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Burning Bridges
Written by Walter Scott
Recorded by George Jones
[Verse]
Found some Fletters that you wrote me this Gmornin'
And they Ctold of a love we once FknewC  
Now they're Fgone, I burned them to Gashes
Don't want Cnothin' to remind me of Fyou.
[Chorus]
BbBurnin' Cbridges be- Fhind me
It's to Dmlate to Gturn back nowC  
BbBurnin' Cbridges be- Fhind me
All I Dmwant is to for- Cget you some- FhowC#  
[Verse]
Sold the F#house we once planned G#together
I said good- C#bye to the friends we once F#knewC#  
Then I F#moved to a faraway G#city
Tryin' C#hard to forget about F#you.
[Chorus]
BBurnin' C#bridges be- F#hind me
It's to D#mlate to G#turn back nowC#  
BBurnin' C#bridges be- F#hind me
All D#mI want is to for- C#get you some- F#-howB  
All I C#want is to forget you some- Bhow | B| A#---G#--F#  

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Burning Bridges

by George Jones

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D#m

Burning Bridges

Written by Walter Scott

Recorded by George Jones

[Verse]

F G

Found some letters that you wrote me this mornin'

C F C

And they told of a love we once knew

F G

Now they're gone, I burned them to ashes

C F

Don't want nothin' to remind me of you.

[Chorus]

Bb C F

Burnin' bridges be- hind me

Dm G C

It's to late to turn back now

Bb C F

Burnin' bridges be- hind me

Dm C F C#

All I want is to for- get you some- how

[Verse]

F# G#

Sold the house we once planned together

C# F# C#

I said good- bye to the friends we once knew

F# G#

Then I moved to a faraway city

C# F#

Tryin' hard to forget about you.

[Chorus]

B C# F#

Burnin' bridges be- hind me

D#m G# C#

It's to late to turn back now

B C# F#

Burnin' bridges be- hind me

D#m C# F# B

All I want is to for- get you some- -how

C# B B A# G# F#

All I want is to forget you some- how | | -----

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