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Id Rather Burn

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[Intro]
F#m D C#
F#m D C# F#
[Verse]
F#mI'd rather Dgo to the C#stake, ah
F#mI'd rather Dgo to the C#stake, ah
F#mI'd rather Dburn, oh C#I'd rather burn
F#mI'd rather Dburn at the C#stake, F#ah
[Pre-Chorus]
But Bmknow I'll return and I'll be Dmdead awF#ake
I'll be Gdead awF#ake, Emrising from the Dstake
[Chorus]
And when you Emhear the following Bmtune
You'll F#know, you'll Gknow
When you Emhear the following tBmune
You'll F#know that I'll be with you
And when you Emhear the following Bmtune
You'll F#know, you'll Gknow
When you Emhear the following Bmtune
You'll F#know that I'll be with you F#soon
[Verse 2]
I'll F#mshow you I am Dcapable of C#causing such E#pain
With my F#mdelicate and Dfragile C#lady F#brain
F#mI will Dnot C#let you get aE#way
F#mI'd rather Dburn at the C#stake, F#ah
[Pre-Chorus]
But Bmknow I'll return and I'll be Dmdead awF#ake
I'll be Gdead awF#ake, Emrising from the Dstake
[Chorus]
And when you Emhear the following Bmtune
You'll F#know, you'll Gknow
When you Emhear the following tBmune
You'll F#know that I'll be with you
And when you Emhear the following Bmtune
You'll F#know, you'll Gknow
When you Emhear the following Bmtune
You'll F#know that I'll be with you soon
[Interlude]
F#mDadada Ddada dada C#dada dada E#da
F#mDadada Ddada dada C#dada dada F#da
F#mDadada Ddada dada C#dada dada E#da
F#mDadada Ddada dada C#dada dada F#da
[Coda]
Won't F#mlet you Dtake my C#soul away
F#mI'd rather Dgo to the C#stake, F#ah
F#mI'd rather Dburn, oh C#I'd rather burn
F#mI'd rather Dburn at the C#stake, F#ah

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Id Rather Burn

by Blackbriar

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F#m

[Intro]

F#m D C#

F#m D C# F#

[Verse]

F#m D C#

I'd rather go to the stake, ah

F#m D C#

I'd rather go to the stake, ah

F#m D C#

I'd rather burn, oh I'd rather burn

F#m D C# F#

I'd rather burn at the stake, ah

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm Dm F#

But know I'll return and I'll be dead awake

G F# Em D

I'll be dead awake, rising from the stake

[Chorus]

Em Bm

And when you hear the following tune

F# G

You'll know, you'll know

Em Bm

When you hear the following tune

You'll know that I'll be with you

Em Bm

And when you hear the following tune

F# G

You'll know, you'll know

Em Bm

When you hear the following tune

F# F#

You'll know that I'll be with you soon

[Verse 2]

F#m D C# E#

I'll show you I am capable of causing such pain

F#m D C# F#

With my delicate and fragile lady brain

F#m D C# E#

I will not let you get away

F#m D C# F#

I'd rather burn at the stake, ah

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm Dm F#

But know I'll return and I'll be dead awake

G F# Em D

I'll be dead awake, rising from the stake

[Chorus]

Em Bm

And when you hear the following tune

F# G

You'll know, you'll know

Em Bm

When you hear the following tune

You'll know that I'll be with you

Em Bm

And when you hear the following tune

F# G

You'll know, you'll know

Em Bm

When you hear the following tune

You'll know that I'll be with you soon

[Interlude]

F#m D C# E#

Dadada dada dada dada dada da

F#m D C# F#

Dadada dada dada dada dada da

F#m D C# E#

Dadada dada dada dada dada da

F#m D C# F#

Dadada dada dada dada dada da

[Coda]

F#m D C#

Won't let you take my soul away

F#m D C# F#

I'd rather go to the stake, ah

F#m D C#

I'd rather burn, oh I'd rather burn

F#m D C# F#

I'd rather burn at the stake, ah

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