Burn Baby Burn chords by Hudson Ford
Guitar chords with lyrics
No 15 in the UK charts in 1974. Capo on 1 for correct key = C#.
Intro = C F G C C F G C
Verse 1
C G
Now I don't mean to be a stick in the dirt
Am D
The world is changing only in reverse
Am D G
And you cant live your life for what it's worth
C Am G
'Cos it's a hell on earth
Verse 2
C G
The world today in which we all endear
Am D
Has taken us about a thousand years
Am D G
To ghost ball all the things we had right here
C Am G C
'Cos it's a hell on earth
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Chorus
Am Em
Burn baby burn when you going to learn
C Am G
It's time to put out the fire so
Am Em
Burn baby burn when you going to learn
Am D
The earth is getting dryer
Am G
The flames are growing higher
Verse 3
C G
My clothes are dirty and the sky is grey
Am D
And I've not anything to wash my hair
Am D G
Because all the detergents are on the river bed
C Am G
And it's a hell on earth
Verse 4
C G
Taken all your money so I'll tell you the facts
Am D
You join everybody trying to live with the tax
Am D G
If you don't get down they try and call you back
C Am G C
'Cos it's a hell on earth
Chorus
Am Em
Burn baby burn when you going to learn
C Am G
It's time to put out the fire so
Am Em
Burn baby burn when you going to learn
Am D
The earth is getting dryer
Am G
The flames are growing higher
Chords as per verse
C G Am D Am D G C Am G
Verse 5
C G
Another child is not the thing to attain
Am D
But family planning get you work again
Am D G
Another mouth to feed is all in vain
C Am G C
'Cos it's a hell on earth
Chorus
Am Em
Burn baby burn when you going to learn
C Am G
It's time to put out the fire so
Am Em
Burn baby burn when you going to learn
Am D
The earth is getting dryer
Am G
The flames are growing higher
C Am G C
'Cos it's a hell on earth
Repeat chorus to fade
Chorus
Am Em
Burn baby burn when you going to learn
C Am G
It's time to put out the fire so
Am Em
Burn baby burn when you going to learn
Am D
The earth is getting dryer
Am G
The flames are growing higher