Sounds better with bar chords than with open chords, If you want to play the solo its basically on the
minor pentatonic in A
[INTRO]
Dm C G (x3)
Bb C G (x2)
[VERSE]
Dm C
Don't look don't look the shadows breathe
G
Whispering me away from you
Dm C
Don't wake at night to watch her sleep
G
You know that you will always lose
Dm
This trembling Adored
C G
Tousled bird mad girl
[CHORUS]
Bb
But every night I burn
C G
But every night I call your name
Bb
Every night I burn
C G
Every night I fall again
[VERSE]
Dm C
Oh don't talk of love the shadows purr
G
Murmuring me away from you
Dm C
Don't talk of worlds that never were
G
The end is all that's ever true
Dm C
There's nothing you can ever say
G
Nothing you can ever do
[CHORUS]
Bb
Still every night I burn
C G
Every night I scream your name
Bb
Every night I burn
C G
Every night the dream's the same
Bb
Every night I burn
F G
Waiting for my only friend
Bb
Every night I burn
F G
Waiting for the world to end
[INSTRUMENTAL]
Bb F G (x2)
Dm C G (x3)
Bb C G (x2)
e|---5------5-----5---------------|---5------5-----5--------------------|
B|----8------8-----8---6-5-6--8---|----8------8-----8- -6-5-6--8- 6-5-6-|
G|--7------7-----7----------------|--7------7-----7---------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---5------5-----5----------8------------8---------5------5-----5----------8------------8---------|
B|----8------8-----8---6-5-6---6-5-6--5-6---6-5-6----8------8-----8--6-5-6---6-5-6---5-6---6-5-6---|
G|--7------7-----7---------------------------------7------7-----7----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------8--------------5-------------8-------------8---------|
B|--5-6------6-5-6--5-6---6-5-6---5-6----6-5-6--5-6---6-5-6---|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------8--------------5-------------8-------------8---------|
B|--5-6------6-5-6--5-6---6-5-6---5-6----6-5-6--5-6---6-5-6---|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
[VERSE]
Dm C
Just paint your face the shadows smile
G
Slipping me away from you
Dm C
Oh it doesn't matter how you hide
G
We'll Find you if we're wanting to
Dm C
So slide back down and close your eyes
G
Sleep a while You must be tired
[CHORUS]
Bb
But every night I burn
C G
Every night I call your name
Bb
Every night I burn
C G
Every night I fall again
Bb
Every night I burn
F G
Scream the animal scream
Bb
Every night I burn
F G
Dream the crow black dream
[OUTRO] Repeats until fade out
Bb
F G
Dream the crow black dream...Burn chords and lyrics
Free chords for Burn by The Cure. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.
Sounds better with bar chords than with open chords, If you want to play the solo its basically on the minor pentatonic in A [INTRO] Dm C G (x3) Bb C G (x2) [VERSE] [CHORUS] [VERSE] [CHORUS] [INSTRUMENTAL] Bb F G (x2) Dm C G (x3) Bb C G (x2) [VERSE] [CHORUS] [OUTRO] Repeats until fade out Bb
Burn Chords by The Cure
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