Chords for XTC-BOOKS ARE BURNING-THE LATE SHOW-BBC 2 - 9 JUNE.92.
Tempo:
67.4 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
E
A
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] In the late 70s, XTC were at the forefront of the British New Wave, mixing their abrasive,
quirky sound with an obvious melodic debt to the Beatles.
Although they've continued to release albums, enjoy cult status in the US and score the
occasional hit in Britain, they haven't played live for 10 years.
Well, XTC have just released their 10th album, None Such, and the late show coaxed them out
of semi-retirement to play live again.
Here they are with Burning Books.
From me, goodnight.
[D]
[E] [Am]
[D] [G] [D]
[E] [A] [D]
[Em] [A] [F]
I'll give it, [Em] doesn't [A] matter what [F] it [G] says.
[Em] Pissed on [A] the hotline from the [F] dead back to the [B] living.
[Bb] Keep to the [A] liner [F] for [C] your hearts [D] and your [G] heads.
[D]
Books [G] are burning in [Bm] our [D] hometown.
Watch [E] us turn around and cast [A] our [C] glances [D] elsewhere.
Books [G] are burning in [D] the playground.
The [Gb] smell [E] of burnt book is not [Am] unlike [Db]
[D] human hair.
[Em] I [A] believe the print [F] through the word is more than [B] sacred.
[Em] Beyond [A] the gauge of good [F] or [G] bad.
[Em] The human [A] right to let [F] your soul fly free and naked.
[Bb] Out of the violence of [C] the fearful [D] and sad.
The [E] church of [G] magic.
[Bb] Unloins [F] in ignorance [D] with gasoline.
[E] The church of [G] magic.
[Bb] So strap [F] by breathing in [D] the smoke of dreams.
It's quite a scene.
Books [G] are burning.
Tomorrow [Gbm] each day now.
And [E] I pray now.
You boys [Am] will tire of [D] these games.
Books [G] are burning.
I [D] hope somehow.
This [E] will allow.
A [A] phoenix up from [D] the [G] flames.
[Gb] [D]
[Ab] [Abm] [Em] [G] [Gm]
[G] [Gb] [D]
[Ab] [E] [Am] [G]
[Bm] [Db] [D] [Ab]
[E] [Am] [Em] [D]
[G] [Gb]
[Ab] [E] [Am] [D] [Bm] Books [G] are burning.
quirky sound with an obvious melodic debt to the Beatles.
Although they've continued to release albums, enjoy cult status in the US and score the
occasional hit in Britain, they haven't played live for 10 years.
Well, XTC have just released their 10th album, None Such, and the late show coaxed them out
of semi-retirement to play live again.
Here they are with Burning Books.
From me, goodnight.
[D]
[E] [Am]
[D] [G] [D]
[E] [A] [D]
[Em] [A] [F]
I'll give it, [Em] doesn't [A] matter what [F] it [G] says.
[Em] Pissed on [A] the hotline from the [F] dead back to the [B] living.
[Bb] Keep to the [A] liner [F] for [C] your hearts [D] and your [G] heads.
[D]
Books [G] are burning in [Bm] our [D] hometown.
Watch [E] us turn around and cast [A] our [C] glances [D] elsewhere.
Books [G] are burning in [D] the playground.
The [Gb] smell [E] of burnt book is not [Am] unlike [Db]
[D] human hair.
[Em] I [A] believe the print [F] through the word is more than [B] sacred.
[Em] Beyond [A] the gauge of good [F] or [G] bad.
[Em] The human [A] right to let [F] your soul fly free and naked.
[Bb] Out of the violence of [C] the fearful [D] and sad.
The [E] church of [G] magic.
[Bb] Unloins [F] in ignorance [D] with gasoline.
[E] The church of [G] magic.
[Bb] So strap [F] by breathing in [D] the smoke of dreams.
It's quite a scene.
Books [G] are burning.
Tomorrow [Gbm] each day now.
And [E] I pray now.
You boys [Am] will tire of [D] these games.
Books [G] are burning.
I [D] hope somehow.
This [E] will allow.
A [A] phoenix up from [D] the [G] flames.
