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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)

AmYou (x02210@1)called me early one morning
CAnd (x32010@1)said you were glad I was home
AmYou (x02210@1)were lying there flat on your back
CGetting (x32010@1)drunk playing guitar alone

FDid (133211@1)she say
			      Am (x02210@1)  Am/GShe (302210@1)was leaving the very next day
		 FDid (133211@1)you beg her to stay
		 DDid (xx0232@1)you beg her to stay

E (022100@1)     CYou've (x32010@1)got to burn to shine
	      F (133211@1)     DYou've (xx0232@1)got to burn to shine
	      Am (x02210@1)C (x32010@1) F (133211@1)   DYou've (xx0232@1)got to burn to shine

F - Fmaj9 (6 bars)  C (2 bars)
(Post Chorus Instrumental Break)

AmIt (x02210@1)doesn't get easy get empty get older
CAnd (x32010@1)realise we actually die
AmFilled (x02210@1)up with fear and the question persists
CThat (x32010@1)you just might be living a lie

FAnd (133211@1)I saw,
				    Am (x02210@1)  Am/GAs (302210@1)you beat your tired fists on the wall
		FAre (133211@1)you asking for more
		DAre (xx0232@1)you asking for more

E (022100@1)     CYou've (x32010@1)got to burn to shine
	      F (133211@1)     DYou've (xx0232@1)got to burn to shine
	      Am (x02210@1)C (x32010@1) F (133211@1)   DYou've (xx0232@1)got to burn to shine
	      E (022100@1)     CYou've (x32010@1)got to burn to shine
	      F (133211@1)     DYou've (xx0232@1)got to burn to shine
	      Am (x02210@1)C (x32010@1) F (133211@1)   DYou've (xx0232@1)got to burn to shine

FI'm (133211@1)keepin' it together
F (133211@1)	 AmJust (x02210@1)keep it together at best
FSomewhere (133211@1)inside of me
F (133211@1)    DI (xx0232@1)know that this is a test

E (022100@1)     CYou've (x32010@1)got to burn to shine
	      F (133211@1)     DYou've (xx0232@1)got to burn to shine
	      Am (x02210@1)C (x32010@1) F (133211@1)   DYou've (xx0232@1)got to burn to shine
	      E (022100@1)     CYou've (x32010@1)got to burn to shine
	      F (133211@1)     DYou've (xx0232@1)got to burn to shine
	      Am (x02210@1)C (x32010@1) F (133211@1)   DYou've (xx0232@1)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).
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