Frank Black - I Burn Today: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I Burn Today" 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.

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C        Am  Em             C
I knew a girl with sad blue eyes
            Am      Em               C
But at the feast I lost my psychic prize
          Am           F             Am
I did forget what the tarot maid did say
C         Am Em          C
I burn today,  I burn today

Our house was filled with many birds
She said to me, "I can understand their words"
The land will shake so run away
I burn today, I burn today

Chorus:
 G                 F
Yes today I will burn
 Em            G
For the times I did not learn

She said, "Our fun, its time has come
Hold my heart strings and have yourself a strum."
No nevermore, this song will we play
I burn today, I burn today

And as I drank in old Paris
She laid her cards just to see what she would see
Down by the water you'll find your happy days
I burn today, I burn today

Chorus

I ran so fast into the North
No snow on me, and so he said thenceforth
I let snow fall on frozen yesterday
I burn today
I burn today

And if my head is hanging down
I feel her arms and her legs are all around
And we make love beside the waterway
I burn today
I burn today

Chorus

Behold the rose of Jericho
How many lives I really do not know
Though with the rain I know it will return
Today I burn
Today I burn


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Em

Guitar chord Em

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 "I Burn Today" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Burn Today" by Frank Black.

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