Elton John

Burning Buildings Chords

by Elton John
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🎸 Intro: F Ebm F F/Eb Eb Db Eb 🎸 Verse: F Eb F7/A It used to be a sweet sensation D7 Gm No price too high for love Bb/F Eb F/Bb Now I pay for this bitter taste Db And the price is not enough Ab/Eb Such cruel sport for your kicks Dm7(5-) Such hard knocks on my heart Db How long before the pain ends Eb Tell me where living starts
🎸 Chorus: Ab And lovers leap off burning buildings Cm Waking up on a sky high wire Dm7(5-) Desperation leaves us clinging Db On the edge of a house on fire Ab Lovers leap off burning buildings Cm Live our life on borrowed time Dm7(5-) Every flame that ever moved you Db Touched your lips but never mine Ab Cm F# Lovers leap off burning buildings 🎸 Verse: F Eb F7/A No room for conversation D7 Gm Gm/F Cold stares and angry words Eb Bb Fall in pieces from our faces Db We read "do not disturb" Ab/Eb Some lovers just go hungry Dm7(5-) Others beg for just a bite Db You use me under pressure Eb To what your appetite 🎸 Chorus: Ab And lovers leap off burning buildings Cm Waking up on a sky high wire Dm7(5-) Desperation leaves us clinging Db On the edge of a house on fire Ab Lovers leap off burning buildings Cm Live our life on borrowed time Dm7(5-) Every flame that ever moved you Db Touched your lips but never mine Ab Cm F# Lovers leap off burning buildings ( F# G/D D D/C ) ( Bm D A G ) ( F G/D D D/C ) ( Bm D A G ) ( F Eb ) 🎸 Chorus: Ab And lovers leap off burning buildings Cm Waking up on a sky high wire Dm7(5-) Desperation leaves us clinging Db On the edge of a house on fire Ab Lovers leap off burning buildings Cm Live our life on borrowed time Dm7(5-) Every flame that ever moved you Db Touched your lips but never mine Ab Cm F# Lovers leap off burning buildings

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Published: March 28, 2021
Last Updated: February 24, 2026