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Burn It Down

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If you're feeling ambitious and Kennedy-like, Capo 2. Otherwise, it doesn't 
really matter where ya play it :)
Verse 1:
ADrank so much last night
I think that I Gdrowned 
But now my cup is Eempty 
ANo one has seen my will Garound
Now my heart is Eaching 
ASometimes I fall asleep for Gdays 
But my bed is Eempty 
AI know I am too set in my Gways
Tell all I'm oEk
Chorus:
ASo burn it down
FDiscover the dusk of your Cday 
Has reached its Gdawn
ASo burn it down
FRemember to find a new Cway to carry Gon
A  G  E  E
Verse 2:
AFlew so high last night
I think that I Gfell to the ground so Eheavy 
AWoke up to find this living Ghell
It used to be so Eeasy 
AHard to tell my nights now from my Gdays
The curtains hide my Efeelings 
ADon't feel I have any right to Gpray
Will find me Esomeday, someday 
Chorus:
ASo burn it down
FDiscover the dusk of your Cday 
Has reached its Gdawn
ASo burn it down
FRemember to find a new Cway to carry Gon
ASo burn it down
FDiscover the dusk of your Cday 
Has reached its Gdawn
ASo burn it down
FRemember to find a new Cway to carry Gon
Bridge:
Whatever takes us away
Will be the same to drive us on
Whatever takes us away
Will be the same to drive us on
Remember to find a new way
A way to see it all
We'll find it slipping away
And soon it will be gone
Remember to find a new day
Remember to carry on
Chorus:
ASo burn it down
FDiscover the dusk of your Cday 
Has reached its Gdawn
ASo burn it down
FRemember to find a new Cway to carry Gon
ASo burn it down
FDiscover the dusk of your Cday 
Has reached its Gdawn
ASo burn it down
FRemember to find a new Cway to carry Gon

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Burn It Down

by Alter Bridge

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

If you're feeling ambitious and Kennedy-like, Capo 2. Otherwise, it doesn't

really matter where ya play it :)

Verse 1:

Drank so much last night

I think that I drowned

But now my cup is empty

A G

No one has seen my will around

Now my heart is aching

A G

Sometimes I fall asleep for days

But my bed is empty

A G

I know I am too set in my ways

Tell all I'm ok

Chorus:

So burn it down

F C

Discover the dusk of your day

Has reached its dawn

So burn it down

F C G

Remember to find a new way to carry on

A G E E

Verse 2:

Flew so high last night

G E

I think that I fell to the ground so heavy

A G

Woke up to find this living hell

It used to be so easy

A G

Hard to tell my nights now from my days

The curtains hide my feelings

A G

Don't feel I have any right to pray

Will find me someday, someday

Chorus:

So burn it down

F C

Discover the dusk of your day

Has reached its dawn

So burn it down

F C G

Remember to find a new way to carry on

So burn it down

F C

Discover the dusk of your day

Has reached its dawn

So burn it down

F C G

Remember to find a new way to carry on

Bridge:

Whatever takes us away

Will be the same to drive us on

Whatever takes us away

Will be the same to drive us on

Remember to find a new way

A way to see it all

We'll find it slipping away

And soon it will be gone

Remember to find a new day

Remember to carry on

Chorus:

So burn it down

F C

Discover the dusk of your day

Has reached its dawn

So burn it down

F C G

Remember to find a new way to carry on

So burn it down

F C

Discover the dusk of your day

Has reached its dawn

So burn it down

F C G

Remember to find a new way to carry on

About Burn It Down Chords by Alter Bridge

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