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Burning Bridges

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Hi!
First of all I gotta say that this is not the way he plays it live...with dropped D 
and stuff. But this sounds to 99% correct and is easier to play.
Here it is:
Standard tuning
       E A D G B e
      G3 2 0 0 3 0
    D/F2 0 0 2 3 0
    Em70 2 2 0 3 0
  Cadd90 3 2 0 3 3
C(1)   0 2 1 2 3 0   (you can also play 0 2 0 2 3 0)
Intro:  G-  D/F-  Em7-  Cadd9(2x)
           S = strum     x = Strum slightly up-down-up-down-up
                         x
           S             S             S             S
       e|- - - 0 -     - - - 0-      - - - 0 -     - - - 3 -
       B|- - - - 3     - - - - 3     - - - - 3     - - - - 3
       G|- 0 - - -  x  - 2 - - -  x  - 0 - - -  x  - 0 - - - x
       D|- 0 0 - -  x  - 0 0 - -  x  - 2 2 - -  x  - 2 2 - - x
       A|- 2 - - -     - 0 - - -     2 2 - - -     3 3 - - -
       E|3 - - - -     2 - - - -     - - - - -     - - - - -
This pattern is used through the whole song!
Verse:
GI know exD/Factly how you feel Em7you were this cCadd9lose to closing deals
Gwhen everything D/Ffell from out your hands
Em7you were forced to dCadd9ecide on other plans now
Gyou figured it bD/Fest to just ignore it Em7otherwise you're Cadd9only living for it
Gand if anyone eD/Fver wondered why you did it
Em7you'd swear they never Cadd9know you sold your soul to the
Em7                                D/F (only play E string here once)
burning, burning, burning, burning bridges
(The second verse is played the same way)
you know exactly what I want so
I don't have to be so damn upfront
no matter the moment we decide to make our minds up
I know a man who may need a new assignment
to hand in his heart and take his last vacation
attempting to spoil imagination
if anyone ever wonders where he went
I wouldn't say that he spent his time driving over
Em7                       D/F (play normal pattern)
burning, burning, burning bridges
Cadd9burning, burning which is
         C(1)                  (strum C(1) down once)
nothing more than a longing for
being uninvEm7oooo-oD/Fooooo-oCadd9olved
        Em7      D/F    Cadd9  C(1)
uninvoooo-oooooo-oooooo-oolved
uninvoEm7oooooo-oD/Foooo-oCadd9oolved
uninvolved (same as above)
oh, desGiii-D/Fre can cause hEm7eart atCadd9tacks
oh, desire can cause heart attacks
oh, desire can cause heart attacks
oh, desire, it won't bring you back
Hope you got it.
bye

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Burning Bridges

by Jason Mraz

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D/F

Em7

Cadd9

Hi!

First of all I gotta say that this is not the way he plays it live...with dropped D

and stuff. But this sounds to 99% correct and is easier to play.

Here it is:

Standard tuning

E A D G B e

3 2 0 0 3 0

D/F

2 0 0 2 3 0

Em7

0 2 2 0 3 0

Cadd9

0 3 2 0 3 3

(1) 0 2 1 2 3 0 (you can also play 0 2 0 2 3 0)

G D/F Em7 Cadd9

Intro: - - - (2x)

S = strum x = Strum slightly up-down-up-down-up

S S S S

e|- - - 0 - - - - 0- - - - 0 - - - - 3 -

B|- - - - 3 - - - - 3 - - - - 3 - - - - 3

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

D|- 0 0 - - x - 0 0 - - x - 2 2 - - x - 2 2 - - x

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

E|3 - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

This pattern is used through the whole song!

Verse:

G D/F Em7 Cadd9

I know exactly how you feel you were this close to closing deals

G D/F

when everything fell from out your hands

Em7 Cadd9

you were forced to decide on other plans now

G D/F Em7 Cadd9

you figured it best to just ignore it otherwise you're only living for it

G D/F

and if anyone ever wondered why you did it

Em7 Cadd9

you'd swear they never know you sold your soul to the

Em7 D/F (only play E string here once)

burning, burning, burning, burning bridges

(The second verse is played the same way)

you know exactly what I want so

I don't have to be so damn upfront

no matter the moment we decide to make our minds up

I know a man who may need a new assignment

to hand in his heart and take his last vacation

attempting to spoil imagination

if anyone ever wonders where he went

I wouldn't say that he spent his time driving over

Em7 D/F (play normal pattern)

burning, burning, burning bridges

Cadd9

burning, burning which is

C(1) (strum C(1) down once)

nothing more than a longing for

Em7 D/F Cadd9

being uninvoooo-oooooo-oolved

Em7 D/F Cadd9 C

(1)

uninvoooo-oooooo-oooooo-oolved

Em7 D/F Cadd9

uninvooooooo-ooooo-ooolved

uninvolved (same as above)

G D/F Em7 Cadd9

oh, desiii-re can cause heart attacks

oh, desire can cause heart attacks

oh, desire, it won't bring you back

Hope you got it.

bye

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