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Burn You Up Burn You Down by Peter Gabriel

Burn You Up Burn You Down chords by Peter Gabriel

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Artist: Peter Gabriel & Afro Celt Sound System
Song: Burn you up, burn you down
Tabbed by: DJ
7th Aug 2013

Tuning: Standard

Chord diagramB minorBm  = x24432  Chord diagramE minorEm   = 022000
Chord diagramBm/ABm/A = x04432  Chord diagramEm/GEm/G  = 322000
Chord diagramE minor 7Em7  = x22030  Em/A  = x02000
Chord diagramA augmentedA   = x02220  Em/B  = x22000
Chord diagramG+G   = 320033  Em7/D = xx0000
Chord diagramG/AG/A  = x00033  Em6/C# = x42000

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   Chord diagramB minorBm      (Chord diagramBm/ABm/A) Chord diagramB minorBm       (Chord diagramBm/ABm/A)
e|-----2---2-2--2-2-----|-----2---2-2--2-2-----| (Repeat)
Chord diagramBB|-----3---3-3--3-3-----|-----3---3-3--3-3-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-----4---4-4--4-4-----|-----4---4-4--4-4-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----4----------------|-----4----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0-h2-------------0--|--0-h2-------------0--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------|----------------------|

 Chord diagramE minor 7Em7      Chord diagramB minorBm      Chord diagramE minor 7Em7
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
   Chord diagramB minorBm      (Chord diagramBm/ABm/A) Chord diagramB minorBm       (Chord diagramBm/ABm/A)
e|-----2---2-2--2-2-----|-----2---2-2--2-2-----|
Chord diagramBB|-----3---3-3--3-3-----|-----3---3-3--3-3-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-----4---4-4--4-4-----|-----4---4-4--4-4-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----4----------------|-----4----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0-h2-------------0--|--0-h2-------------0--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------|----------------------|


  Chord diagramB minorBm         Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
Straight as an arrow,
   Chord diagramB minorBm         Chord diagramBm/ABm/A   Chord diagramB minorBm  Chord diagramBm/ABm/A  Chord diagramB minorBm    Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
You carry your intentions to the wind,   | / / /  / |
 Chord diagramB minorBm         Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
Dogs all around you,
     Chord diagramB minorBm         Chord diagramBm/ABm/A    Chord diagramB minorBm  Chord diagramBm/ABm/A  Chord diagramB minorBm   Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
But you cannot get the message to your friend,   | / / /  / |


Chord diagramA augmentedA           Chord diagramG+G              Chord diagramB minorBm  Chord diagramBm/ABm/A Chord diagramB minorBm    Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
  At every rendez - vous you keep on walking a - round,   | / / /  / |
 Chord diagramA augmentedA
Night-time in the city,
     Chord diagramG+G        (Chord diagramG/AG/A) Chord diagramB minorBm               Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
And the rain keeps fall - ing down------,
               (Let me tell you how it all works out,

Chord diagramB minorBm                 Chord diagramBm/ABm/A   Chord diagramB minorBm
  I never thought we had so much time to lose,
                Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
Just learning how to twist and shout,
Chord diagramB minorBm                  Chord diagramBm/ABm/A   Chord diagramB minorBm
  It doesn't matter much which damn beat you use!
                 Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
Let me tell you how it all works out,
Chord diagramB minorBm                 Chord diagramBm/ABm/A   Chord diagramB minorBm
   I never thought we had so much time to lose,
                Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
Just learning how to twist and shout,
Chord diagramB minorBm                  Chord diagramBm/ABm/A   Chord diagramB minorBm           Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
  It doesn't matter much which damn beat you use-----!)
                       Pilgrim knows the road to go,
   Chord diagramB minorBm          Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
How many times we told you so-----?

 Chord diagramB minorBm              Chord diagramBm/ABm/A  Chord diagramB minorBm             Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
(Burn you up, & I'll burn you down! Burn you up & I'll burn you down!)
Chord diagramB minorBm          Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
No rhyme or reason,
  Chord diagramB minorBm         Chord diagramBm/ABm/A   Chord diagramB minorBm              Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
No way to make it easy 'til it's done--------,
                (Burn you up, & I'll burn you down!)

 Chord diagramB minorBm              Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
(Burn you up, and I'll burn you down!)


Chord diagramA augmentedA             Chord diagramG+G         Chord diagramB minorBm             Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
  So you cross onto the other side of the street----,
                     (Burn you up & I'll burn you down!)

