Burn - Alkaline Trio - Acoustic

Arranged by Jack Cookson

Standard Tuning

Capo 4th Fret

Chords:        Em (022000)
               D(xx0232) (xx0232@1)               C(x32010) (x32010@1)               G(320033) (320003@1)               Em7 (022033)
               Cadd9(x32033) (x32030@1)
Intro (Listen to the original song for the rythm):

Em D C

Em Bm C

First Verse:

               Em (022000@1)                    D (xx0232@1)                     CThere's (x32010@1)a lightning storm each and every night
               Em (022000@1)           Bm (x24432@1)            CCrashing (x32010@1)inside you like motorbikes
       Em (022000@1)                D (xx0232@1)        CWe (x32010@1)toss and turn, sleep so loud
                 EmGrind (022000@1)the teeth in our
Bm (x24432@1)               C (x32010@1)                                EmOur (022000@1)empty mouths (are empty...)

Second Verse:

                Em (022000@1)         D (xx0232@1)         CThere's (x32010@1)a forest fire burning bright
                 Em (022000@1)                    Bm (x24432@1)        CSpreading (x32010@1)quickly towards our last rites
       Em (022000@1)              D (xx0232@1)              CNowhere (x32010@1)to run, pointless to hide
              Em (022000@1)                       Bm (x24432@1)                 CJust (x32010@1)lay there and scream, pretending to try
                     EmPretending... (022000@1)
Chorus:

                      C (x32010@1)                            EmIntending (022000@1)to burn, pretending to fight it
D (xx0232@1)            C (x32010@1)                      EmEveryone (022000@1)learns faster on fire
D (xx0232@1)                        C (x32010@1)           EmThings (022000@1)took a turn, lost all desire
        D (xx0232@1)                 C (x32010@1)            DYou (xx0232@1)live and you burn
        C (x32010@1)                 Em (022000@1)You live and you burn

Third Verse:

        Em (022000@1)                         D (xx0232@1)          CThis (x32010@1)impending doom is left deep inside
             Em (022000@1)                  Bm (x24432@1)                    CAnd (x32010@1)it's haunting you each and every night
        Em (022000@1)                  D (xx0232@1)                CLike (x32010@1)starving wolves    drowning sheep
       Em (022000@1)                Bm (x24432@1)                   C (x32010@1) 
We close our eyes, pretending to sleep
                      EmDescending... (022000@1)
Chorus:
   
                   C (x32010@1)                            EmIntending (022000@1)to burn, pretending to fight it
D (xx0232@1)            C (x32010@1)                      EmEveryone (022000@1)learns faster on fire
D (xx0232@1)                        C (x32010@1)           EmThings (022000@1)took a turn, lost all desire
        D (xx0232@1)                 C (x32010@1)            DYou (xx0232@1)live and you burn
        C (x32010@1)              
You live and...

Bridge:

        Em7             G (320003@1)            Cadd9Like (x32030@1)hell we are anxiously waiting
        Em7               G (320003@1)         Cadd9Like (x32030@1)hell burning silently strong
         Em7            G (320003@1)               Cadd9 (x32030@1)DSomehow (xx0232@1)we fell down by the wayside
                Cadd9 (x32030@1)              DAnd (xx0232@1)somehow this hell is home

Chorus:

           C (x32010@1)                            EmAs (022000@1)we burn, pretending to fight it
D (xx0232@1)            C (x32010@1)                      EmEveryone (022000@1)learns faster on fire
D (xx0232@1)                        C (x32010@1)           EmThings (022000@1)took a turn, lost all desire
        D (xx0232@1)                 C (x32010@1)            DYou (xx0232@1)live and you burn
        C (x32010@1)              
You live and...

Bridge:

        Em7             G (320003@1)            Cadd9Like (x32030@1)hell we are anxiously waiting
        Em7               G (320003@1)         Cadd9Like (x32030@1)hell burning silently strong
         Em7            G (320003@1)               Cadd9 (x32030@1)DSomehow (xx0232@1)we fell down by the wayside
                Cadd9 (x32030@1)              DAnd (xx0232@1)somehow this hell is home
          C (x32010@1)                       D (xx0232@1)    EmRight (022000@1)now, this hell is my home