Def Leppard - Burn Out: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Burn Out" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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

D            C
Friday night and I crashed your party
D
Saturday night and I crashed your car
D              C
Sunday night when you threw me out
D
Couldn't believe I even got that far

Look out of your bedroom window
And tell me what you see
Who's that standing in the shadows
Oh baby you belong to me, yeah

Place your bets cause I got a good feeling
Hey over there, are you lookin' my way
Electrified like a shock to the system
You walk right through my DNA

Chorus:
C                                         D
If you could just walk for a mile in my shoes
If you don't lose your mind you got no mind to lose

G
Bang bang gonna shoot you down
   F
I got me a gun but I gotta get a better one
G
Sweatin' hard, buzzing like a fly
 F
Like a, like a thief with a water-tight alibi
G
High hopes are sinking like a stone
    F
I swallow my pride but I'm choking on a fishbone
G                        F
Oh my, I gotta try, so step right up
                        D
I'll give you what you want

It's what you need
You know I'm gonna give you what you want
And what you need, yeah

Head over heels and it's making me nervous
Get on my knees and it's making me worse
There's no way out so I pay lip-service
If this thing is bigger than the both of us

Chorus:
If you could just walk for a mile in my shoes
If you don't lose your mind you got no mind to lose

Bang bang gonna shoot you down
I got me a gun but I gotta get a better one
Sweatin' heart, buzzing like a fly
Like a, like a thief with a water-tight alibi
High hopes are sinking like a stone
I swallow my pride but I'm choking on a fishbone
Oh my, I gotta try, so step right up

I'll give you what you want
It's what you need
You know I'm gonna give you what you want
And what you need, yeah
Bang bang gonna shoot you down
I got me a gun but I gotta get a better one
Oh my, I gotta try, so step right up

I'll give you what you want
It's what you need
You know I'm gonna give you what you want
And what you need, yeah

You know I'm gonna give you what you want
You know I'm gonna give you what you want
You know I'm gonna give you what you want
And what you need, yeah


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

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 "Burn Out" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Burn Out" by Def Leppard.

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