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dentotes fingering
   C/G----F-----G-----Am-----D7----G7
e|--0-----11--34---0-----23--11-|
B|--11--11--0------11--11--0----|
G|--0-----22--0------22--22--0----|
D|--22--34--0------23--0-----0----|
A|--34--33--22---0-----------22-|
E|--33--1[T]--33---------------33-|
[Intro] - C  
[Verse 1]
Oh C/Gmama don't walk Faway
I'm a Ggoddamn sore loser
I C/Gain't too proud to say
That I'm Amstill thinking 'bout you
And I'm so Flonesome without you
And I D7can't get you out of my GmindG  G7  
[Verse 2]
Oh C/Gmama don't leave me Falone
With my Gsoul shut down so tight
Just like a C/Gstone cold tomb
Ain't it Amclear when I'm near you
I'm just Fdying to hear you
D7Calling my name one more GtimeG  G7  
[Chorus]
Oh so Fdon't pay no Ammind
To my Fwatering Ameyes
Must be Csomething in the air
That I'm Gbreathing
Yes'n Ftry to Amignore
All this Fblood on the Amfloor
It's just this Cheart on my sleeve that's GbleedingG  G7  
[Verse 3]
Oh C/Gmama don't walk Faway
You Gleave me here bereaving
From the C/Gwords so hard and plain
Saying the Amlove that we had
Was just Fselfish and sad
But to see you D7now with him
Is just making me Fmad
[Outro]
Oh so C/Gkiss him again
Just to Gprove to me that you can
And I will Fstand here
And burn in my C/Gskin
Yes I will Fstand here
and burn in my C/Gskin

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Burn

by Ray LaMontagne

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

dentotes fingering

C/G----F-----G-----Am-----D7----G7

1 4 3 1

e|--0-----1--3---0-----2--1-|

1 1 1 1

B|--1--1--0------1--1--0----|

2 2 2

G|--0-----2--0------2--2--0----|

2 4 3

D|--2--3--0------2--0-----0----|

4 3 2 2

A|--3--3--2---0-----------2-|

3 3 3

E|--3--1[T]--3---------------3-|

[Intro] -

[Verse 1]

C/G F

Oh mama don't walk away

I'm a goddamn sore loser

C/G

I ain't too proud to say

That I'm still thinking 'bout you

And I'm so lonesome without you

D7 G G G7

And I can't get you out of my mind

[Verse 2]

C/G F

Oh mama don't leave me alone

With my soul shut down so tight

C/G

Just like a stone cold tomb

Ain't it clear when I'm near you

I'm just dying to hear you

D7 G G G7

Calling my name one more time

[Chorus]

F Am

Oh so don't pay no mind

F Am

To my watering eyes

Must be something in the air

That I'm breathing

F Am

Yes'n try to ignore

F Am

All this blood on the floor

C G G G7

It's just this heart on my sleeve that's bleeding

[Verse 3]

C/G F

Oh mama don't walk away

You leave me here bereaving

C/G

From the words so hard and plain

Saying the love that we had

Was just selfish and sad

But to see you now with him

Is just making me mad

[Outro]

C/G

Oh so kiss him again

Just to prove to me that you can

And I will stand here

C/G

And burn in my skin

Yes I will stand here

C/G

and burn in my skin

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