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Burn Out Bright by Switchfoot
Burn Out Bright
F#m Em D F#m
D
[1_+_2_+A_E
A_E+A] [Repeat similar]
(I want to burn out bright)
D A
Does it have to start with a broken heart / Broken dreams and bleeding parts
Em Bm
We were young and the world was clear / But young ambition disappears
G D
I swore it would never come to this / The average, the obvious
Em G
I'm still discontented down here / I'm still discontented
D A
If we've only got one try
Em Bm
If we've only got one life
D A
If time was never on our side
Bm G (Intro)
Then before I die, I want to burn out bright
(None)/F#~ A
A spark ignites in time and space / Limping through this human race
Em Bm
You bite and claw your way back home / But you're running the wrong way
G D
The future is a question mark / Of kerosene and electric sparks
Em G
There's still fire in you yet / Yeah there's still fire in you!
(Chorus)
Bass: Bm Em A D (x2)
[Instrumental Interlude]
Bm A-Bm-D
I keep cleaning up the mess I've made
G
I keep cleaning up the mess I've made
Em B A-Bm-D
I won't run away / I can't sleep in the bed I've made
G Em
I can't sleep in the bed I've made
[Key change to E]
(E) B
If we've only got one try
F#m C#m
If we've only got one life
E B
If time was never on our side
C#m A
Then before I die, I want to burn out
E
Before I die I want to burn out
B
Before I die I want to burn out
F#m C#m
Before I die I want to burn out bright
E B
If time was never on our side
C#m A (Outro)
Before I die I want to burn out bright
G#m F#m E G#m F#m E~
[Similar to the Intro, but in E]
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version 2
Tuning:Standard
*Chords listed at end
~INTRO~
Bm A X[2]
~VERSE~
D A
Does it have to start with a broken heart broken dreams and bleeding parts
Em Bm
We were young and the world was clear but young ambition disappears
G D
I swore it would never come to this the average the obvious
Em A
I'm still discontented down here I'm still discontented
~CHORUS~
D A
If we only got one try
Em Bm
If we've only got one life
D A
If time was never on our side
Bm A Bm
Then before I die I want to burn out bright
~INTERLUDE~
Bm A X[2]
~VERSE 2~
D(let ring) A
A spark ignites in time and space limping through this human race
Em Bm
You bite and claw your way back home but you're running the wrong way
G D
The future is a question mark of kerosene and electric sparks
Em A
There's still fire in you yet yeah there's still fire in you
~REPEAT CHORUS~
~INTERLUDE~
Bm G A D X[2]
~BRIDGE~
Bm
I keep cleaning up the mess I've made
G
I keep cleaning up the mess I've made
E Bm
I won't run away
I can't sleep in the bed I've made
G E
I can't sleep in the bed I've made
~OUTRO-CHORUS~
(E) B
If we only got one try
F#m C#m
If we've only got one life
E B
If time was never on our side
C#m A
Before I die I want to burn out
E
Before I die I want to burn out
B
Before I die I want to burn out
C#m A C#m
Before I die I want to burn out bright
E B
If time was never on our side
F#m C#m F#m B C#m A B E
Before I die I want to burn out bright
*Chords used
Bm A D Em G E B F#m C#m
e|-----2-----0-----2-----0-----3-----0-----2-----2-----4-----|
B|-----3-----2-----3-----0-----0-----0-----4-----2-----5-----|
G|-----3-----2-----2-----0-----0-----1-----4-----2-----6-----|
D|-----4-----2-----0-----2-----0-----2-----4-----4-----6-----|
A|-----2-----0-----x-----2-----2-----2-----2-----4-----4-----|
E|-----x-----x-----x-----0-----3-----0-----x-----2-----x-----|
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version 3
Intro: guitar 1 (I don’t exactly know how he plays this, because it sounds
like he uses a pick, but here are the right notes)(if you
want to, divide the two parts between two different
guitars, it might sound better)
e-2-2-2222-2-0-0--00000-0-0000-0------2-2-2222-2-0-0--00000-0-0000-0------->
B-------------------------------3-3333------------------------------3-3333->
G-------------------------------2-2222------------------------------2-2222->
D-------------------------------0-0000------------------------------0-0000->
A-2-2-2222-2----------0-0-0000-0------2-2-2222-2----------0-0-0000-0------->
E------------0-0--0000---------------------------0-0--0000----------------->
Verse 1: guitar 1 (*= palm mute)
/e-2~--------333222-------00-------3322----00----------0022------00--->\
|B-3~--------------0000033--3333333----33----33----00330000002233----->|
|G-2~------------------------------------22----2222--44--------------->|
|D-0~----------------------------------------------------------------->|
|A-------------------------------------------------------------------->|
|E-------------------------------------------------------------------->|
| ********************************************** |
|verse 1: guitar 2 (*= palm mute, += harmonics) |
|e-------------------------------------------------------------------->|
|B-------------------------------------------------------------------->|
|G---------------------------------------------------------00000000++->|
|D-00000000--------22222222----------------0000000022222222--------++->|
|A---------00000000--------22222222--------------------------------++->|
\E---------------------------------33333333--------------------------->/
********************************************************
Does it have to start with a broken heart/Broken dreams and bleeding parts/
We were young and world was clear/but young ambition disappears/I swore it
would never come to this/The average, the obvious/I’m still discontented
down here/I’m still discontented
chorus: guitar 1
/e---------------------------------------------------------->\
|B-55533353333222325553335300227353555333533332223255533353->|
|G---------------------------------------------------------->|
|D---------------------------------------------------------->|
|A---------------------------------------------------------->|
|E---------------------------------------------------------->|
| |
|chorus: guitar 2 (+= harmonics) |
|e---------------------------------------------------------->|
|B---------------------------------------------------------->|
|G-77777777--------99999999--------77777777----------------->|
|D-777777777777777799999999999999++777777777777777799995555->|
|A-555555557777777777777777999999++555555557777777799995555->|
\E---------55555555--------777777++--------5555555577773333->/
If we’ve only got one try/If we’ve only got one life/If time was never on
our side/then before I die/I want to burn out bright
---REPEAT INTRO
Verse 1: guitar 1 (*= palm mute)
/e---------------------------------3322----00----------0022------00--->\
|B-7\----------------------------------33----33----0033----002233----->|
|G-7\------------------------------------22----2222------------------->|
|D-7\--------------22222222------------------------------------------->|
|A-5\------00000000--------22222222----------------------------------->|
|E-------------------------------------------------------------------->|
| ************************************************ |
|verse 1: guitar 2 (*= palm mute, += harmonics) |
|e-------------------------------------------------------------------->|
|B-------------------------------------------------------------------->|
|G---------------------------------------------------------00000000++->|
|D-----------------22222222----------------0000000022222222--------++->|
|A---------00000000--------22222222--------------------------------++->|
\E---------------------------------33333333--------------------------->/
************************************************
A spark ignites/in time and space/Limping through this human race/You bite
and claw your way back home/but you’re running the wrong way/The future is
a question mark/of kerosene and electric sparks/There’s still fire in you
yet/Yeah there’s still fire in you!
