Burn It Down - Dexys Midnight Runners, guitar chords

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

Eb

Eb        Db                 Cm     Bb     Cm     Bb
Iʼll only ask you once more
Eb       Db               Cm     Bb     Cm     Bb
You only want to believe

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

                  Eb
Never heard about Oscar Wilde,
                   Ab
Never talked about Brendan Behan,
                  Bb
Never think about Sean OʼCasey,
                        F7
Donʼt care about George Bernard Shaw
                   Eb
Donʼt care about Samuel Beckett,
                   Ab
Wonʼt talk about Eugene OʼNeil,
Bb               F7
Edna OʼBrien and Lawrence Stern.

Huh!

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

Eb

Eb        Db                Cm       Bb       Cm       Bb
Iʼll only ask you once more
Eb            Db          Cm       Bb       Cm       Bb
It must be so hard to see

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

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

Bb
Cm Ab Eb Cm Ab Bb F

                  Eb
Wonʼt think about Oscar Wilde,
                 Ab
Donʼt know about Brendan Behan,
                  Bb
Canʼt think about Sean OʼCasey,
                         F7
Woooaaaaaaaaaaaah George Bernard Shaw,
                   Eb
Canʼt talk about Samuel Beckett,
                     Ab
Doesnʼt talk about Eugene OʼNeil,
                  Bb
Wonʼt think about Edna OʼBrien
                  F7
Canʼt think about Lawrence Stern.

Eb           Ab             Bb                   F7
Oscar Wilde, Brendan Behan, Sean OʼCasey, George Bernard Shaw,
  Eb              Ab           Bb               F7
Samuel Beckett, Eugene OʼNeil, Edna OʼBrien and Lawrence Stern.