A Church Is Burning

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This might not sound exactly like original chords, but they seem pretty accurate when I
play them. Either way, they’re fairly easy to play. Hope you enjoy!
G D C G
A church is burning
G C G
The flames rise higher
Bm Am C
Like hands that are praying
C D
Aglow in the sky
G
Like hands that are praying
C Bm G
The fire is sayin’
C G
You can burn down my churches
D7 G
But I shall be free
Am G
Three hooded men through the back roads did creep
Am G
Torches in their hands while the village lies asleep
C G F G
Down to the church where, just hours before
C G
Voices were singing, and
C G
Hands were beating, and
C G D G
Saying, "I won't be a slave anymore"
G D C G
A church is burning
G C G
The flames rise higher
Bm Am C
Like hands that are praying
C D
Aglow in the sky
G
Like hands that are praying
C Bm G
The fire is sayin’
C G
You can burn down my churches
D7 G
But I shall be free
Am G
Three hooded men, their hands lit the spark
Am G
And they faded in the night, and they vanished in the dark
C G C G
And in the cold light of morning, there is nothing that remains
C G D G
But the ashes of a Bible and a can of kerosene
G D C G
A church is burning
G C G
The flames rise higher
Bm Am C
Like hands that are praying
C D
Aglow in the sky
G
Like hands that are praying
C Bm G
The fire is sayin’
C G
You can burn down my churches
D7 G
But I shall be free
Am G
A church is more than just timber and stone
Am G
And freedom is a dark road when you're walking it alone
C G C G
But the future is now, and it's time to take a stand
C G D G
So the lost bells of freedom can ring out in my land
G D C G
A church is burning
G C G
The flames rise higher
Bm Am C
Like hands that are praying
C D
Aglow in the sky
G
Like hands that are praying
C Bm G
The fire is sayin’
C G Em
You can burn down my churches
C D G C G
But I - I - I shall be free

A Church Is Burning chords and lyrics

Free chords for A Church Is Burning by Simon & Garfunkel. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

This might not sound exactly like original chords, but they seem pretty accurate when I 
play them. Either way, they’re fairly easy to play. Hope you enjoy!

A Church Is Burning Chords by Simon & Garfunkel

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