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[Intro]
Am
[Verse]
FOh, I guess that you thought EI'd be happy to Amhave you backC  
Fyou must think that you're Ecute coming out of a Ammagic actC  
Fbut you got nothing to Esell and I'm not under your Amspell I'm Cwell so
[Pre-Chorus]
FHere just so we're Eclear
[Chorus]
Baby, I'd rather Fburn (baby I'd rather Eburn)
before I'd have you Amreturn (have you retCurn)
You can fall to your Fknees (you can fall to your Eknees)
begging, crying "but-pAmlease" (crying "but-Cplease")
Leave your flowers at the Fdoor I can't take any Emore
I'm so Ambored by C"sorrys" 
FOh in case you mishEeard - baby i'd rather burnAm  
[Verse]
FYou can talk all you Ewant but your words don't mean AmanythingC  
FI was broken apEart now I don't bow to Amany kingC  
Fcause I'm a powerful Equeen and I mean to be Amheard my Cword is 
[Pre-Chorus]
FHere. and just so we're Eclear
[Chorus]
Baby, I'd rather Fburn (baby I'd rather Eburn)
before I'd have you Amreturn (have you retCurn)
You can fall to your Fknees (you can fall to your Eknees)
begging, crying "but-pAmlease" (crying "but-Cplease")
Leave your flowers at the Fdoor I can't take any Emore
I'm so Ambored by C"sorrys" 
FOh in case you mishEeard 
[Bridge]
Baby I'd rather Fburn E  
oh I'd rather Amburn (Coooh)
I just need you to Fhear so Ima try to be Eclear
baby I'd rather
FI used to be broken Edown then I found I don't Amneed to Cplease you so 
[Pre-Chorus]
Fhere just so we're Eclear
[Chorus]
Baby, I'd rather Fburn E  
before I'd have you AmreturnC  
You can fall to your Fknees (you can fall to your Eknees)
begging, crying "but-pAmlease" (crying "but-Cplease")
Leave your flowers at the Fdoor I can't take any Emore
I'm so Ambored by C"sorrys" 
FOh in case you mishEeard - baby i'd rather - Amburn

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Burn

by Tessa Violet

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[Intro]

[Verse]

F E Am C

Oh, I guess that you thought I'd be happy to have you back

F E Am C

you must think that you're cute coming out of a magic act

F E Am C

but you got nothing to sell and I'm not under your spell I'm well so

[Pre-Chorus]

F E

Here just so we're clear

[Chorus]

F E

Baby, I'd rather burn (baby I'd rather burn)

Am C

before I'd have you return (have you return)

F E

You can fall to your knees (you can fall to your knees)

Am C

begging, crying "but-please" (crying "but-please")

F E

Leave your flowers at the door I can't take any more

Am C

I'm so bored by "sorrys"

F E Am

Oh in case you misheard - baby i'd rather burn

[Verse]

F E Am C

You can talk all you want but your words don't mean anything

F E Am C

I was broken apart now I don't bow to any king

F E Am C

cause I'm a powerful queen and I mean to be heard my word is

[Pre-Chorus]

F E

Here. and just so we're clear

[Chorus]

F E

Baby, I'd rather burn (baby I'd rather burn)

Am C

before I'd have you return (have you return)

F E

You can fall to your knees (you can fall to your knees)

Am C

begging, crying "but-please" (crying "but-please")

F E

Leave your flowers at the door I can't take any more

Am C

I'm so bored by "sorrys"

F E

Oh in case you misheard

[Bridge]

F E

Baby I'd rather burn

Am C

oh I'd rather burn (oooh)

F E

I just need you to hear so Ima try to be clear

baby I'd rather

F E Am C

I used to be broken down then I found I don't need to please you so

[Pre-Chorus]

F E

here just so we're clear

[Chorus]

F E

Baby, I'd rather burn

Am C

before I'd have you return

F E

You can fall to your knees (you can fall to your knees)

Am C

begging, crying "but-please" (crying "but-please")

F E

Leave your flowers at the door I can't take any more

Am C

I'm so bored by "sorrys"

F E Am

Oh in case you misheard - baby i'd rather - burn

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