Intro: (Don't worry about being dead on with the picking pattern) e---------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------| G------0~------------0~------------0~------------0~-------| D--------0---0~--------0---0~--------0---0~--------0---0~-| A----9-----0-------9-----0-------9-----0-------9-----0----| D-0~-0----------0~-0----------0~-0----------0~-0----------| e---------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------| G------0~------------0~------------0~------------0~-------| D--------0---0~--------0---0~--------0---0~--------0---0~-| A----9-----0-------9-----0-------9-----0-------9-----0----| D-9~-9----------9~-9----------9~-9----------9~-9----------| Play The intro twice. The second time, lightly mute the first half verse 1: (Again, don't worry too much about hitting the pattern exactly) e---------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------| G------0~------------0~------------0~------------0~-------| D--------0---0~--------0---0~--------0---0~--------0---0~-| A----9-----0-------9-----0-------9-----0-------9-----0----| D-0~-0----------0~-0----------0~-0----------0~-0----------| Tell me with a straight face, darlin' Try to keep your breakfast down e---------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------| G------0~------------0~------------0~------------0~-------| D--------0---0~--------0---0~--------0---0~--------0---0~-| A----9-----0-------9-----0-------9-----0-------9-----0----| D-9~-9----------9~-9----------9~-9----------9~-9----------| Tell me with a coat of sugar Go ahead and spit it out e---------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------| G------0~------------0~------------0~------------0~-------| D--------0---0~--------0---0~--------0---0~--------0---0~-| A----9-----0-------9-----0-------9-----0-------9-----0----| D-0~-0----------0~-0----------0~-0----------0~-0----------| Tell me he's the sun you set for Tell me he's the air you breathe e---------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------| G------0~------------0~------------0~------------0~-------| D--------0---0~--------0---0~--------0---0~--------0---0~-| A----9-----0-------9-----0-------9-----0-------9-----0----| D-9~-9----------9~-9----------9~-9----------9~-9----------| I hope it's all a fairy tale I hope he gives you everything you need Pre-Chorus e--- B--- G--- For the Pre-Chorus, strum this chord while singing D-0- A-9- D-0- But I don't But I don't But I don't But I don't But I don't But I don't I hope he burns you down (Play the second half of the intro at the word "burns") e---------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------| G------0~------------0~------------0~------------0~-------| D--------0---0~--------0---0~--------0---0~--------0---0~-| A----9-----0-------9-----0-------9-----0-------9-----0----| D-9~-9----------9~-9----------9~-9----------9~-9----------| e--- B--- G--- D-0- A-9- D-0- Yeah I hope Yeah I hope Yeah I hope Yeah I hope Yeah I hope Yeah I hope Yeah I hope I hope he burns you down (Play the second half of the intro at the word "burns") e---------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------| G------0~------------0~------------0~------------0~-------| D--------0---0~--------0---0~--------0---0~--------0---0~-| A----9-----0-------9-----0-------9-----0-------9-----0----| D-9~-9----------9~-9----------9~-9----------9~-9----------| verse 2: e---------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------| G------0~------------0~------------0~------------0~-------| D--------0---0~--------0---0~--------0---0~--------0---0~-| A----9-----0-------9-----0-------9-----0-------9-----0----| D-0~-0----------0~-0----------0~-0----------0~-0----------| Tell me with a careful whisper Tell me with your knuckles drawn e---------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------| G------0~------------0~------------0~------------0~-------| D--------0---0~--------0---0~--------0---0~--------0---0~-| A----9-----0-------9-----0-------9-----0-------9-----0----| D-9~-9----------9~-9----------9~-9----------9~-9----------| Tell me with a shot of liquor Tell me when the bottle's gone e---------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------| G------0~------------0~------------0~------------0~-------| D--------0---0~--------0---0~--------0---0~--------0---0~-| A----9-----0-------9-----0-------9-----0-------9-----0----| D-0~-0----------0~-0----------0~-0----------0~-0----------| Tell me that his touch is timeless Tell me what I've always known e---------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------| G------0~------------0~------------0~------------0~-------| D--------0---0~--------0---0~--------0---0~--------0---0~-| A----9-----0-------9-----0-------9-----0-------9-----0----| D-9~-9----------9~-9----------9~-9----------9~-9----------| Tell me it was always like this I hope he makes you feel at home Pre-Chorus e--- B--- G--- Strum this chord while singing D-0- A-9- D-0- But I don't But I don't But I don't But I don't But I don't But I don't I hope he burns you down (Play the second half of the intro at the word "burns") e---------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------| G------0~------------0~------------0~------------0~-------| D--------0---0~--------0---0~--------0---0~--------0---0~-| A----9-----0-------9-----0-------9-----0-------9-----0----| D-9~-9----------9~-9----------9~-9----------9~-9----------| e--- B--- G--- D-0- A-9- D-0- Yeah I hope Yeah I hope Yeah I hope Yeah I hope Yeah I hope Yeah I hope Yeah I hope I hope he burns you down I hope he burns you down I hope he burns you down (Play the second half of the intro at the word "burns") e---------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------| G------0~------------0~------------0~------------0~-------| D--------0---0~--------0---0~--------0---0~--------0---0~-| A----9-----0-------9-----0-------9-----0-------9-----0----| D-9~-9----------9~-9----------9~-9----------9~-9----------| The third time singing "I hope he burns you down", play the first half of the verse on the word "burns" e---------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------| G------0~------------0~------------0~------------0~-------| D--------0---0~--------0---0~--------0---0~--------0---0~-| A----9-----0-------9-----0-------9-----0-------9-----0----| D-0~-0----------0~-0----------0~-0----------0~-0----------| Chorus:

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