Burn Down The Mission - Elton John (Tumbleweed Connection 10 of 10) Chords

Tempo:
121.6 bpm
Chords used:

G

Bb

C

F

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Burn Down The Mission - Elton John (Tumbleweed Connection 10 of 10) chords
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[G]
[D] [C]
[G]
[D] [C]
[Gm] [G] You tell me there's an angel [Bb] in your [C] dreams.
[Bb]
[Eb] Did he say [G] he'd come to call [Db] on me?
[D] [C] [G] For things are getting [Em] desperate in [D] our home.
Living in [Db] the parish of [G] the restless [D] folks I [C] [G] know.
[Am] [G] Everybody [F] now, bring your [C] family down to the [G] riverside.
[F] Look to the eastern [C] sea where the fat [G] stalker hides.
Behind four walls [C] all alone the rich [G] man sleeps.
It's time we put [C] the flame torch [D] to their
[Bb] keys.
[Db]
[Ab] Look at the sun, [Gb] if we're gonna stay alive.
[Db]
Black [Ab] smoke fly to heaven, [Gb] see the red flame light the sky.
[Eb]
[Bb] Look at the sun, [Ab] burn it down to stay alive.
[Eb] It's our only chance.
[Bb] Take [Ab] all you need, now let [Db] them decide.
[Bb]
[F]
[Bb] [F]
[Gm] [Bb] [F]
[G] [Bb] [F]
[Dm] [Bb] [F]
[Eb] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [G]
[F] [G]
[F] [C] [Bb]
[Db]
[Eb] [F]
[Bb]
[G]
[C]
[Bb]
[G] [Em]
[Bb] [C] [Bb]
Even [G] the worst, [Em] the squirrels are out [F] today.
[Bb]
[Eb] My wife cried when [G] they came to take me [A] away.
[C]
[G] But what more [Em] does a keeper [Bb] want?
[Db] The [G]
[D] mission [C] [G] was, [Am] [G]
[F] bring your family [C] down to the [G] riverside.
[F] Look to the eastern [C] sea where the fat [G] stalker hides.
Behind four walls [C] all alone the rich [G] man sleeps.
It's time we put [C] the flame torch [F] to their [Bb]
keys.
[Db] [Ab]
Burn it down to see [Gb]
[Db] [Ab]
[Gb] the red flame light the sky.
[Eb] Burn it down [Bb]
to see [Ab] if we're gonna stay alive.
It's [Eb] our only chance.
[Bb]
Take all [Ab] you need, now let them [Db] decide.
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [G]
[Bb] [F] [G]
[Bb] [F] [Eb] [Dm]
[Bb] [F] [Eb] [Bb]
[G] [C] [G]
[F] [C]
[Gm] [G]
[C] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
Bb
12341111
C
3211
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
G
2131
Bb
12341111
C
3211
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To learn Elton John - Burn Down The Mission chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: C, G, F, G, D, G, Bb and F. Set your pace at 60 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 122. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: C Major.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Gm] [G] You tell me there's an angel [Bb] in your _ _ [C] dreams.
[Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ Did he say [G] he'd come to call [Db] on me? _ _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ [G] For things are getting [Em] desperate in [D] our _ _ home.
_ Living in [Db] the parish of [G] the restless [D] folks I [C] _ [G] know.
[Am] _ _ [G] _ Everybody [F] now, bring your [C] family down to the _ [G] riverside.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] Look to the eastern [C] sea where the fat [G] stalker hides.
_ _ _ _ _ Behind four walls [C] all alone the rich [G] man sleeps.
_ _ _ _ It's time we put [C] the flame torch [D] to their _
_ [Bb] _ _ keys. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Ab] Look at the sun, [Gb] if we're gonna stay alive.
_ _ [Db] _ _
Black [Ab] smoke fly to heaven, [Gb] see the red flame light the sky.
_ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] Look at the sun, [Ab] burn it down to stay alive.
_ [Eb] It's our only chance.
_ [Bb] _ _ Take [Ab] all you _ _ need, now let [Db] them _ decide.
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_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _
Even [G] the worst, [Em] the squirrels are out [F] today.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] My wife cried when [G] they came to take me [A] away.
_ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ But what more [Em] does a keeper [Bb] _ _ want? _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ The [G] _ _
[D] mission [C] _ _ [G] was, [Am] _ [G] _
_ _ [F] _ bring your family [C] down to the [G] _ riverside. _ _ _
_ _ [F] Look to the eastern [C] sea where the fat [G] stalker hides. _ _ _
_ _ Behind four walls [C] all alone the rich [G] man sleeps. _ _ _ _
_ It's time we put [C] the flame torch [F] to their _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
keys. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
Burn it down to see [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Gb] the red flame light the sky.
_ _ [Eb] Burn it down [Bb] _
to see [Ab] if we're gonna stay alive. _
It's [Eb] our only chance.
_ [Bb] _ _
Take all [Ab] you _ need, _ now let them [Db] decide. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
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It's Bernie Taupin and Elton John who authored this song.

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