Burn You Up Burn You Down chords by Peter Gabriel

Artist: Peter Gabriel & Afro Celt Sound System
Song: Burn you up, burn you down
Tabbed by: DJ
7th Aug 2013

Tuning: Standard

Bm  = x24432  Em   = 022000
Bm/A = x04432  Em/G  = 322000
Em7  = x22030  Em/A  = x02000
A   = x02220  Em/B  = x22000
G   = 320033  Em7/D = xx0000
G/A  = x00033  Em6/C# = x42000

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   Bm      (Bm/A) Bm       (Bm/A)
e|-----2---2-2--2-2-----|-----2---2-2--2-2-----| (Repeat)
B|-----3---3-3--3-3-----|-----3---3-3--3-3-----|
G|-----4---4-4--4-4-----|-----4---4-4--4-4-----|
D|-----4----------------|-----4----------------|
A|--0-h2-------------0--|--0-h2-------------0--|
E|----------------------|----------------------|

 Em7      Bm      Em7
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |


   Bm      (Bm/A) Bm       (Bm/A)
e|-----2---2-2--2-2-----|-----2---2-2--2-2-----|
B|-----3---3-3--3-3-----|-----3---3-3--3-3-----|
G|-----4---4-4--4-4-----|-----4---4-4--4-4-----|
D|-----4----------------|-----4----------------|
A|--0-h2-------------0--|--0-h2-------------0--|
E|----------------------|----------------------|


  Bm         Bm/A
Straight as an arrow,
   Bm         Bm/A   Bm  Bm/A  Bm    Bm/A
You carry your intentions to the wind,   | / / /  / |
 Bm         Bm/A
Dogs all around you,
     Bm         Bm/A    Bm  Bm/A  Bm   Bm/A
But you cannot get the message to your friend,   | / / /  / |


A           G              Bm  Bm/A Bm    Bm/A
  At every rendez - vous you keep on walking a - round,   | / / /  / |
 A
Night-time in the city,
     G        (G/A) Bm               Bm/A
And the rain keeps fall - ing down------,
               (Let me tell you how it all works out,

Bm                 Bm/A   Bm
  I never thought we had so much time to lose,
                Bm/A
Just learning how to twist and shout,
Bm                  Bm/A   Bm
  It doesn't matter much which damn beat you use!
                 Bm/A
Let me tell you how it all works out,
Bm                 Bm/A   Bm
   I never thought we had so much time to lose,
                Bm/A
Just learning how to twist and shout,
Bm                  Bm/A   Bm           Bm/A
  It doesn't matter much which damn beat you use-----!)
                       Pilgrim knows the road to go,
   Bm          Bm/A
How many times we told you so-----?

 Bm              Bm/A  Bm             Bm/A
(Burn you up, & I'll burn you down! Burn you up & I'll burn you down!)


Bm          Bm/A
No rhyme or reason,
  Bm         Bm/A   Bm              Bm/A
No way to make it easy 'til it's done--------,
                (Burn you up, & I'll burn you down!)

 Bm              Bm/A
(Burn you up, and I'll burn you down!)


A             G         Bm             Bm/A
  So you cross onto the other side of the street----,
                     (Burn you up & I'll burn you down!)

 Bm             Bm/A   A
(Burn you up & I'll burn you down!)    You should know better,

     G       (G/A) Bm                  Bm/A
But you keep turning up the heat-----!
                 (Let me tell you how it all works out,

Bm                 Bm/A   Bm
  I never thought we had so much time to lose,
                Bm/A
Just learning how to twist and shout,
Bm                  Bm/A   Bm
  It doesn't matter much which damn beat you use!

Bm                  Bm/A
   Let me tell you how it all works out,
Bm                 Bm/A  Bm
   I never thought we had so much time to lose,
                Bm/A
Just learning how to twist and shout,
Bm                  Bm/A   Em Em/G Em/A Em/B
  It doesn't matter much which damn beat you use-----!)
                        Oh - oh,  ho - ha!
 Em  Em/G  Em/A  Em/B
(Hey - hey, hey - hey!)

 Bm     Bm/A   Bm        Bm/A
Make me feel this!  (Hey - hey, hey - hey!)

Em  Em/G Em/A Em/B  Em  Em/G Em/A  Em/B
Hey - ey, hey - hey! (Hey - hey,  hey - hey!)

 Bm     Bm/A   Bm      Bm/A
Make me feel it!   (Ho - ho, ho - ho!)


 Em    Em7/D  Em6/C#
When they lose you, it can bruise you,

 Bm              Bm/A Bm              Bm/A
(Burn you up, & I'll burn you down, burn you up, & I'll burn you down!)

 Em   Em7/D Em6/C#
Break me open,  I need someone to see me,

 Bm             Bm/A  Bm             Bm/A
(Burn you up, & I'll burn you down, burn you up, & I'll burn you down!)

 Em   Em7/D  Em6/C#         Bm    Bm/A  Bm   Bm/A
Make me feel it,    make me feel! | / / /  / | / / /  / |


A            G       Bm             Bm/A
  In the city, and the rain is falling down------,
                    (Burn you up, & I'll burn you down!)

 Bm             Bm/A
(Burn you up, & I'll burn you down!)

 A                  G
You can make it happen... with your eyes,
          Bm                  Bm/A
With your eyes a - lone--------!
            (Let me tell you how it all works out,

Bm                 Bm/A   Bm
  I never thought we had so much time to lose,
                Bm/A
Just learning how to twist and shout,
Bm                  Bm/A   Bm
  It doesn't matter much which damn beat you use!)
                       Break-------...

Bm                  Bm/A
      ...me------------  o----pen
  (Let me tell you how it all works out!)

Bm                Bm/A   Bm
  (Never thought we had so much time to lose)

Bm                  Bm/A
Make--------- me---------- feel--- it
  (Just learning how to twist and shout!)


Bm                  Bm/A
Break-------- me------------  o----pen
  (Let me tell you how it all works out!)

Bm                Bm/A   Bm
  (Never thought we had so much time to lose)

Bm                  Bm/A   Bm
Make--------- me---------- feel--- it!
  (Just learning how to twist and shout!)

Bm                Bm/A       Bm    Bm/A  Bm