Jonah Kagen

Burn Me Chords

by Jonah Kagen
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Key: G Intro: G Am Em G Verse 1: Am Em When I was young, my mother told me C G "Don't play with guns, that shit ain't holy Am Em G There ain't outlaws in Heaven" Am Em I got old and my father told me C G "Go get a gun, protect the family Am Em C Ain't nothing but outlaws in the real world" G Am Em So I got a gun, thought the Lord would hold me C G And I don't feel bad, hell, I don't feel holy Am Em C Guess I'll have to find out on my own
Interlude: Em C G D/F# Em C G D/F# Chorus: Em C G I don't know if I was made from God's hands D/F# Em But I know my father is a good man C G I'm realizing now how the world bleeds D/F# Em So, if you're gonna burn him, you can burn me C G I'm sick and tired of staring at the sunrise D/F# Em Just waiting for a truth I know just won't arrive C G So don't you go and tell me how it should be D/F# Hell, if you're gonna burn him, you can burn me Interlude: Em C G D/F# Verse 2: G Am Em7 When I was young, my mother told me C C "You don't go to God, you'll end up lonely Am Em7 C We are nothing without faith" (Nothing without faith) G Am7 Em7 Said, "How 'bout dad? Hе must feel lonely" C G And she got mad and firmly told me Am7 Em C "Don't you go asking quеstions" Chorus: Em7 C G And I don't know if I was made from God's hands D/F# Em But I know my father is a good man C G I'm realizing now how the world bleeds D/F# Em So, if you're gonna burn him, you can burn me C G I'm sick and tired of staring at the sunrise D/F# Em Just waiting for a truth I know just won't arrive C G So don't you go and tell me how it should be D/F# Em7 C G G/B Em7 C G Hell, if you're gonna burn him, you can burn me Post-Chorus: D/F# Hell, if you're gonna burn him, you can burn me Outro: G Am Em G Am Em When I was young, my mother told me C G "Don't play with guns, no that ain't holy Am Em There ain't outlaws in Heaven"

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Published: May 18, 2025
Last Updated: September 10, 2025