Burn It Down - Dexys Midnight Runners, guitar chords

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

F

F        Eb                 Dm     C     Dm     C
Iʼll only ask you once more
F       Eb               Dm     C     Dm     C
You only want to believe

F          Bb              C              G
This man is looking for someone to hold his hand.
F                     Bb             C        G
He doesnʼt quite fully understand the meaning.

                  F
Never heard about Oscar Wilde,
                   Bb
Never talked about Brendan Behan,
                  C
Never think about Sean OʼCasey,
                        G7
Donʼt care about George Bernard Shaw
                   F
Donʼt care about Samuel Beckett,
                   Bb
Wonʼt talk about Eugene OʼNeil,
C               G7
Edna OʼBrien and Lawrence Stern.

Huh!

Cm                 G
Shut it - you donʼt understand it,
Cm                      G
Shut it - thatʼs not the way I planned it,
Cm                 G                      C
Shut it - shut your mouth til you know the truth

F

F        Eb                Dm       C       Dm       C
Iʼll only ask you once more
F            Eb          Dm       C       Dm       C
It must be so hard to see

F          Bb          C                  G
This man is waiting for someone to hold him down
F                  Bb             C       G
He donʼt quite ever understand the meaning

Cm                 G
Shut it - you donʼt understand it,
Cm                      G
Shut it - thatʼs not the way I planned it,
Cm                         G                      C
Shut it - shut your fucking mouth til you know the truth

C
Dm Bb F Dm Bb C G

                  F
Wonʼt think about Oscar Wilde,
                 Bb
Donʼt know about Brendan Behan,
                  C
Canʼt think about Sean OʼCasey,
                         G7
Woooaaaaaaaaaaaah George Bernard Shaw,
                   F
Canʼt talk about Samuel Beckett,
                     Bb
Doesnʼt talk about Eugene OʼNeil,
                  C
Wonʼt think about Edna OʼBrien
                  G7
Canʼt think about Lawrence Stern.

F           Bb             C                   G7
Oscar Wilde, Brendan Behan, Sean OʼCasey, George Bernard Shaw,
  F              Bb           C               G7
Samuel Beckett, Eugene OʼNeil, Edna OʼBrien and Lawrence Stern.