The Menzingers - Burn after writing
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This is The Menzinger's song 'Burn After Writing', second track from their latest
record: 'On the Impossible Past'. It's an acoustic version, with a fairly loose
structure in
comparison to the technicality of the record.
Verse 1:
CHere's to you, the same chords that I sAmtole
FFrom a song that I once heaCrd
The Same melody I bAmorrowed from thFe void
CI'd rather observe than structure a narratAmive
FThe characters are thin;
CThe plot does not deveAmlop
FIt ends where it beginCs
Link; C, Am, F (x2)
Verse 2:
CIt's on the screen, in paperbacks
AmIn section 8 and cul-de-sFacs
CElectro haikus and drunk sonnets
AmAre moving me alonFg
DmAlong
Link: F, C, F, C
Chorus: (x2)
CYou cut my hair
AmYou left red ink eFverywhere
Do my Dmhands tell a story?
FIs it boring?
Link (Palm Muted): C, Am, F
Verse 3: (Palm-Muted)
CWhat I'd give to force your sigh
AmWhat I'd give to see you Fcry
CWhat I'd give for your caress
AmTo see your blue cotton dress
FBalled up on the floor
CCertain memories are the problem
AmCertain drunken lines areF the shaCme
Seven hundred miAmles and four years
I can't fight the flame;F it burnCs
FBurns, and it burns and it burns.
Chorus: (x2)
CYou cut my hair
AmYou left red ink eFverywhere
Do my Dmhands tell a story?
FIs it boring?
Outro:
CWas I wishing on satellites?
FTell me how you've beenC doing that trick
FI'm just wishing the flCame away
FNow I'm wishing the flaCme away
Nota Bene:
On the D's in the outro, and throughout other points during the song, you can add
embellishments to make it sounds a bit more tidy, but you don't have to. If you wanna
give it
a try, then whilst you're on the regular D Major shape, hit the fourth fret on the D
string, then move it up to second, then open again. Large.