Jorja Smith – Burn Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Jorja Smith – Burn Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsAm7G/BCDm7G

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[Intro]
Am7  G/B  C    Dm7  G  Am7    x2

[Verse 1]
Am7  G/B      C
  Little girl doing all she can
Dm7       G        Am7
  You had your eye on only
  a few things
       Am7     G/B      C
  And maybe it wouldn't go anywhere
Dm7          G         Am7
  Hard to be real with your dreams
Am7     G/B       C
  No silent movie and
  no puppet strings
        Dm7      G          Am7
  Can't hold you up, you've got
  to hold yourself, no
        Am7       G/B    C
  Don't mean it's show time
  for everything
            Dm7      G
  You never listen though
            Am7
  There she goes, there she goes

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[Chorus]
    Am7       G/B       C
You burn like you never burn out
           Dm7
You try so hard,
    G         Am7
you can still fall down
                Am7
You keep it all in but
G/B           C
you don't let it out
           Dm7         G
You try so hard, don't you
            Am7
know you've burned out
          Am7 G/B  C
Let it go in, over my lungs
                  Dm7
The fire's always there,
   G            Am7
no one needs to get hurt
                 Am7
You let yourself burn,
G/B          C
you burn yourself out
          Dm7       G     Am7
There she goes, she is falling down

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[Verse 2]
 Am7   G/B        C
No one could ever even
sell her dreams
           Dm7      G         Am7
She put in work for the money that
can't buy those dreams
             Am7   G/B
And they'll always be there
   C
if you don't make a thing
       Dm7      G
No one lost, no one's won,
Am7
you tried your everything

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[Chorus]
    Am7       G/B       C
You burn like you never burn out
           Dm7
You try so hard,
    G         Am7
you can still fall down
                Am7
You keep it all in but
G/B           C
you don't let it out
           Dm7         G
You try so hard, don't you
            Am7
know you've burned out
          Am7 G/B  C
Let it go in, over my lungs
                  Dm7
The fire's always there,
   G            Am7
no one needs to get hurt
                 Am7
You let yourself burn,
G/B          C
you burn yourself out
          Dm7       G     Am7
There she goes, she is falling down

[Bridge]
Am7  G/B   C
  I hope your daughter comes home
         Dm7        G       Am7
  She's worked hard knowing there's
  always a home
Am7  G/B   C
  I hope your daughter comes home
       Dm7        G       Am7
  She worked real hard knowing
  there's always a home
  Am7  G/B  C
  Burn
         Dm7  G  Am7
  I said burn
Am7  G/B  C    Dm7  G  Am7

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 [Chorus]
      Am7       G/B       C
  You burn like you never burn out
             Dm7
  You try so hard,
      G         Am7
  you can still fall down
                  Am7    G/B
  You keep it all in but you
            C
  don't let it out
             Dm7         G
  You try so hard, don't you know
         Am7
  you've burned out
            Am7 G/B  C
  Let it go in, over my lungs
                    Dm7
  The fire's always there,
     G            Am7
  no one needs to get hurt
                   Am7
  You let yourself burn,
  G/B          C
  you burn yourself out
            Dm7     G     Am7
  There you go, she is falling down,
  down

[Outro]
                   Am7
  Is falling down, down
G/B    C
  Down, down
                       Dm7
  She is falling down, down
G     Am7
  Down, down
                 Am7  G/B   C
  She is falling down, down, down
            Dm7       G     Am7
  There she goes, she is falling down

How to play Burn: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Burn by Jorja Smith on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Burn by Jorja Smith sits in A minor (no sharps or flats), and you need 5 chords to play it: Am7, G/B, C, Dm7 and G.

The backbone of the song is Am7 – G/B – C – Dm7 (i7 – VII – III – iv7 in A minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.

Chord diagrams

Am7 chord on guitar (x02010)
Am7A C E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Dm7 chord on guitar (xx0211)
Dm7D F A C

Burn chords: questions

What key is Burn in?

Burn by Jorja Smith is in the key of A minor (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Burn?

Burn uses 5 chords: Am7, G/B, C, Dm7, G.

What is the chord progression of Burn?

The main progression is Am7 – G/B – C – Dm7 (i7 – VII – III – iv7).

Is Burn easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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