 Chord diagramB minorBm             Chord diagramBm/ABm/A   Chord diagramA augmentedA
(Burn you up & I'll burn you down!)    You should know better,

     Chord diagramG+G       (Chord diagramG/AG/A) Chord diagramB minorBm                  Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
But you keep turning up the heat-----!
                 (Let me tell you how it all works out,

Chord diagramB minorBm                 Chord diagramBm/ABm/A   Chord diagramB minorBm
  I never thought we had so much time to lose,
                Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
Just learning how to twist and shout,
Chord diagramB minorBm                  Chord diagramBm/ABm/A   Chord diagramB minorBm
  It doesn't matter much which damn beat you use!

Chord diagramB minorBm                  Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
   Let me tell you how it all works out,
Chord diagramB minorBm                 Chord diagramBm/ABm/A  Chord diagramB minorBm
   I never thought we had so much time to lose,
                Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
Just learning how to twist and shout,
Chord diagramB minorBm                  Chord diagramBm/ABm/A   Chord diagramE minorEm Chord diagramEm/GEm/G Em/A Em/B
  It doesn't matter much which damn beat you use-----!)
                        Oh - oh,  ho - ha!
 Chord diagramE minorEm  Chord diagramEm/GEm/G  Em/A  Em/B
(Hey - hey, hey - hey!)

 Chord diagramB minorBm     Chord diagramBm/ABm/A   Chord diagramB minorBm        Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
Make me feel this!  (Hey - hey, hey - hey!)

Chord diagramE minorEm  Chord diagramEm/GEm/G Em/A Em/B  Chord diagramE minorEm  Chord diagramEm/GEm/G Em/A  Em/B
Hey - ey, hey - hey! (Hey - hey,  hey - hey!)

 Chord diagramB minorBm     Chord diagramBm/ABm/A   Chord diagramB minorBm      Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
Make me feel it!   (Ho - ho, ho - ho!)


 Chord diagramE minorEm    Em7/D  Em6/C#
When they lose you, it can bruise you,

 Chord diagramB minorBm              Chord diagramBm/ABm/A Chord diagramB minorBm              Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
(Burn you up, & I'll burn you down, burn you up, & I'll burn you down!)

 Chord diagramE minorEm   Em7/D Em6/C#
Break me open,  I need someone to see me,

 Chord diagramB minorBm             Chord diagramBm/ABm/A  Chord diagramB minorBm             Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
(Burn you up, & I'll burn you down, burn you up, & I'll burn you down!)

 Chord diagramE minorEm   Em7/D  Em6/C#         Chord diagramB minorBm    Chord diagramBm/ABm/A  Chord diagramB minorBm   Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
Make me feel it,    make me feel! | / / /  / | / / /  / |


Chord diagramA augmentedA            Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramB minorBm             Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
  In the city, and the rain is falling down------,
                    (Burn you up, & I'll burn you down!)

 Chord diagramB minorBm             Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
(Burn you up, & I'll burn you down!)

 Chord diagramA augmentedA                  Chord diagramG+G
You can make it happen... with your eyes,
          Chord diagramB minorBm                  Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
With your eyes a - lone--------!
            (Let me tell you how it all works out,

Chord diagramB minorBm                 Chord diagramBm/ABm/A   Chord diagramB minorBm
  I never thought we had so much time to lose,
                Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
Just learning how to twist and shout,
Chord diagramB minorBm                  Chord diagramBm/ABm/A   Chord diagramB minorBm
  It doesn't matter much which damn beat you use!)
                       Break-------...

Chord diagramB minorBm                  Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
      ...me------------  o----pen
  (Let me tell you how it all works out!)

Chord diagramB minorBm                Chord diagramBm/ABm/A   Chord diagramB minorBm
  (Never thought we had so much time to lose)

Chord diagramB minorBm                  Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
Make--------- me---------- feel--- it
  (Just learning how to twist and shout!)


Chord diagramB minorBm                  Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
Break-------- me------------  o----pen
  (Let me tell you how it all works out!)

Chord diagramB minorBm                Chord diagramBm/ABm/A   Chord diagramB minorBm
  (Never thought we had so much time to lose)

Chord diagramB minorBm                  Chord diagramBm/ABm/A   Chord diagramB minorBm
Make--------- me---------- feel--- it!
  (Just learning how to twist and shout!)

Chord diagramB minorBm                Chord diagramBm/ABm/A       Chord diagramB minorBm    Chord diagramBm/ABm/A  Chord diagramB minorBm

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