Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
๐ธ Intro:
G (4x)
G GM7 G7 Cadd9 (2x)
๐ธ Verse:
G GM7
The air is visible around you, rising up and off your lips
G7 Cadd9
In slow currents, and I watch as your face is framed in its
G GM7
Slow currents, drifting curls, a trailing path
G7 Cadd9 G
A long drag becomes a tress of blue and ash
๐ธ Chorus:
Cadd9 Em7
If it is born in flames, then we should let it burn
Cadd9 G
Burn as brightly as we can
Cadd9 Em7
And if itโs got to end, then let it end in flames
Cadd9 G
Let it burn all the way down
๐ธ Verse:
G
The air is visceral around us
GM7 G7
Turning in its simple steps on slow currents
Cadd9 G GM7 G7
And I watch as it pirouettes and spins in slow motion
Cadd9 Em7
A long drag becomes a slow dance
Cadd9 G
In a halo of ember
๐ธ Chorus:
Cadd9 Em7
If it is born in flames, then we should let it burn
Cadd9 G
Burn as brightly as we can
Cadd9 Em7
And if itโs got to end, then let it end in flames
Cadd9 Am7 F#
Let it burn all the way down
๐ธ Bridge:
G
All the way down
F#
And if this is ever meant to end
G
Then I hope it ends where it began
F#
So hot with love, we burned our hands
G
If this is ever meant to end
F#
Then I hope it ends where it began
Cadd9 Am7 F# G
So hot with love, it burns our hands
๐ธ Chorus:
Cadd9 Em7
If it is born in flames, then we should let it burn
Cadd9 G
Burn as brightly as we can
Cadd9 Em7
And if itโs got to end, then let it end in flames
Cadd9 G
Let it burn
Cadd9
(Let it burn)
๐ธ Outro:
Em7
If itโs got to end
Cadd9
(Let it burn)
G
If itโs got to end
Cadd9
(Let it burn)
Em7
It ends where it began
Cadd9 Am7 G
So hot with love, it burns our hands
๐ธ Outro:
G
Song History
Published: August 2, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025