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Key: E, A
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
C#m - x46654
D - zz0232
[F#m]A - [-] [244222]x02220
E - 022100
B - x24442
Intro: C#m-D-F#m-D- x2
Verse 1:
[C#m]5-4-3-2-1 lets s[E]tart a [A]fire[B]
[C#m]Burn this town from inside out
[E]Til [A]no one's left alive
And [B]you can't [C#m]feel the [E]rhythm of
your s[A]teps when you hit [B]the s[C#m]treet
Six[E]teen's so [A]far away [B]from [C#m]here[E][A]
[B]when you're [C#m]counting [E]every s[A]tep
Chorus:
[C#m]5-4-3-2 what are you waiting [A]for?
The [F#m]train is catching up
keep on [D]running don't look back
Cause its [C#m]10-9-8-7 everybody's
coming to [D]burn this city
burn this city [F#m]down tonight
Leave it [D]all behind
Verse 2:
[C#m]All his life he lived
in this [E]same [A]house
[B] [C#m]Same white fence surrounding
[E]him he [A]swore he would get out
But [B]he [C#m]can't cause his [E]foot
got [A]caught in between in [B]the [C#m]rails
And all his [E]friends were [A]up ahead[B]
[C#m] [E]They can't [A]hear him yel[B]ling
[C#m]yelling[E] for some [A]help
And [B]it's [C#m]much too [E]late
to [A]call the doc[B]tor [C#m]now[E][A]
[B]This [C#m]town is [E]full of
[A]sympathies [B]we're [C#m]drowning [E]in it [A]all
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge:
[C#m] [D]Burn the city! Burn the City!
[C#m] [D]Burn the city! Burn the City!
[C#m] [D]Burn the city! Burn the City!
[C#m] [D]Burn the city! Burn the City!
sings in backup vocals:
Is that the sound of the gate
coming down no flashing
lights no warning
[5-4-3-2-1](Repeat)
Breakdown: C#m(hold)
Outro:
[C#m] [D] [F#m]When we press our ears to
the ground we [D]feel the shake
[C#m] [D] Can't get [F#m]up to put the
[D]petals in their place
[C#m] [D] [F#m]5-4-3-2 What are you waiting [F#m]for?
D C#m(hold)
Burn this city burn this city tonight
Key: E, A
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
C#m - x46654
D - zz0232
[F#m]A - [-] [244222]x02220
E - 022100
B - x24442
Intro: C#m-D-F#m-D- x2
Verse 1:
[C#m]5-4-3-2-1 lets s[E]tart a [A]fire[B]
[C#m]Burn this town from inside out
[E]Til [A]no one's left alive
And [B]you can't [C#m]feel the [E]rhythm of
your s[A]teps when you hit [B]the s[C#m]treet
Six[E]teen's so [A]far away [B]from [C#m]here[E][A]
[B]when you're [C#m]counting [E]every s[A]tep
Chorus:
[C#m]5-4-3-2 what are you waiting [A]for?
The [F#m]train is catching up
keep on [D]running don't look back
Cause its [C#m]10-9-8-7 everybody's
coming to [D]burn this city
burn this city [F#m]down tonight
Leave it [D]all behind
Verse 2:
[C#m]All his life he lived
in this [E]same [A]house
[B] [C#m]Same white fence surrounding
[E]him he [A]swore he would get out
But [B]he [C#m]can't cause his [E]foot
got [A]caught in between in [B]the [C#m]rails
And all his [E]friends were [A]up ahead[B]
[C#m] [E]They can't [A]hear him yel[B]ling
[C#m]yelling[E] for some [A]help
And [B]it's [C#m]much too [E]late
to [A]call the doc[B]tor [C#m]now[E][A]
[B]This [C#m]town is [E]full of
[A]sympathies [B]we're [C#m]drowning [E]in it [A]all
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge:
[C#m] [D]Burn the city! Burn the City!
[C#m] [D]Burn the city! Burn the City!
[C#m] [D]Burn the city! Burn the City!
[C#m] [D]Burn the city! Burn the City!
sings in backup vocals:
Is that the sound of the gate
coming down no flashing
lights no warning
[5-4-3-2-1](Repeat)
Breakdown: C#m(hold)
Outro:
[C#m] [D] [F#m]When we press our ears to
the ground we [D]feel the shake
[C#m] [D] Can't get [F#m]up to put the
[D]petals in their place
[C#m] [D] [F#m]5-4-3-2 What are you waiting [F#m]for?
D C#m(hold)
Burn this city burn this city tonight