Burn Out

Chords used in the following version (in order of appearance):  C, C/B, Am, F, G6, Em, G6add11, Em7/G -- Capo 5

    C        C/B    Am

A while ago I told you 

                       F                                   G6

That I would go to the ends of the earth.

         C          C/B          Am                       F      G6

Now I'm not sure that I can make the trip, dear.

C                             C/B

I don't want to tell you

Am

That I don't love you

                F        G6

'Cause I do... I do.

                    C                 C/B           Am                           F        G6

Its just that we weren't meant to tamper with these things

       Em  Am

And now 

Em      Am

I don't know

         F             C

How you and I 

                G6    G6add11    G6

Will turn out.

     Em  Am

So don't

Em      Am

Be afraid my darling

          F               C

If our sun... our sun

                       G6    G6add11    Em7/G

Should burn out.

    C        C/B          Am

A while ago you told me

                       F                           G6

That I would always rule your heart,

       C            C/B       Am                 F       G6

But now it's getting harder to believe.

          C                                               C/B        

Now, please don't get me wrong, dear.

Am

You are not alone here

                F             G6

'Cause I know... I know

       C                     C/B      Am                  F          G6

Our names were never written in the stars.

Em  Am

Now

Em           Am

You can see

        F          C                     G6    G6add11    G6

Our boat is sinking each day.

     Em  Am

So don't

        Em           Am

Be afraid, my darling,

      F                   C                    G6    G6add11    Em7/G

To let it go and watch it drift away.

    C        C/B   Am

A while ago I told you

              F                            G6

I would go to the ends of earth,

         C          C/B            Am                     F          G6

Now I'm not sure that there is such a place, dear.

     C                             C/B

I'd take us to earth's crust

Am

I'd do anything to save us

  F               G6

I would... I would,

       C               C/B        Am                      F    G6

But we would just be hiding from ourselves.

     Em  Am

So now

Em           Am

We both know

          F            C               G6    G6add11    g6

How you and I will turn out,

      Em              Am

So close your eyes

Em                              Am 

And sit a while with me

                  F                             C                G6    G6add11    Em7/G

While our sun, our beautiful sun burns out...

      Em              Am

So close your eyes

Em                              Am

And sit a while with me

                  F                             C                G6    G6add11    Em7/G   C

While our sun our beautiful sun burns out.

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