Artist: Peter Gabriel & Afro Celt Sound System 
Song: Burn you up, burn you down
Tabbed by: DJ
7th Aug 2013

Tuning: Standard

Bm    =  x24432    Em     =  022000
Bm/A  =  x04432    Em/G   =  322000
Em7   =  x22030    Em/A   =  x02000
A     =  x02220    Em/B   =  x22000
G     =  320033    Em7/D  =  xx0000
G/A   =  x00033    Em6/C# =  x42000

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      Bm           (Bm/A) Bm              (Bm/A)
e|-----2---2-2--2-2-----|-----2---2-2--2-2-----| (Repeat)
B|-----3---3-3--3-3-----|-----3---3-3--3-3-----|
G|-----4---4-4--4-4-----|-----4---4-4--4-4-----|
D|-----4----------------|-----4----------------|
A|--0-h2-------------0--|--0-h2-------------0--|
E|----------------------|----------------------|

  Em7            Bm            Em7
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  / |  /  /  /  /  |


      Bm           (Bm/A) Bm              (Bm/A)
e|-----2---2-2--2-2-----|-----2---2-2--2-2-----|
B|-----3---3-3--3-3-----|-----3---3-3--3-3-----|
G|-----4---4-4--4-4-----|-----4---4-4--4-4-----|
D|-----4----------------|-----4----------------|
A|--0-h2-------------0--|--0-h2-------------0--|
E|----------------------|----------------------|


   Bm                  Bm/A
Straight as an arrow,
      Bm                 Bm/A     Bm   Bm/A   Bm       Bm/A
You carry your intentions to the wind,      |  /  /  /   /  |
 Bm                  Bm/A
Dogs all around you,
          Bm                  Bm/A       Bm    Bm/A   Bm      Bm/A
But you cannot get the message to your friend,     |  /  /  /   /  |


A                      G                            Bm    Bm/A  Bm       Bm/A
    At every rendez - vous you keep on walking a - round,     |  /  /  /   /  |
  A
Night-time in the city,
         G               (G/A) Bm                              Bm/A
And the rain keeps fall - ing down------,
                              (Let me tell you how it all works out,

Bm                                 Bm/A     Bm
    I never thought we had so much time to lose,
                               Bm/A
Just learning how to twist and shout,
Bm                                    Bm/A     Bm
    It doesn't matter much which damn beat you use!
                                 Bm/A
Let me tell you how it all works out,
Bm                                  Bm/A     Bm
     I never thought we had so much time to lose,
                               Bm/A
Just learning how to twist and shout,
Bm                                   Bm/A      Bm                      Bm/A
    It doesn't matter much which damn beat you use-----!)
                                              Pilgrim knows the road to go,
     Bm                    Bm/A
How many times we told you so-----?

 Bm                           Bm/A   Bm                         Bm/A
(Burn you up, & I'll burn you down! Burn you up & I'll burn you down!)


Bm                   Bm/A
No rhyme or reason,
   Bm                  Bm/A      Bm                           Bm/A
No way to make it easy 'til it's done--------,
                                (Burn you up, & I'll burn you down!)

  Bm                            Bm/A
(Burn you up, and I'll burn you down!)


A                         G                 Bm                         Bm/A
   So you cross onto the other side of the street----,
                                          (Burn you up & I'll burn you down!)

  Bm                         Bm/A      A
(Burn you up & I'll burn you down!)        You should know better,

         G             (G/A) Bm                                   Bm/A
But you keep turning up the heat-----!
                                 (Let me tell you how it all works out,

Bm                                 Bm/A     Bm
    I never thought we had so much time to lose,
                               Bm/A
Just learning how to twist and shout,
Bm                                   Bm/A     Bm
   It doesn't matter much which damn beat you use!

Bm                                    Bm/A
     Let me tell you how it all works out,
Bm                                  Bm/A    Bm
     I never thought we had so much time to lose,
                                Bm/A
Just learning how to twist and shout,
Bm                                    Bm/A     Em  Em/G  Em/A  Em/B
    It doesn't matter much which damn beat you use-----!)
                                               Oh - oh,   ho - ha!
 Em    Em/G   Em/A   Em/B
(Hey  - hey,  hey  - hey!)

 Bm          Bm/A     Bm                Bm/A
Make me feel this!   (Hey - hey,  hey - hey!)

Em   Em/G  Em/A  Em/B    Em   Em/G  Em/A   Em/B
Hey - ey,  hey - hey!  (Hey - hey,   hey  - hey!)

 Bm          Bm/A     Bm            Bm/A
Make me feel it!     (Ho - ho,  ho - ho!)


 Em       Em7/D    Em6/C#
When they lose you, it can bruise you,

 Bm                           Bm/A  Bm                           Bm/A
(Burn you up, & I'll burn you down, burn you up, & I'll burn you down!)

 Em      Em7/D Em6/C#
Break me open,   I need someone to see me,

  Bm                          Bm/A   Bm                          Bm/A
(Burn you up, & I'll burn you down, burn you up, & I'll burn you down!)

 Em     Em7/D    Em6/C#                  Bm       Bm/A    Bm      Bm/A
Make me feel it,        make me feel! |  /  /  /   /  |  /  /  /   /  |


A                        G              Bm                          Bm/A
   In the city, and the rain is falling down------,
                                       (Burn you up, & I'll burn you down!)

  Bm                          Bm/A
(Burn you up, & I'll burn you down!)

 A                                    G
You can make it happen... with your eyes,
                    Bm                                   Bm/A
With your eyes a - lone--------!
                        (Let me tell you how it all works out,

Bm                                 Bm/A     Bm
    I never thought we had so much time to lose,
                               Bm/A
Just learning how to twist and shout,
Bm                                   Bm/A     Bm
   It doesn't matter much which damn beat you use!)
                                             Break-------...

Bm                                   Bm/A
            ...me------------   o----pen
   (Let me tell you how it all works out!)

Bm                               Bm/A     Bm
   (Never thought we had so much time to lose)

Bm                                   Bm/A
Make---------  me----------  feel---  it
    (Just learning how to twist and shout!)


Bm                                   Bm/A
Break--------  me------------   o----pen
   (Let me tell you how it all works out!)

Bm                               Bm/A     Bm
   (Never thought we had so much time to lose)

Bm                                   Bm/A      Bm
Make---------  me----------  feel---  it!
    (Just learning how to twist and shout!)

Bm                               Bm/A             Bm        Bm/A   Bm
   (Never thought we had so much time to lose!) |  /  /  /   /  |   /  ||