Burn
(Blackmore/Coverdale/Lord/Paice)
From "Burn", 1974
Key: B flat
Intro: Gm
Gm
The sky is red, I don´t understand;
F/G
past midnight I still see the land.
Gm
People are sayin´ the woman is damned,
C Gm
she makes you burn with a wave of her hand.___
The city´s ablaze, the town´s on fire;
F/G
the woman´s flames are reachin´ higher.
Gm
We were fools, we called her "liar";
Bb F C Gm Eb C Gm
All I hear is "Burn!"_____________
I didn´t believe she was devil´s sperm;
she said, "Curse you all, you´ll never learn!
When I leave there´s no return!"
The people laughed till she said, "Burn!"___
Warning came, no one cared;
earth was shakin´, we stood and stared.
When it came no one was spared;
Still I hear "Burn!"______________
Dm Bb
You know we had no time,
Am Bb
we could not even try,______
Dm Bb/D C/D Gm
You know we had no time.
The sky is red, I don´t understand;
past midnight, I still see the land.
People are sayin´ the woman is damned;
she makes you burn with a wave of her hand.
Warning came, no one cared;
earth was shakin, we stood and stared.
When it came no one was spared.
Still I hear "Burn!"
I didn´t believe she was devil´s sperm;
she said, "Curse you all, you´ll never learn!
When I leave there´s no return!"
The people laughed till she said, "Burn!"
Warning came, no one cared;
earth was shakin´, we stood and stared.
When it came no one was spared;
Still I hear "Burn!"
Dm Bb
You know we had no time,
Am Bb
we could not even try,______
Dm Bb/D C/D Gm
You know we had no time.
The sky is red, I don´t understand;
past midnight, I still see the land.
People are sayin´ the woman is damned;
she makes you burn with a wave of her hand.
Warning came, no one cared;
earth was shakin, we stood and stared.
When it came no one was spared.
Still I hear "Burn!"
Bill Jones
RIFF SUGGESTION 1:
e-----------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------
g------5-3-0-5------3-3--0-5--0-3-------5-3-0-5----5-3-0----
d------5-3-0-5------3-3--0-5--0-3-------5-3-0-5----5-3-0-3--
a--------------------------------------------------------3--
e---3-------------3------------------3-------------------1--
"Use pull-offs and hammer-ons....this is basically a two finger riff."
Scott Hannon
RIFF SUGGESTION 2:
e-----------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------
g------3-2-0-5------3-2-0-5--0-3------3-2-0-5------3-2-0----
d------3-2-0-5------3-2-0-5--0-3------3-2-0-5------3-2-0-3--
a--------------------------------------------------------3--
e---3-------------3------------------------------3------(1)-
Tomas
RIFF SUGGESTION 3:
e-----------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------
g---0--3-2-0-5----0-3-2-0-5----3------3-2-0-5----0-3-2-0----
d---0--3-2-0-5----0-3-2-0-5----3------3-2-0-5----0-3-2-0-3--
a--------------------------------------------------------3--
e-----------------------------------------------------------
Richard Swann
(Blackmore/Coverdale/Lord/Paice)
From "Burn", 1974
Key: B flat
Intro: Gm
Gm
The sky is red, I don´t understand;
F/G
past midnight I still see the land.
Gm
People are sayin´ the woman is damned,
C Gm
she makes you burn with a wave of her hand.___
The city´s ablaze, the town´s on fire;
F/G
the woman´s flames are reachin´ higher.
Gm
We were fools, we called her "liar";
Bb F C Gm Eb C Gm
All I hear is "Burn!"_____________
I didn´t believe she was devil´s sperm;
she said, "Curse you all, you´ll never learn!
When I leave there´s no return!"
The people laughed till she said, "Burn!"___
Warning came, no one cared;
earth was shakin´, we stood and stared.
When it came no one was spared;
Still I hear "Burn!"______________
Dm Bb
You know we had no time,
Am Bb
we could not even try,______
Dm Bb/D C/D Gm
You know we had no time.
The sky is red, I don´t understand;
past midnight, I still see the land.
People are sayin´ the woman is damned;
she makes you burn with a wave of her hand.
Warning came, no one cared;
earth was shakin, we stood and stared.
When it came no one was spared.
Still I hear "Burn!"
I didn´t believe she was devil´s sperm;
she said, "Curse you all, you´ll never learn!
When I leave there´s no return!"
The people laughed till she said, "Burn!"
Warning came, no one cared;
earth was shakin´, we stood and stared.
When it came no one was spared;
Still I hear "Burn!"
Dm Bb
You know we had no time,
Am Bb
we could not even try,______
Dm Bb/D C/D Gm
You know we had no time.
The sky is red, I don´t understand;
past midnight, I still see the land.
People are sayin´ the woman is damned;
she makes you burn with a wave of her hand.
Warning came, no one cared;
earth was shakin, we stood and stared.
When it came no one was spared.
Still I hear "Burn!"
Bill Jones
RIFF SUGGESTION 1:
e-----------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------
g------5-3-0-5------3-3--0-5--0-3-------5-3-0-5----5-3-0----
d------5-3-0-5------3-3--0-5--0-3-------5-3-0-5----5-3-0-3--
a--------------------------------------------------------3--
e---3-------------3------------------3-------------------1--
"Use pull-offs and hammer-ons....this is basically a two finger riff."
Scott Hannon
RIFF SUGGESTION 2:
e-----------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------
g------3-2-0-5------3-2-0-5--0-3------3-2-0-5------3-2-0----
d------3-2-0-5------3-2-0-5--0-3------3-2-0-5------3-2-0-3--
a--------------------------------------------------------3--
e---3-------------3------------------------------3------(1)-
Tomas
RIFF SUGGESTION 3:
e-----------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------
g---0--3-2-0-5----0-3-2-0-5----3------3-2-0-5----0-3-2-0----
d---0--3-2-0-5----0-3-2-0-5----3------3-2-0-5----0-3-2-0-3--
a--------------------------------------------------------3--
e-----------------------------------------------------------
Richard Swann