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Black Burning Heart

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BLACK BURNING HEART
KEANE
Album:PERFECT SYMMETRY
STANDARD TUNING - CAPO 2 (Scroll down for no-capo version)
Dm6
    xx0201
Fmaj7
 033210
                      Am Asus2
Crescendo: Alternate   - 
       C  C/BDsus2Dsus2G
INTRO:  |  |  |  - 
Riff:
   C                       C/B                     Dsus2                  Dsus2     G
e|-----0--------0-------|-----0--------0-------|-----0--------0-------|-----0------------------|
B|--3-------3---------1-|--3-------3---------1-|--3-------3---------1-|--3---------1-----------|
G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------2-------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
VERSE:
  Am            C
I wish that I could be
G              F
In the cellars of the sea
    Am            C
And disappear in them
G            F
Never to be seen again
Am       C
Live this life
    G            F
Its unrelenting appetite
    Am            C
For feeding off the weak
    G                F
Who never had their time to speak
PRECHORUS:
    Am             Fmaj7
The sky will be my shroud
  Dm         F   G
A monumental cloud
CHORUS: (play intro riff)
            C                          C/B
If we could turn back, you can't paper over the crack
             Dsus2                                   G
But it will return now, and your heart will burn black
VERSE:
Am       C
Give me your hand
G             F
Cut the skin, let me in
    Am           C
The molecules of us
 G            F
Bleeding into one again
PRECHORUS:
    Am             Fmaj7
The sky will be my shroud
  Dm            F    G
The cenotaph of cloud
CHORUS: (play intro riff)
            C                          C/B
If we could turn back, you can't paper over the crack
             Dsus2                          Dm        G
But it will return now, and your heart will burn black
             C                          C/B
Forgotten my way home, forgotten everything that I know
             Dm                          D6
Every day a false start, and it burns my heart
BRIDGE 1:
  C
I know
G                                    Fmaj7
Everything you said was right, and I suppose
 Am                                 C
Everything is here forever, till it goes
     G                                 Fmaj7
You gave it all away, kept nothing for yourself
Just a picture on the shelf
FRENCH:
Am Fmaj7Dsus2F  G
 -  -  -  - 
Je souhaiterais merger
Dans les profondeurs des mers
Y disparatre
Pour ne plus jamais tre vu
BRIDGE 2:
        C
Burning up now
        G                           Dm
And I'm racing down a road I don't recognise
I realise I've
CHORUS(play intro riff):
              C                       C/B
Forgotten my way home, forgotten everything that I know
            Dm                           D6   G
Every day a false start, and it burns my heart
C  C/BDm G
 -  -  - 
     B
Turn (l?)ack
C  C/BDm Dm G
 |  |  |  - 
       Am
OUTRO: 
----------------------------------------------------------------------
STANDARD TUNING - NO CAPO
Em6
 022020
Crescendo: Alternate  Bm - Bsus2
       D  D/C#Em Em A
INTRO:  |  |  |  - 
Riff:
   D                       D/C#                    Em                    Em        A
e|-----2--------2-------|-----2--------2-------|-----2--------2-------|-----2------------------|
B|--5-------5---------3-|--5-------5---------3-|--5-------5---------3-|--5---------3---0-------|
G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
VERSE:
  Bm            D
I wish that I could be
A              G
In the cellars of the sea
    Bm            D
And disappear in them
A            G
Never to be seen again
Bm       D
Live this life
    A            G
Its unrelenting appetite
    Bm            D
For feeding off the weak
    A                G
Who never had their time to speak
PRECHORUS:
    Bm             Gmaj7
The sky will be my shroud
  Em         G   A
A monumental cloud
CHORUS: (play intro riff)
            D                          D/C#
If we could turn back, you can't paper over the crack
             Em                                     A
But it will return now, and your heart will burn black
VERSE:
Bm       D
Give me your hand
A             G
Cut the skin, let me in
    Bm           D
The molecules of us
 A            G
Bleeding into one again
PRECHORUS:
    Bm             Gmaj7
The sky will be my shroud
  Em            G    A
The cenotaph of cloud
CHORUS: (play intro riff)
            D                          D/C#
If we could turn back, you can't paper over the crack
             Em                                     A
But it will return now, and your heart will burn black
             D                          D/C#
Forgotten my way home, forgotten everything that I know
             Em                          Em6  A
Every day a false start, and it burns my heart
BRIDGE 1:
  D
I know
A                                    Gmaj7
Everything you said was right, and I suppose
 Bm                                 D
Everything is here forever, till it goes
     A                                 Gmaj7
You gave it all away, kept nothing for yourself
Just a picture on the shelf
FRENCH:
Bm Gmaj7Em G  A
 -  -  -  - 
Je souhaiterais merger
Dans les profondeurs des mers
Y disparatre
Pour ne plus jamais tre vu
BRIDGE 2:
        D
Burning up now
        A                           Em
And I'm racing down a road I don't recognise
I realise I've
CHORUS(play intro riff):
              D                       D/C#
Forgotten my way home, forgotten everything that I know
            Em                           Em6   A
Every day a false start, and it burns my heart
D  D/C#Em A
 -  -  - 
     B
Turn (l?)ack
D  D/C#Em Em A
 |  |  |  - 
       Bm
OUTRO: 

Black Burning Heart chords and lyrics

Free chords for Black Burning Heart by Keane. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

BLACK BURNING HEART
KEANE
Album:PERFECT SYMMETRY
STANDARD TUNING - CAPO 2 (Scroll down for no-capo version)
Dm6    xx0201
Fmaj7 033210
Crescendo: Alternate  Am - Asus2
INTRO: C | C/B | Dsus2 | Dsus2 - G
VERSE:
PRECHORUS:
CHORUS: (play intro riff)
VERSE:
PRECHORUS:
CHORUS: (play intro riff)
BRIDGE 1:
Just a picture on the shelf
FRENCH:
Am - Fmaj7 - Dsus2 - F - G
Je souhaiterais merger
Dans les profondeurs des mers
Y disparatre
Pour ne plus jamais tre vu
BRIDGE 2:
I realise I've
CHORUS(play intro riff):
C - C/B - Dm - G
Turn B(l?)ack
C | C/B | Dm | Dm - G
OUTRO: Am
----------------------------------------------------------------------
STANDARD TUNING - NO CAPO
Em6 022020
Crescendo: Alternate  Bm - Bsus2
INTRO: D | D/C# | Em | Em - A
VERSE:
PRECHORUS:
CHORUS: (play intro riff)
VERSE:
PRECHORUS:
CHORUS: (play intro riff)
BRIDGE 1:
Just a picture on the shelf
FRENCH:
Bm - Gmaj7 - Em - G - A
Je souhaiterais merger
Dans les profondeurs des mers
Y disparatre
Pour ne plus jamais tre vu

Black Burning Heart Chords by Keane

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