Key: E , A

Tuning: Standard EADGBe




Intro: C#m - D - F#m - D- x2


Verse 1:
C#m             E      A   B
5-4-3-2-1 lets start a fire
C#m
Burn this town from inside out
E   A
Til no one's left alive
    B         C#m      E
And you can't feel the rhythm of
      A                 B    C#m
your steps when you hit the street
   E         A        B    C#m E A
Sixteen's so far away from here
B           C#m      E      A
when you're counting every step


Chorus:
C#m                          A
5-4-3-2 what are you waiting for?
    F#m
The train is catching up
        D
keep on running don't look back
          C#m
Cause its 10-(b9)8-7 everybody's
          D
coming to burn this city
               F#m
burn this city down tonight
         D
Leave it all behind


Verse 2:
C#m
All his life he lived
        E    A
in this same house
B C#m
  Same white fence surrounding 
E      A
him he swore he would get out
    B  C#m             E
But he can't cause his foot 
    A                    B   C#m
got caught in between in the rails
            E            A       B
And all his friends were up ahead
C#m E          A           B
    They can't hear him yelling
C#m    E         A
yelling for some help
    B    C#m      E
And it's much too late 
   A           B   C#m E A
to call the doctor now
B    C#m     E
This town is full of 
A          B     C#m      E     A
sympathies we're drowning in it 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
              D
the ground we feel the shake
C#m D          F#m
     Can't get up to put the 
D
petals in their place
C#m D F#m                          F#m
      5-4-3-2 What are you waiting for?
D                               C#m(hold)
Burn this city burn this city tonight