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Burn One Down

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1/63

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 63Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

        G320033
      Em7022033
    Cadd9x32033
       Em022000
        Dxx0232
        Cx32010
(Riff) on G
e|----3-3------3-3-------------------3-3-----3-3------------------|
B|----3-3------3-3-------------------3-3-----3-3------------------|
G|----0-0------0-0-------------------0-0-----0-0------------------|
D|----0-0------0-0---------------0---0-0-----0-0---------------0--|
A|-------------------0-2---3-2-0-------------------0-2---3-2-0----|
E|3-------3-3------3-----3---------3-----3-3-----3-----3----------|
e|----3-3-----3-3---------------------3-3-----3-3-----------------|
B|----3-3-----3-3---------------------3-3-----3-3-----------------|
G|----0-0-----0-0---------------------0-0-----0-0-----------------|
D|----0-0-----0-0---------------0-----0-0-----0-0-----------------|
A|------------------0-2---3-2-0---------------------0-2---3--2--0-|
E|3-------3-3-----3-----3---------3-------3-3-----3-----3---------|
(Fill), play in middle of each verse
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|-------0-|
A|-3-2-0---|
E|---------|
[Verse 1]
GLet us burn one from end to end
Em7And pass it over
Cadd9To me my friend
GBurn it long, well burn it slow
To Em7light me up befCadd9ore I go
[Chorus]
If you Gdon't like my fire
TEm7hen don't come around
Cause EmI'm gonna Dburn one CdownG  
Yes EmI'm gonna Dburn one C- downG  
(play riff)
[Verse 2]
GMy choice is what I choose to do
And if I'm Em7causing no harm
Cadd9It shouldn't bother you
GYour choice is who you choose to be
And if you're Em7causin' no harm
Then you're Cadd9alright with me
[Chorus]
If you Gdon't like my fire
Then Em7don't come around
Cause EmI'm gonna Dburn one CdownG  
Yes, EmI'm gonna Dburn one C- downG  
(play riff)
[Verse 3]
GHerb the gift from the earth
And what's Em7from the earth
Cadd9Is of the greatest worth
So Gbefore you knock it try it first
You'll Em7see it's a blessing
And Cadd9not a curse
[Chorus]
If you Gdon't like my fire
Then Em7don't come around
Cause EmI'm gonna Dburn one CdownG  
Yes, EmI'm gonnDa burn one C- downG  
(play riff)

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Burn One Down

by Ben Harper

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Cadd9

320033

Em7

022033

Cadd9

x32033

022000

xx0232

x32010

(Riff) on G

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

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

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

D|----0-0------0-0---------------0---0-0-----0-0---------------0--|

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

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

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

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

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

D|----0-0-----0-0---------------0-----0-0-----0-0-----------------|

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

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

(Fill), play in middle of each verse

e|---------|

B|---------|

G|---------|

D|-------0-|

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

E|---------|

[Verse 1]

Let us burn one from end to end

Em7

And pass it over

Cadd9

To me my friend

Burn it long, well burn it slow

Em7 Cadd9

To light me up before I go

[Chorus]

If you don't like my fire

Em7

Then don't come around

Em D C G

Cause I'm gonna burn one down

Em D C G

Yes I'm gonna burn one - down

(play riff)

[Verse 2]

My choice is what I choose to do

Em7

And if I'm causing no harm

Cadd9

It shouldn't bother you

Your choice is who you choose to be

Em7

And if you're causin' no harm

Cadd9

Then you're alright with me

[Chorus]

If you don't like my fire

Em7

Then don't come around

Em D C G

Cause I'm gonna burn one down

Em D C G

Yes, I'm gonna burn one - down

(play riff)

[Verse 3]

Herb the gift from the earth

Em7

And what's from the earth

Cadd9

Is of the greatest worth

So before you knock it try it first

Em7

You'll see it's a blessing

Cadd9

And not a curse

[Chorus]

If you don't like my fire

Em7

Then don't come around

Em D C G

Cause I'm gonna burn one down

Em D C G

Yes, I'm gonna burn one - down

(play riff)

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