This is a newer song that Chris Ross posted a video of on Youtube.
He also just recently put up a guitar tutorial for the song.
Burns is a fairly simple tune and a helluva lot of fun to play.
Tune your guitar to drop-d and put a capo on the 1st fret!
Intro: (Don't worry about being dead on with the picking pattern)
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Play The intro twice. The second time, lightly mute the first half
Verse 1: (Again, don't worry too much about hitting the pattern exactly)
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Tell me with a straight face, darlin'
Try to keep your breakfast down
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Tell me with a coat of sugar
Go ahead and spit it out
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Tell me he's the sun you set for
Tell me he's the air you breathe
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I hope it's all a fairy tale
I hope he gives you everything you need
Pre-chorus:
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B---
G--- For the pre-chorus, strum this chord while singing
D-0-
A-9-
D-0-
But I don't
But I don't
But I don't
But I don't
But I don't
But I don't
I hope he burns you down
(Play the second half of the intro at the word "burns")
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e---
B---
G---
D-0-
A-9-
D-0-
Yeah I hope
Yeah I hope
Yeah I hope
Yeah I hope
Yeah I hope
Yeah I hope
Yeah I hope
I hope he burns you down
(Play the second half of the intro at the word "burns")
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Verse 2:
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Tell me with a careful whisper
Tell me with your knuckles drawn
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Tell me with a shot of liquor
Tell me when the bottle's gone
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Tell me that his touch is timeless
Tell me what I've always known
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Tell me it was always like this
I hope he makes you feel at home
Pre-chorus:
e---
B---
G--- Strum this chord while singing
D-0-
A-9-
D-0-
But I don't
But I don't
But I don't
But I don't
But I don't
But I don't
I hope he burns you down
(Play the second half of the intro at the word "burns")
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e---
B---
G---
D-0-
A-9-
D-0-
Yeah I hope
Yeah I hope
Yeah I hope
Yeah I hope
Yeah I hope
Yeah I hope
Yeah I hope
I hope he burns you down
I hope he burns you down
I hope he burns you down
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/chris_ross/burns_tab.html ]
(Play the second half of the intro at the word "burns")
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The third time singing "I hope he burns you down", play the first half of the verse on
the word "burns"
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Chorus:
e---
B---
G-0-
D-0- (Strum this chord for the first line of the chorus, starting at "burns")
A-3-
D-3-
I hope he burns you down to ash
Slide up to:
e---
B---
G-0-
D-0-
A-5-
D-5-
I hope he turns to you and laughs
For "I hope he burns you down", play the first half of the verse on the word "burns"
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I hope he burns you down
e---
B---
G-0-
D-0- (Strum this chord for the next line of the chorus, starting at "burns")
A-3-
D-3-
I hope he burns you nice and slow
Slide up to:
e---
B---
G-0-
D-0-
A-5-
D-5-
Hope he turns you into smoke
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I hope he burns you down
Verse 3:
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Tell me that I got it backwards
Tell me that I'll wake up soon
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Tell me I don't understand this
Tell me that it's overdue
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Tell me that it wasn't worthless
Tell me it was real for you
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Tell me that it had a purpose
Who knows, I might believe it's true
Pre-chorus:
e---
B---
G--- Strum this chord while singing
D-0-
A-9-
D-0-
But I don't
But I don't
But I don't
But I don't
But I don't
But I don't
I hope he burns you down
(Play the second half of the intro at the word "burns")
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e---
B---
G---
D-0-
A-9-
D-0-
Yeah I hope
Yeah I hope
Yeah I hope
Yeah I hope
Yeah I hope
Yeah I hope
Yeah I hope
I hope he burns you down
I hope he burns you down
I hope he burns you down
(Play the second half of the intro at the word "burns")
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The third time singing "I hope he burns you down", play the first half of the verse on
the word "burns"
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Chorus:
e---
B---
G-0-
D-0- (Strum this chord for the first line of the chorus, starting at "burns")
A-3-
D-3-
I hope he burns you down to ash
Slide up to:
e---
B---
G-0-
D-0-
A-5-
D-5-
I hope he turns to you and laughs
For "I hope he burns you down", play the first half of the verse on the word "burns"
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I hope he burns you down
e---
B---
G-0-
D-0- (Strum this chord for the next line of the chorus, starting at "burns")
A-3-
D-3-
I hope he burns you nice and slow
Slide up to:
e---
B---
G-0-
D-0-
A-5-
D-5-
Hope he turns you into smoke
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I hope he burns you down
Hope he burns you down
Hope he burns you down
Hope he burns you down
End on:
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B
G
D-0-
A-9-
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