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[INTRO]
E C#m A
[VERSE]
EI don't sleep well
C#mUnder your spell
EI'm told that people C#mgo
ABut still tEhe night suffers
C#mYour flame Asmaller
EThat face I just had to C#mknow,  Aknow for sure
[PRE-CHRORUS]
    C#m    A   ESo what's the point in starting something that will
C#mCrash and endA  
EI could never tell
[CHORUS]
You got to C#mburn bAurn burn
EBurn baby once a while
You got to C#mburn bAurn burn
EBurn just to feel alive
E C#m A
[VERSE]
EThey broke your crown
C#mSet loose their hounds
EOn your tattered bC#mones,  Anot a sound 
EDrew from your lips
C#mAs you got yAour fix
EWhat holy pleasure of the daC#mmned Ais this
[PRE-CHRORUS]
    C#m    A   EAnd our repentant hearts
Breaking on its kC#mnees againA  
EWe are drowning men
[CHORUS]
Singing C#mburn bAurn burn
EBurn baby once a while
You got to C#mburn bAurn burn
EBurn just to feel alive
F#m A E C#m
F#m A
[PRE-CHORUS]
    C#m    A   EHow can we know light without
Walking C#min the darkA  
EThere would be no spark
[CHORUS]
Singing bC#murnA  
EThere would be no spark
Singing bC#murnA  
EThere would be no spark
You got to C#mburn bAurn burn
EBurn baby once a while
You got to C#mburn bAurn burn
EBurn just to feel alive
E C#m A

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Burn

by The Temper Trap

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Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

[INTRO]

E C#m A

[VERSE]

I don't sleep well

C#m

Under your spell

E C#m

I'm told that people go

A E

But still the night suffers

C#m A

Your flame smaller

E C#m A

That face I just had to know, know for sure

[PRE-CHRORUS]

C#m A E

So what's the point in starting something that will

C#m A

Crash and end

I could never tell

[CHORUS]

C#m A

You got to burn burn burn

Burn baby once a while

C#m A

You got to burn burn burn

Burn just to feel alive

E C#m A

[VERSE]

They broke your crown

C#m

Set loose their hounds

E C#m A

On your tattered bones, not a sound

Drew from your lips

C#m A

As you got your fix

E C#m A

What holy pleasure of the damned is this

[PRE-CHRORUS]

C#m A E

And our repentant hearts

C#m A

Breaking on its knees again

We are drowning men

[CHORUS]

C#m A

Singing burn burn burn

Burn baby once a while

C#m A

You got to burn burn burn

Burn just to feel alive

F#m A E C#m

F#m A

[PRE-CHORUS]

C#m A E

How can we know light without

C#m A

Walking in the dark

There would be no spark

[CHORUS]

C#m A

Singing burn

There would be no spark

C#m A

Singing burn

There would be no spark

C#m A

You got to burn burn burn

Burn baby once a while

C#m A

You got to burn burn burn

Burn just to feel alive

E C#m A

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