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Burn
Jo Dee Messina
Burn
Intro Chords
           Gsus355533
G(1)           355433
          Gsus23000xx
           G(2)320003
Emadd#5        022010
             Em022000
Emadd4         002000
           Dsusxx0233
              Dxx0232
Csus2addb5     x30032
Main Chords
              G320003
             Em022000
          Dsus2xx0230
              Cx32010
            CM7x32000
C6add4         x33210
          Cadd9x32030
             Amx02210
           Csusx3301x
             A#x13331
              F133211
            C/E032010
             D#x68886
CM7add4add6    x33200
Intro
  Gsus  G(1)    Gsus2    G(2)Emadd#5    EmEmadd4  Em  
  Dsus    D    Dsus2    DCsus2addb5  C  
Verse 1
Do you wanna be a Gpoet and write?
Do you wanna be an Emactor up in lights?
Do you wanna be a DsussoldieDr         Dsus2and fight for Clove?CM7  C  
Do you wanna Gtravel the world?
Do you wanna be a Emdiver for pearls?
              Dsus      D                 Dsus2            DC6add4
Or climb a moun - tain       and touch the clouds a - bove?
Pre Chorus
Be Cadd9anyone you Dwant to be
Cadd9Bring to life your Dfantasies
AmI want something in Dsusre  - Dturn
Chorus
I want you to Gburn,     Em  Cburn for me Dbaby
GLike a Emcandle Cin my Dsusni -  Dght
Oh Gburn,     Em  Cburn for me, Dburn for Csusme
Verse 2
Are you gonna be a Ggambler and deal?
Are you gonna be a Emdoctor and heal?
Or go to Dsusheav - Den         Dsus2and touch God’s Cadd9face?
Are you gonna be a Gdreamer who sleeps?
Are you gonna be a Emsinner who weeps?
         Dsus      D    Dsus2       DC6add4
Or, an an  - gel         under grace?
Pre Chorus
I’ll Cadd9lay down on your Dbed of coals
Cadd9Offer up my Dheart and Amsoul
But in Dsusre -  Dturn
Chorus
I want you to Gburn,     Em  Cburn for me Dbaby
GLike a Emcandle Cin my Dnight
Oh Gburn,     Em  Cburn for me, Dburn for Csusme
Bridge
   C    A#Oh, oh, oh, AmohA#  
I want you to Cburn, baby
Oh, oh, oh, A#oh
Oh, AmOh,  A#Oh
FLaugh for me, cry for me
C/EPray for me, fly for me
D#Live for me, die for DsususD  
Chorus
I want you to Gburn,     Em  Cburn for me Dbaby
GLike a Emcandle Cin my Dsusni -  Dght
        G    Em              C          DC6add4  CM7add4add6  C  
Oh burn,     burn for me, burn for me,     y – e –  a - h
CM7I  – CI want you to GburnEm  C  
DI want you to Gburn,     Emfor me, Cbaby D– oh yeah
        G    Em     C          DC6add4  CM7add4add6  C  
Burn for m – e – e, yeah,         oh           yeah,
CM7I    Cwant you to GburnEm  C  
DI want to Gburn      Emfor me, Cbaby,    Doh yeah
        G    Em    C    DC6add4
Burn for me
(fade)
U-G doesn't always include the correct chord voicings, I have
experiment with your own chord voicings.
This song has a higher difficulty level due to the chords used.
line of the Bridge contains a D#, Dsus and a D. Although I did
not include the barre chord voicings for the Dsus and D, I would
     Dsusx57785
        Dx57775
Some of the chords in the Main portion of the song are repeats
from the Intro. Should you come across a chord in the Main
Chords, please use the chord voicing from the Intro Chords.

All chords in this song (17)

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Burn

by Jo Dee Messina

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gsus

Gsus2

G(2)

Dsus

Dsus2

CM7

Cadd9

Csus

C/E

Burn

Jo Dee Messina

Burn

Intro Chords

Gsus

355533

(1) 355433

Gsus2

3000xx

G(2)

320003

Emadd#5 022010

022000

Emadd4 002000

Dsus

xx0233

xx0232

Csus2addb5 x30032

Main Chords

320003

022000

Dsus2

xx0230

x32010

CM7

x32000

C6add4 x33210

Cadd9

x32030

x02210

Csus

x3301x

x13331

133211

C/E

032010

x68886

CM7add4add6 x33200

Intro

Gsus G Gsus2 G(2) Em Em

(1) Emadd#5 Emadd4

Dsus D Dsus2 D C

Csus2addb5

Verse 1

Do you wanna be a poet and write?

Do you wanna be an actor up in lights?

Dsus D Dsus2 C CM7 C

Do you wanna be a soldier and fight for love?

Do you wanna travel the world?

Do you wanna be a diver for pearls?

Dsus D Dsus2 D

C6add4

Or climb a moun - tain and touch the clouds a - bove?

Pre Chorus

Cadd9 D

Be anyone you want to be

Cadd9 D

Bring to life your fantasies

Am Dsus D

I want something in re - turn

Chorus

G Em C D

I want you to burn, burn for me baby

G Em C Dsus D

Like a candle in my ni - ght

G Em C D Csus

Oh burn, burn for me, burn for me

Verse 2

Are you gonna be a gambler and deal?

Are you gonna be a doctor and heal?

Dsus D Dsus2 Cadd9

Or go to heav - en and touch God’s face?

Are you gonna be a dreamer who sleeps?

Are you gonna be a sinner who weeps?

Dsus D Dsus2 D

C6add4

Or, an an - gel under grace?

Pre Chorus

Cadd9 D

I’ll lay down on your bed of coals

Cadd9 D Am

Offer up my heart and soul

Dsus D

But in re - turn

Chorus

G Em C D

I want you to burn, burn for me baby

G Em C D

Like a candle in my night

G Em C D Csus

Oh burn, burn for me, burn for me

Bridge

C A# Am A#

Oh, oh, oh, oh

I want you to burn, baby

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Am A#

Oh, Oh, Oh

Laugh for me, cry for me

C/E

Pray for me, fly for me

D# Dsus D

Live for me, die for us

Chorus

G Em C D

I want you to burn, burn for me baby

G Em C Dsus D

Like a candle in my ni - ght

G Em C D C

C6add4 CM7add4add6

Oh burn, burn for me, burn for me, y – e – a - h

CM7 C G Em C

I – I want you to burn

D G Em C D

I want you to burn, for me, baby – oh yeah

G Em C D C

C6add4 CM7add4add6

Burn for m – e – e, yeah, oh yeah,

CM7 C G Em C

I want you to burn

D G Em C D

I want to burn for me, baby, oh yeah

G Em C D

C6add4

Burn for me

(fade)

U-G doesn't always include the correct chord voicings, I have

experiment with your own chord voicings.

This song has a higher difficulty level due to the chords used.

line of the Bridge contains a D#, Dsus and a D. Although I did

not include the barre chord voicings for the Dsus and D, I would

Dsus

x57785

x57775

Some of the chords in the Main portion of the song are repeats

from the Intro. Should you come across a chord in the Main

Chords, please use the chord voicing from the Intro Chords.

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