Burn It Down - Dexys Midnight Runners, guitar chords

Published: 2013-07-03 21:00
Selection chords: Sofia Davis

E

E        D                 C#m     B     C#m     B
Iʼll only ask you once more
E       D               C#m     B     C#m     B
You only want to believe

E          A              B              F#
This man is looking for someone to hold his hand.
E                     A             B        F#
He doesnʼt quite fully understand the meaning.

                  E
Never heard about Oscar Wilde,
                   A
Never talked about Brendan Behan,
                  B
Never think about Sean OʼCasey,
                        F#7
Donʼt care about George Bernard Shaw
                   E
Donʼt care about Samuel Beckett,
                   A
Wonʼt talk about Eugene OʼNeil,
B               F#7
Edna OʼBrien and Lawrence Stern.

Huh!

Bm                 F#
Shut it - you donʼt understand it,
Bm                      F#
Shut it - thatʼs not the way I planned it,
Bm                 F#                      B
Shut it - shut your mouth til you know the truth

E

E        D                C#m       B       C#m       B
Iʼll only ask you once more
E            D          C#m       B       C#m       B
It must be so hard to see

E          A          B                  F#
This man is waiting for someone to hold him down
E                  A             B       F#
He donʼt quite ever understand the meaning

Bm                 F#
Shut it - you donʼt understand it,
Bm                      F#
Shut it - thatʼs not the way I planned it,
Bm                         F#                      B
Shut it - shut your fucking mouth til you know the truth

B
C#m A E C#m A B F#

                  E
Wonʼt think about Oscar Wilde,
                 A
Donʼt know about Brendan Behan,
                  B
Canʼt think about Sean OʼCasey,
                         F#7
Woooaaaaaaaaaaaah George Bernard Shaw,
                   E
Canʼt talk about Samuel Beckett,
                     A
Doesnʼt talk about Eugene OʼNeil,
                  B
Wonʼt think about Edna OʼBrien
                  F#7
Canʼt think about Lawrence Stern.

E           A             B                   F#7
Oscar Wilde, Brendan Behan, Sean OʼCasey, George Bernard Shaw,
  E              A           B               F#7
Samuel Beckett, Eugene OʼNeil, Edna OʼBrien and Lawrence Stern.