---REPEAT CHORUS
fill: guitar 1
e-2-2-2222-3-0-0-0000-0-2-2-5555-3-3-3322-0-0-0022\->
B--------------------------------------------------->
G--------------------------------------------------->
D--------------------------------------------------->
A--------------------------------------------------->
E--------------------------------------------------->
bridge: guitar 2
e-------------------------------------------00000000->
B-------------------------------------------00000000->
G-------------------------------------------11111111->
D-99999999\555555552222222299999999\555555++22222222->
A-99999999\555555552222222299999999\555555++22222222->
E-77777777\333333330000000077777777\333333++00000000->
I keep cleaning up the mess I’ve made/I won’t run away/I can’t sleep in the
bed I’ve made
Chorus 2: guitar 1 (trem.12= tremolo pick 12th fret)
/e-trem.12-------------------------------------------------->\
|B---------555444547775557522449575777555755554445477755575->|
|G---------------------------------------------------------->|
|D---------------------------------------------------------->|
|A---------------------------------------------------------->|
|E---------------------------------------------------------->|
| |
|chorus 2: guitar 2 (+= harmonics) |
|e---------------------------------------------------------->|
|B---------------------------------------------------------->|
|G---------44-44-44--------66-66+++99-99-99--------6666----->|
|D---------44-44-4444-44-4466-66+++99-99-9999-99-9966667777->|
|A---------22-22-2244-44-4444-44+++77-77-7799-99-9944447777->|
\E-----------------22-22-22----------------77-77-77----5555->/
If we’ve only got one life/If we’ve only got one life/If time was never on
our side/then before I die/I want to burn out
Chorus 2: guitar 1 (trem.12= tremolo pick 12th fret)
/e---------------------------------------------------------->\
|B-77755575555444547775557522449575777555755554445477755575->|
|G---------------------------------------------------------->|
|D---------------------------------------------------------->|
|A---------------------------------------------------------->|
|E---------------------------------------------------------->|
| |
|chorus 2: guitar 2 (+= harmonics) |
|e---------------------------------------------------------->|
|B---------------------------------------------------------->|
|G-99999999----------------66666+++99999999--------6666----->|
|D-99999999999999994444444466666+++999999999999999966667777->|
|A-77777777999999994444444444444+++777777779999999944447777->|
\E---------7777777722222222----------------77777777----5555->/
before I die I want to burn out/before I die I want to burn out/before I
die I want to burn out bright/If time was never on our side/then before I
die/I want to burn out bright
outro: guitar 1
e-4-4-4444-4-2-2--22222-2-2222-2------4-4-4444-4-2-2--22222-2-2222-0------->
B-------------------------------5-5555------------------------------5~----->
G-------------------------------4-4444------------------------------4~----->
D-------------------------------2-2222------------------------------2~----->
A-4-4-4444-4----------2-2-2222-2------4-4-4444-4----------2-2-2222-22~----->
E------------2-2--2222---------------------------2-2--2222----------0~----->
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version 4
Either strum slowly or pick within the chord
D
Does it have to start with a broken heart
A
Broken dreams and bleeding parts
Em
We were young and the world was clear
Bm
Young ambition disappears
Em
I swore it would never come to this
D
The average, the obvious
Em
How I'm still discontented down here
A
I'm still discontented
D A
If we've only got one try
Em Bm
If we've only got one life
D A
If time was never on our side
Em Bm D A
Then before I die I want to burn out bright
D
So a spark ignites in time and space
A
Limping through this human race
Em
You bite and claw your way back home
Bm
But you’re running the wrong way
Em
The future is a question mark
D
Of kerosene and electric sparks
Em
There’s still fire in you yet
A
Yeah there’s still fire in you
D A
If we've only got one try
Em Bm
If we've only got one life
D A
If time was never on our side
Em Bm D
Then before I die I want to burn out bright
A
Bright
Em Bm
I keep cleaning up the mess I’ve made
Em Bm
I keep cleaning up the mess I've made
A
I won't run away
Em Bm
I can’t sleep in the bed I’ve made
Em Bm A
I can't sleep in the bed I've made
D A
If we've only got one try
(We've only got one try)
Em Bm
If we've only got one life
(We've only got one life)
D A
If time was never on our side
(Time was never on our side)
Em Bm D
Then before I die I want to burn out bright
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