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Sounds better with bar chords than with open chords, If you want to play the solo its basically on the
minor pentatonic in A 
[INTRO]
  Dm    C   G(x3)
  Bb     C   G(x2)
[VERSE]
DmDon't look don't look the shadows breatheC  
GWhispering me away from you
DmDon't wake at night to watch her sleepC  
GYou know that you will always lose
DmThis trembling Adored
CTousled bird mad giGrl
[CHORUS]
BbBut every night I burn
CBut every night I call your naGme
BbEvery night I burn
CEvery night I fall agGain
[VERSE]
DmOh don't talk of love the shadows purrC  
GMurmuring me away from you
DmDon't talk of worlds that never wereC  
GThe end is all that's ever true
DmThere's nothing you can ever sayC  
GNothing you can ever do
[CHORUS]
BbStill every night I burn
CEvery night I scream your naGme
BbEvery night I burn
CEvery night the dream's the saGme
BbEvery night I burn
FWaiting for my only frGiend
BbEvery night I burn
FWaiting for the world to Gend
[INSTRUMENTAL]
  Bb    F   G(x2)
  Dm    C   G(x3)
  Bb    C   G(x2) 
e|---5------5-----5---------------|---5------5-----5--------------------|
B|----8------8-----8---6-5-6--8---|----8------8-----8- -6-5-6--8- 6-5-6-|
G|--7------7-----7----------------|--7------7-----7---------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---5------5-----5----------8------------8---------5------5-----5----------8------------8---------|
B|----8------8-----8---6-5-6---6-5-6--5-6---6-5-6----8------8-----8--6-5-6---6-5-6---5-6---6-5-6---|
G|--7------7-----7---------------------------------7------7-----7----------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------8--------------5-------------8-------------8---------|
B|--5-6------6-5-6--5-6---6-5-6---5-6----6-5-6--5-6---6-5-6---|
G|------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------8--------------5-------------8-------------8---------|
B|--5-6------6-5-6--5-6---6-5-6---5-6----6-5-6--5-6---6-5-6---|
G|------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
[VERSE]
DmJust paint your face the shadows smileC  
GSlipping me away from you
DmOh it doesn't matter how you hideC  
We'll FGind you if we're wanting to
DmSo slide back down and close your eyesC  
GSleep a while You must be tired
[CHORUS]
BbBut every night I burn
CEvery night I call your Gname
BbEvery night I burn
CEvery night I fall agGain
BbEvery night I burn
FScream the animal scGream
BbEvery night I burn
FDream the crow black dGream
[OUTRO]  Repeats until fade out
Bb
FDream the crow black drGeam...

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Burn

by The Cure

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Sounds better with bar chords than with open chords, If you want to play the solo its basically on the

minor pentatonic in A

[INTRO]

Dm C G

(x3)

Bb C G

(x2)

[VERSE]

Dm C

Don't look don't look the shadows breathe

Whispering me away from you

Dm C

Don't wake at night to watch her sleep

You know that you will always lose

This trembling Adored

C G

Tousled bird mad girl

[CHORUS]

But every night I burn

C G

But every night I call your name

Every night I burn

C G

Every night I fall again

[VERSE]

Dm C

Oh don't talk of love the shadows purr

Murmuring me away from you

Dm C

Don't talk of worlds that never were

The end is all that's ever true

Dm C

There's nothing you can ever say

Nothing you can ever do

[CHORUS]

Still every night I burn

C G

Every night I scream your name

Every night I burn

C G

Every night the dream's the same

Every night I burn

F G

Waiting for my only friend

Every night I burn

F G

Waiting for the world to end

[INSTRUMENTAL]

Bb F G

(x2)

Dm C G

(x3)

Bb C G

(x2)

e|---5------5-----5---------------|---5------5-----5--------------------|

B|----8------8-----8---6-5-6--8---|----8------8-----8- -6-5-6--8- 6-5-6-|

G|--7------7-----7----------------|--7------7-----7---------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---5------5-----5----------8------------8---------5------5-----5----------8------------8---------|

B|----8------8-----8---6-5-6---6-5-6--5-6---6-5-6----8------8-----8--6-5-6---6-5-6---5-6---6-5-6---|

G|--7------7-----7---------------------------------7------7-----7----------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------8--------------5-------------8-------------8---------|

B|--5-6------6-5-6--5-6---6-5-6---5-6----6-5-6--5-6---6-5-6---|

G|------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------8--------------5-------------8-------------8---------|

B|--5-6------6-5-6--5-6---6-5-6---5-6----6-5-6--5-6---6-5-6---|

G|------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------|

[VERSE]

Dm C

Just paint your face the shadows smile

Slipping me away from you

Dm C

Oh it doesn't matter how you hide

We'll Find you if we're wanting to

Dm C

So slide back down and close your eyes

Sleep a while You must be tired

[CHORUS]

But every night I burn

C G

Every night I call your name

Every night I burn

C G

Every night I fall again

Every night I burn

F G

Scream the animal scream

Every night I burn

F G

Dream the crow black dream

[OUTRO] Repeats until fade out

F G

Dream the crow black dream...

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