[Gb] [D]
[Ab] [Abm] [Em] [G] [Gm]
[G] [Gb] [D]
[Ab] [E] [Am] [G]
[Bm] [Db] [D] [Ab]
[E] [Am] [Em] [D]
[G] [Gb]
[Ab] [E] [Am] [D] [Bm] Books [G] are burning.
Key:
D
G
E
A
F
D
G
E
[G] _ In the late 70s, XTC were at the forefront of the British New Wave, mixing their abrasive,
quirky sound with an obvious melodic debt to the Beatles.
Although they've continued to release albums, enjoy cult status in the US and score the
occasional hit in Britain, they haven't played live for 10 years.
Well, XTC have just released their 10th album, None Such, and the late show coaxed them out
of semi-retirement to play live again.
Here they are with Burning Books.
From me, goodnight. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ [F] _
I'll give it, [Em] _ doesn't [A] matter what [F] it [G] says.
_ [Em] Pissed on [A] the hotline from the [F] dead back to the [B] living.
_ [Bb] Keep to the [A] liner [F] for [C] your hearts [D] and your _ [G] heads.
_ [D] _
Books [G] are burning in [Bm] our [D] hometown.
Watch [E] us turn around and cast [A] our [C] glances [D] elsewhere.
Books [G] are burning in [D] the playground.
The [Gb] smell [E] of burnt book is not [Am] unlike [Db]
[D] human hair.
_ _ [Em] I [A] believe the print [F] through the word is more than [B] sacred.
[Em] Beyond [A] the gauge of good [F] or [G] bad.
_ _ [Em] The human [A] right to let [F] your soul fly free and naked.
[Bb] _ Out of the violence of [C] the fearful [D] and sad.
_ _ The _ _ [E] _ _ church of [G] magic.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ Unloins [F] in ignorance [D] with gasoline.
[E] _ The church of [G] magic.
_ _ [Bb] So strap [F] by breathing in [D] the smoke of dreams.
It's quite a scene.
Books [G] are burning.
Tomorrow [Gbm] each day now.
And [E] I pray now.
You boys [Am] will tire of [D] these games.
Books [G] are burning.
I [D] hope somehow.
This [E] will allow.
A [A] phoenix up from [D] the [G] flames.
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [D] _ _
[Ab] _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ [Gm] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [D] _ _
[Ab] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [Db] _ [D] _ [Ab] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ [Bm] Books [G] are burning. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
quirky sound with an obvious melodic debt to the Beatles.
Although they've continued to release albums, enjoy cult status in the US and score the
occasional hit in Britain, they haven't played live for 10 years.
Well, XTC have just released their 10th album, None Such, and the late show coaxed them out
of semi-retirement to play live again.
Here they are with Burning Books.
From me, goodnight. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ [F] _
I'll give it, [Em] _ doesn't [A] matter what [F] it [G] says.
_ [Em] Pissed on [A] the hotline from the [F] dead back to the [B] living.
_ [Bb] Keep to the [A] liner [F] for [C] your hearts [D] and your _ [G] heads.
_ [D] _
Books [G] are burning in [Bm] our [D] hometown.
Watch [E] us turn around and cast [A] our [C] glances [D] elsewhere.
Books [G] are burning in [D] the playground.
The [Gb] smell [E] of burnt book is not [Am] unlike [Db]
[D] human hair.
_ _ [Em] I [A] believe the print [F] through the word is more than [B] sacred.
[Em] Beyond [A] the gauge of good [F] or [G] bad.
_ _ [Em] The human [A] right to let [F] your soul fly free and naked.
[Bb] _ Out of the violence of [C] the fearful [D] and sad.
_ _ The _ _ [E] _ _ church of [G] magic.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ Unloins [F] in ignorance [D] with gasoline.
[E] _ The church of [G] magic.
_ _ [Bb] So strap [F] by breathing in [D] the smoke of dreams.
It's quite a scene.
Books [G] are burning.
Tomorrow [Gbm] each day now.
And [E] I pray now.
You boys [Am] will tire of [D] these games.
Books [G] are burning.
I [D] hope somehow.
This [E] will allow.
A [A] phoenix up from [D] the [G] flames.
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [D] _ _
[Ab] _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ [Gm] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [D] _ _
[Ab] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [Db] _ [D] _ [Ab] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ [Bm] Books [G] are burning. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _