5 Chords used in the song: Dm, F, Am, G, C

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A|-------3--3----------5--3--0----3--2----|
E|-------------3--5---------------------3-|
C|-2--4-----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
Intro: (Dm
F
Am
G)2x
Dm
F
The cycle repeated
Am
G
as explosions broke in the sky
Dm
F
all that I needed
Am
G
was the one thing I couldn't find
Dm
And you were there at the turnF
Am
G
Waiting to let me know
Chorus:
Dm
F
We're building it up
C
G
To break it back down
Dm
F
We're building it up
C
To burn it down
G
We can't wait
Dm
To burn it to the groundDm
F
Am
G
Dm
F
The colors conflicted
Am
G
as the flames climbed into the clouds
Dm
F
I wanted to fix this / but
Am
G
couldn't stop from tearing it down
Dm
And you were there at the turnF
Am
G
caught in the burning glow
Dm
And I was there at the turnF
Am
G
Waiting to let you know
Chorus:
Dm
F
We're building it up
C
G
To break it back down
Dm
F
We're building it up
C
To burn it down
We can't wait
G
To burn it to the groundDm
You told me yes / You held me high
F
And I believed when you told that lie
Am
I played that soldier / You played king
G
And struck me down when I kissed that ring
Dm
You lost that right / to hold that crown
F
I built you up but you let me down
Am
so when you fall / I'll take my turn
G
and fan the flames as your blazes burn
"1 strum each"
Dm
And you were there at the turnF
Am
G
Waiting to let me know
Chorus:
Dm
F
We're building it up
C
G
To break it back down
Dm
F
We're building it up
C
To burn it down
We can't wait
G
Dm
To burn it to the ground
so when you fall / I'll take my turn
F
and fan the flames as your blazes burnC
We can't wait
G
Dm
To burn it to the ground
so when you fall / I'll take my turn
F
and fan the flames as your blazes burnC
We can't wait
G
Dm
To burn it to the ground
Outro:F
Am
G
Dm
F
Am
G
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Only thing that doesn't match to me is the double 3rd fret in the into. I think it just needs one. But that's just what I hear in the song. Rest seems pretty accurate.
08 Feb 2013



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About this song: Burn It Down
"Burn It Down" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. The song was released to radio stations, as well as a digital download on April 16, 2012, as the lead single from their fifth studio album "Living Things". The song was written by the band and produced by co-lead vocalist Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin who co-produced the band's studio albums "Minutes to Midnight" (2007) and "A Thousand Suns" (2010). A music video for the song was directed by Linkin Park turntablist Joe Hahn