Chords for The Stranglers Burning Up Time From the Album No More Heroes

Tempo:
154.35 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

G

D

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Stranglers   Burning Up Time From the Album No More Heroes chords
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[A] [E]
[A] [E] [G] The frightened train it [A] goes from soon my frightened bell is in her room
It's [E] burning up time, [A] it's burning [E] up time
[G] My weekends end, my cringy [A] boys are coming to make a lot of noise
It's burning [E] up time, [A] it's burning [E] up time
I wanna burn, [A] I'm gonna [D] have you [E] tossed up
Wanna burn, [A] hear a lot of [D] people [E] fantasise
[Bm]
[D] [E] [Bm] [Em]
[D] [B] Like a meteor, [D] [B] like a meteor
[G] [A] You [E]
[A] [E] [G] either love or you [A] despise, there's just no point for compromising
It's burning [E] up time, [A] it's burning [E] up time
[G] The days are gonna [E] move real [A] fast, we know that nothing's gonna last
It's burning [E] up time, [A] it's burning up [E] time
I wanna burn, [A] I'm gonna have [D] you tossed [E] up
Wanna burn, [A] hear a lot of people [D] [E] [B] fantasise
[G]
[A] [D] [E] [G]
[A] [D] [B] Like a meteor, [D] [B] like a meteor
[G] [A] Like [E]
[A] [E] [A] a meteor, [Em] like a meteor
Like
[F#m] [E] [A] a meteor, like a meteor
[E]
[A] [E]
[Bm] [Em] [A] [D]
[E] [Bm] [G] [A] [D]
[E] [G] [A] [D]
[E] [Bm] [Em] [D]
[G] [Bm]
[G] [D]
[Em]
[F]
[F#] [E]
[G] [A]
[G] [F] [G] How long has it [A] gone?
[G] [A] [G] I don't know
Just [A]
[G] let me know what you [A] [G] want
[A]
[G] It's like a [F#] switch
[G] [A] [G] [A] [G] [A]
[G] [Am] [G] [F#] [G#]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
G
2131
D
1321
Bm
13421112
A
1231
E
2311
G
2131
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To learn The Stranglers - Burning Up Time chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: G, A, E, A, D and E. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 77 BPM and then match the original tempo of 154 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: D Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ [G] The frightened train it [A] goes from soon my frightened bell is in her room
It's [E] burning up time, [A] it's burning [E] up time
[G] My weekends end, my cringy [A] boys are coming to make a lot of noise
It's burning [E] up time, [A] it's burning [E] up time
I wanna burn, [A] I'm gonna [D] have you [E] tossed up
Wanna burn, [A] hear a lot of [D] people _ [E] fantasise
[Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [B] _ Like a meteor, [D] _ _ _ _ [B] _ like a meteor
[G] _ _ _ [A] You _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] either love or you [A] despise, there's just no point for compromising
It's burning [E] up time, [A] it's burning [E] up time
[G] The days are gonna [E] move real [A] fast, we know that nothing's gonna last
It's burning [E] up time, [A] it's burning up [E] time
I wanna burn, [A] I'm gonna have [D] you tossed [E] up
Wanna burn, [A] hear a lot of people [D] _ _ [E] _ [B] fantasise
[G] _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ [G] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] Like a meteor, [D] _ _ _ _ [B] like a meteor
[G] _ [A] Like _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ a meteor, _ [Em] like a meteor
_ Like _
_ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] a meteor, _ like a meteor
_ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F] [G] How long has it [A] gone? _
[G] _ _ [A] _ [G] I don't know
_ _ Just _ _ [A] _
[G] let me know what you [A] [G] want
[A] _ _
[G] It's like a [F#] switch
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [F#] _ _ [G#] _

Facts about this song

Among the tracks on the album No More Heroes, written by Jean‐Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell, Black J and Dave Greenfield, this one stands out.

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