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Burn to Shine - Ben Lee
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Tabbed by Nick Yuen.
Corrections to nick underscore y2000 at hotmail dot com
This has got to be one of the best songs off "Breathing Tornadoes", so I thought it was
shame that there weren't any accurate tabs for this out in the interwebs. Enjoy.
Tuning: Standard
Chords :
Am(x02210)
C(x32010)
F(133211)
Am/G(3x2210)
D(x54232)
E(022100)
Fmaj9(13301x)
Am
You called me early one morning
C
And said you were glad I was home
Am
You were lying there flat on your back
C
Getting drunk playing guitar alone
F
Did she say
AmAm/G
She was leaving the very next day
F
Did you beg her to stay
D
Did you beg her to stay
EC
You've got to burn to shine
FD
You've got to burn to shine
AmCFD
You've got to burn to shine
F - Fmaj9 (6 bars) C (2 bars)
(Post Chorus Instrumental Break)
Am
It doesn't get easy get empty get older
C
And realise we actually die
Am
Filled up with fear and the question persists
C
That you just might be living a lie
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/ben_lee/burn_to_shine_crd_ver_2.html )
F
And I saw,
AmAm/G
As you beat your tired fists on the wall
F
Are you asking for more
D
Are you asking for more
EC
You've got to burn to shine
FD
You've got to burn to shine
AmCFD
You've got to burn to shine
EC
You've got to burn to shine
FD
You've got to burn to shine
AmCFD
You've got to burn to shine
F
I'm keepin' it together
FAm
Just keep it together at best
F
Somewhere inside of me
FD
I know that this is a test
EC
You've got to burn to shine
FD
You've got to burn to shine
AmCFD
You've got to burn to shine
EC
You've got to burn to shine
FD
You've got to burn to shine
AmCFD
You've got to burn to shine
F - Fmaj9 (6 bars) C (2 bars)
(Post Chorus Instrumental Break)
Structure:
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Post-Chorus
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus x2
Bridge
Chorus x2
Post-Chorus
Notes: You can play the standard open D chord (xx0232) instead, although it does not
as dense as the D chord (x54232).