you free

Chorus 3:

But I watched

you burn I

G#m

could have

set you free

But I watched

you burn

G#m

I could have

set you free

But I watched

you burn

G#m

I could have

set you free

But I watched

you burn yeah

G#m

I could have

set you free

But I watched

E B F#

you burn

I watched

you burn

I could have

set you free

But I watched

B F# G#m F# B F#

you burn

G#m

I could have

set you free

But I watched

B(hold)

you burn

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