Burn
Jo Dee Messina
Burn
Transcribed by: Steven P.
Intro Chords
Gsus4 355533
G(1) 355433
Gsus2 3000xx
G (2 fr.) 320003
Emadd#5 022010
Em 022000
Emadd4 002000
Dsus4 xx0233
D xx0232
Csus2addb5 x30032
Main Chords
G 320003
Em 022000
Dsus2 xx0230
C x32010
Cm7 x32000
C6add4 x33210
Cadd9 x32030
Am x02210
Csus4 x3301x
Bb x13331
F 133211
C/E 032010
Eb x68886
CM7add4add6 x33200
Intro
Gsus4 G(1) Gsus2 G (2 fr.) Emadd#5 Em Emadd4 Em
Verse 1
Do you wanna be a poet and write?
Do you wanna be an actor up in lights?
Do you wanna be a soldier and fight for love?
Do you wanna travel the world?
Do you wanna be a diver for pearls?
Or climb a moun - tain and touch the clouds a - bove?
Pre Chorus
Be anyone you want to be
Bring to life your fantasies
I want something in re - turn
Chorus
I want you to burn, burn for me baby
Like a candle in my ni - ght
Oh burn, burn for me, burn for me
Verse 2
Are you gonna be a gambler and deal?
Are you gonna be a doctor and heal?
Or go to heav - en and touch God’s face?
Are you gonna be a dreamer who sleeps?
Are you gonna be a sinner who weeps?
Or, an an - gel under grace?
Pre Chorus
I’ll lay down on your bed of coals
Offer up my heart and soul
But in re - turn
Chorus
I want you to burn, burn for me baby
Like a candle in my night
Oh burn, burn for me, burn for me
Bridge
Oh, oh, oh, oh
I want you to burn, baby
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, Oh, Oh
Laugh for me, cry for me
Pray for me, fly for me
Live for me, die for us
Chorus
I want you to burn, burn for me baby
Like a candle in my ni - ght
Oh burn, burn for me, burn for me, y – e – a - h
I – I want you to burn
I want you to burn, for me, baby – oh yeah
Burn for m – e – e, yeah, oh yeah,
I want you to burn
I want to burn for me, baby, oh yeah
Burn for me
(fade)
This is my interpretation of the song and is what I hear. Since
U-G doesn't always include the correct chord voicings, I have
included all of them in this transcription. Please feel free to
experiment with your own chord voicings.
This song has a higher difficulty level due to the chords used.
I have attempted to keep the voicings as simple as possible,
while still maintaining the tone and flavor of the song. The 7th
line of the Bridge contains a D#, Dsus and a D. Although I did
not include the barre chord voicings for the Dsus and D, I would
recommend using them here, since their relative position is
closer on the neck.
Dsus4 x57785
D x57775
Some of the chords in the Main portion of the song are repeats
from the Intro. Should you come across a chord in the Main
portion of the song and the voicing is not listed in the Main
Chords, please use the chord voicing from the Intro Chords.