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Chris Stapleton – Watch You Burn Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
Bm  Bm  A  Bm  x2

[Verse 1]
Bm
  Only a coward would pick up a gun
Bm
  And shoot up a crowd 
  trying to have fun
Bm
  Now the Vegas lights, 
  they won't lose their glow
        Bm
And the band will play and 
go on with the show

[Chorus]
                 Em
And you're gonna get your turn
                  Bm
Yes, you're gonna get your turn
                  Em
Son, you're gonna get your turn
D C#          A         Bm
  Devil gonna watch you burn

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[Interlude]
Bm  Bm  Bm

[Verse 2]
Bm
  I wasn't there, I didn't see
Bm
  But I had friends in your company
Bm
  If I could snap my fingers, 
  if I could flip a switch
              Bm
I'd make that last bullet first, 
you son of a B****

[Chorus]
             Em
You're gonna get your turn
                  Bm
Yes, you're gonna get your turn
                 Em
Oh, you're gonna get your turn
D C#          A         Bm
  Devil gonna watch you burn

[Interlude]
Bm  Bm  Bm
Em  Em  Em  Em
Em
Bm  Bm  Bm  Bm

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[Bridge]
Bm
  To the evil ones, 
  you know who you are
Bm
  I beg of you, don't you go too far
Bm
  Just know this, 
  let it give you pause
           Bm
Before you mail out your bombs or 
pull a trigger in a synagogue

[Chorus]
             Em
You'rе gonna get your turn 
(You're gonna get your turn)
                 Bm
Oh, you'rе gonna get your turn 
(You're gonna get your turn)
                  Em
Yes, you're gonna get your turn
D C#          A         Bm
  Devil gonna watch you burn

[Outro]
Bm  Bm  Bm
Bm  A   G#m  G
Bm  Bm  G#m  G
Bm  A   G#m  G

How to play Watch You Burn: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Watch You Burn by Chris Stapleton on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Watch You Burn by Chris Stapleton is built around B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯), with 7 chords in all: Bm, A, Em, D, C#, G#m and G.

Listen for A – Bm – Em – Bm (VII – i – iv – i in B minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: Bm, C# and G#m are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.