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Burning Man

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Aminor

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Capo 5th fret
[Intro]
Am  C  F  C
Am  C  F  C
[Verse 1]
AmHalf your life you stCruggle, Fhalf your life you fCly
AmHalf your life makin' trCouble, half your life Fmakin' it riCght
AmOne day I'm the excCeption, Fmost days I'm just like mCost
AmSome days I'm headed in Cthe right direction and Fsome days I ain't even Cclose
[Chorus 1]
   AmI'm a little bit steady but, still a little bit rolling Fstone
I'm a little bit heaven but, still a little bit flesh and Ambone
Little found, little don't know where I am
I'm a Flittle bit holy water but Cstill little bit burning AmmanC, burning FmaCn, yeah
[Verse 2]
AmI've always loved the hCighway, FI just don’t run it as Cfast
I Amstill go wherever the wCind blows me, but I Falways find my way bCack
AmI still don't get it rCight sometimes, FI just don’t get it as Cwrong
I Amstill go a little bit Ccrazy sometimes, yeah but Fnow I don't stay near as Clong
[Chorus 2]
   AmI'm a little bit steady but, still a little bit rolling Fstone
I'm a little bit heaven but, still a little bit flesh and Ambone
Little found, little don't know where I am
I'm a Flittle bit holy water but Cstill little bit burning AmmanC, burning FmaCn
Still just a Amburn, burn, burnC-ing man, just a Fburning manC, woo
[Interlude]
Am  C  F  C
Am  C  F  C
[Verse 3]
AmMaybe I'll go to the dCesert, find myFself in the Joshua CTrees
If we Ampass in the night then just Chand me a light and Ftell me you burn just like Cme
[Chorus 2]
   AmI'm a little bit steady but, still a little bit rolling Fstone
I'm a little bit heaven but, still a little bit flesh and Ambone
Little found, little don't know where I am
I'm a Flittle bit holy water but Cstill little bit burning AmmanC, burning FmaCn
Still just a Amburn, burn, burnC-ing man, just a Fburning manC  
[Outro]
Am  C  F  C
Am  C  F  C
Am  C  F  C
    Am     C    FBurning manC  Am  

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Burning Man

by Dierks Bentley

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 5th fret

[Intro]

Am C F C

[Verse 1]

Am C F C

Half your life you struggle, half your life you fly

Am C F C

Half your life makin' trouble, half your life makin' it right

Am C F C

One day I'm the exception, most days I'm just like most

Am C F C

Some days I'm headed in the right direction and some days I ain't even close

[Chorus 1]

Am F

I'm a little bit steady but, still a little bit rolling stone

I'm a little bit heaven but, still a little bit flesh and bone

Little found, little don't know where I am

F C Am C F C

I'm a little bit holy water but still little bit burning man, burning man, yeah

[Verse 2]

Am C F C

I've always loved the highway, I just don’t run it as fast

Am C F C

I still go wherever the wind blows me, but I always find my way back

Am C F C

I still don't get it right sometimes, I just don’t get it as wrong

Am C F C

I still go a little bit crazy sometimes, yeah but now I don't stay near as long

[Chorus 2]

Am F

I'm a little bit steady but, still a little bit rolling stone

I'm a little bit heaven but, still a little bit flesh and bone

Little found, little don't know where I am

F C Am C F C

I'm a little bit holy water but still little bit burning man, burning man

Am C F C

Still just a burn, burn, burn-ing man, just a burning man, woo

[Interlude]

Am C F C

[Verse 3]

Am C F C

Maybe I'll go to the desert, find myself in the Joshua Trees

Am C F C

If we pass in the night then just hand me a light and tell me you burn just like me

[Chorus 2]

Am F

I'm a little bit steady but, still a little bit rolling stone

I'm a little bit heaven but, still a little bit flesh and bone

Little found, little don't know where I am

F C Am C F C

I'm a little bit holy water but still little bit burning man, burning man

Am C F C

Still just a burn, burn, burn-ing man, just a burning man

[Outro]

Am C F C

Am C F C Am

Burning man

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