Books Are Burning chords by XTC

Chords with lyrics

1st verse:

 G+G
 Books are burning
     D MajorD           E/G#
 In the main square, and I saw there
      A minorAm     D7D7
 The fire eating the text
      G+G
 Books are burning
     D MajorD
 In the still air
        E MajorE
 And you know where they burn books
 A minorAm     D7D7
 People are next

1st Chorus:

 E minorEm    A augmentedA      FF         G/F
 I believe the printed word should be forgiven
 E minorEm    A augmentedA      FF   G+G
 Doesn't matter what it said
 E minorEm    A augmentedA        FF        G/F
 Wisdom hotline from the dead back to the living
 Bb majorBb      FF       C majorC      D MajorD
 Key to the larder for your heart and head

 2nd Verse:
       G+G
 Books are burning
      D MajorD        E/G#
 In our own town, watch us turn 'round
        A minorAm   D7D7
 And cast our glances elsewhere
      G+G
 Books are burning
     D MajorD
 In the playground
      E minorEm        A minorAm      D7D7
 Smell of burnt book is not unlike human hair

 2nd Chorus:

  E minorEm     A augmentedA     FF         G/F
 I believe the printed word is more than sacred
 E minorEm     A augmentedA        FF G+G
 Beyond the gauge of good or bad
 E minorEm     A augmentedA         FF         G+G
 The human right to let your soul fly free and naked
 Bb majorBb    FF        C majorC      D MajorD
 Above the violence of the fearful and sad

 Bridge:

 E MajorE       G+G
 The church of matches
 Bb majorBb     F7F7       D7D7
 Anoints in ignorance with gasoline
 E MajorE       G+G
 The church of matches
 Bb majorBb       F7F7       Dsus4Dsus4
 Grows fat by breathing in the smoke of dreams
    D7D7
 It's quite obscene

 3rd Verse:

      G+G
 Books are burning
      D MajorD        E/G#
 More each day now, and I pray now
        A minorAm      D7D7
 You boys will tire of these games
      G+G
 Books are burning
     D MajorD          E/G#
 I hope somehow, this will allow
      A minorAm       D7D7
 A augmentedA phoenix up from the flames