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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
			      Am    Am/G
She was leaving the very next day
		 F
Did you beg her to stay
		 D
Did you beg her to stay

	      E	      C
You've got to burn to shine
	      F	      D
You've got to burn to shine
	      Am  C   F     D
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

F
And I saw,
				    Am    Am/G
As you beat your tired fists on the wall
		F
Are you asking for more
		D
Are you asking for more

	      E	      C
You've got to burn to shine
	      F	      D
You've got to burn to shine
	      Am  C   F     D
You've got to burn to shine
	      E	      C
You've got to burn to shine
	      F	      D
You've got to burn to shine
	      Am  C   F     D
You've got to burn to shine

F
I'm keepin' it together
F			 Am
Just keep it together at best
F
Somewhere inside of me
F		    D
I know that this is a test

	      E	      C
You've got to burn to shine
	      F	      D
You've got to burn to shine
	      Am  C   F     D
You've got to burn to shine
	      E	      C
You've got to burn to shine
	      F	      D
You've got to burn to shine
	      Am  C   F     D
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).
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