Bon Jovi - Burning Bridges: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Burning Bridges" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Burning Bridges Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bon Jovi

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Burning Bridges" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Chorus:
E                   B
Sayonara adios auf wiedersehen, farewell
  A
Adieu, goodnight, guten abend
            B
here’s one last song you can sell
       E
let’s call it burning bridges
        B
it’s a singalong as well
        A
ciao, adieu, goodnight, guten abend
         B                   E
play it for your friends in hell

          A
Someone shut the lights off, turn the page,
      E
the stories I could write
      A
I’ve seen a million faces and
      B
I’ve lived a couple of lives
            A
here’s our history for all to see,
      E
the smiles and all the scars
           A
first the rising then the falling call
       B
this chapter shooting stars
            B
must sound good from where you are

Chorus

Ah, check the box, yeah, mark this day
There's nothing more to say
After 30 years of loyalty,
they let you dig a grave
Now, maybe you could learn to sing
Or even strum along
But I'll give you half the publishing
You're why I wrote this song
(Everybody, sing along!)

Chorus:
Sayonara, adiós, auf wiedersehen, farewell
Adieu, goodnight, guten abend
Here's one last song you can sell
Let's call it "Burning Bridges"
It's a sing-along as well
Hope my money and my masters
Buy a front row seat in hell

Ciao, adieu, goodnight, guten abend
Play it for your friends in St.Tropez


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

E

Guitar chord E

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Burning Bridges" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Burning Bridges" by Bon Jovi.

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