All songs / David Alan Graham
Burn It Down
Friday night turning the whole week to ash.
G major131 BPM4/44:29stomp-shouthigh confidence
Verse 1
First star out and we're already there
Hill we came to with nothin' to spare
No phones high, no light pollution
Just the gang of us and a small revolution
Stacked the wood the way Daddy taught
Watched it catch the way kids never thought
Shadows long and the sky pulled wide
Whole life kinda fits on a hillside
Pre-Chorus
Don't need a stage to feel alive
Don't need a screen to feel the night thrive
Just a flame and the folks I came for
Lit up under the same wide door —
Chorus
Burn it down
Burn it down
Whole damn week dissolves to ash
Burn it down
Burn it down
Friday turning every story past
Burn it down
Burn it down
Hands held high to the gold-light spray
Burn it down
Burn it down
We're the bright spot in the whole damn day
Verse 2
Caught a face I hadn't seen for years
Caught a song we made when we were kids
Sky went silver where the smoke went up
Hand around a mug instead of a cup
Nobody filmin', nobody scrollin'
Whole crowd locked in, the embers rollin'
Time stopped countin' 'round the eighth song sung
And we were laughin' like we were young
Pre-Chorus
Don't need a hit to feel like one
Don't need a clock to feel the run
Just a flame and the folks I came for
Lit up under the same wide door —
Chorus
Burn it down
Burn it down
Whole damn week dissolves to ash
Burn it down
Burn it down
Friday turning every story past
Burn it down
Burn it down
Hands held high to the gold-light spray
Burn it down
Burn it down
We're the bright spot in the whole damn day
Bridge
We don't need much
We don't need stuff
We just need the spark and a few good ones
And a sky big enough
So throw your arms up, let 'em fly
We're the only thing burning under this sky
Pass the heat, pass the light
Tonight is the only Friday tonight
Final Chorus — full band, gang vocals, big lift
Burn it down
Burn it down
Whole damn week dissolves to ash
Burn it down
Burn it down
Friday turning every story past
Burn it down
Burn it down
Hands held high to the gold-light spray
Burn it down
Burn it down
We're the bright spot in the whole damn day
Outro
Burn it down, burn it down
Burn it down, burn it down
Sky's our roof and the hill's our ground
Yeah we came up here to burn it down
This chart is a work in progress. If you spot something wrong, let me know and I’ll get it fixed.
Verse 1Pre-ChorusChorusVerse 2Pre-ChorusChorusBridgeFinal Chorus — full band, gang vocals, big liftOutro
Intro G D C G C G C C
Verse 1
GFirst star out and we're already there
Hill Cwe came to with nothin' to spare
No Gphones high, no light pollution
Just the Bmgang of us and a small revolution
Stacked Gthe wood the way Daddy taught
Watched Cit catch the way kids never thought
Shadows Glong and the sky pulled wide
Whole life Bmkinda fits on a Dhillside
Pre-Chorus
BmDon't need a stage to feel alive
Don't need a screen to feel Gthe night thrive
Just a flame and the folks I came for
Lit Dup under the same Gwide door —
Chorus
Burn it down
Burn it down
Whole damn week Cdissolves to ash
Burn it Ddown
Burn it down
Friday turning Gevery story past
Burn it down
Burn it down
Hands held high Cto the gold-light spray
Burn it Ddown
Burn it down
We're the bright spot in the whole damn Gday
Verse 2
Caught a face I hadn't seen for years
Caught Ca song we made when we were kids
Sky Gwent silver where the smoke went up
Hand around a mug instead of a cup
Nobody filmin', nobody scrollin'
Whole Ccrowd locked in, the embers rollin'
Time Bmstopped countin' 'round the Deighth song sung
And we were Glaughin' like we were young
Pre-Chorus
Don't Emneed a hit to feel like one
Don't Bmneed a clock to feel Emthe run
Just a flame and the folks I came Bmfor
Lit Dup under the same Bmwide door —
Chorus
Burn it Gdown
Burn it down
Whole damn week Cdissolves to ash
Burn it Ddown
Burn it down
Friday turning Gevery story past
Burn it down
Burn it down
Hands held high Cto the gold-light spray
Burn it Ddown
Burn it down
We're the bright spot Gin the whole damn day
Bridge
We don't need much
CWe don't need stuff
GWe just need the Dspark and a few good ones
EmAnd a sky Gbig Denough
GSo throw your arms Dup, let 'em fly
GWe're the only thing Cburning under this sky
Pass the Gheat, pass the light
Tonight is Cthe only Friday tonight
Final Chorus — full band, gang vocals, big lift
Burn Git down
Burn it Gdown
Whole Emdamn week Cdissolves to ash
Burn it down
DBurn it down
Friday turning every story past
EmBurn it down
GBurn it down
Hands held high Cto the gold-light spray
Burn it down
DBurn it down
We're the bright spot in the whole damn day
Outro
GBurn it down, burn it down
Burn it down, Cburn it down
Sky's our roof Dand the hill's our ground
Yeah we came up here to burn it down
Generated from the chord chart. These are real guitar shapes for the chords we detected, not a transcription of what was played on the record.
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Download note mapA lead sheet, not a full score. The melody line has been reduced automatically from the recording and paired with the detected chords. Expect the shape of the tune to be right and the details to be approximate.
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