Burn It Down chords by
Linkin Park (Official Version)

2012Rock4.3K views

Key: C majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1
Dm Dm 
 
C/E C/E 
 
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
G/B G/B 
 
G G 
 
Dm Dm 
 
C/E C/E 
 
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
G/B G/B 
 
G G 
 
Dm Dm 
 
C/E C/E 
 
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
G/B G/B 
 
G G 
 
Dm Dm 
 
C/E C/E 
 
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
G/B G/B 
 
G G 
 
Dm Dm 
 
C/E C/E 
 
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
G/B G/B 
 
G G

Verse 1
Dm Dm 
 
C/E C/E 
 
F F 
 
The cycle repeated
Am Am 
 
G/B G/B 
 
G G 
 
As explosions broke in the   sky
Dm Dm 
 
C/E C/E 
 
F F 
 
All that I needed
Am Am 
 
G/B G/B 
 
G G 
 
Was the one thing I couldn't find
F6 F6 
 
And you were there at the turn
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Waiting to let me know

Chorus 1
Dm Dm 
 
C/E C/E 
 
F F 
 
We're building it up
Am Am 
 
G/B G/B 
 
G G 
 
To break it back down
Dm Dm 
 
C/E C/E 
 
F F 
 
We're building it up
To burn it down
Am Am 
 
G/B G/B 
 
We can't wait
G G 
 
Dm Dm 
 
To burn it to the ground
C/E C/E 
 
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
G/B G/B 
 
G G

Verse 2
Dm Dm 
 
C/E C/E 
 
F F 
 
The colors conflicted
Am Am 
 
G/B G/B 
 
G G 
 
As the flames, climbed into the   clouds
Dm Dm 
 
C/E C/E 
 
F F 
 
I wanted to fix this
Am Am 
 
G/B G/B 
 
G G 
 
But couldn't stop from tearing it    down
F6 F6 
 
And you were there at the turn
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Caught in the burning glow
F6 F6 
 
And I was there at the turn
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Waiting to let you know

Chorus 2
Dm Dm 
 
C/E C/E 
 
F F 
 
We're building it up
Am Am 
 
G/B G/B 
 
G G 
 
To break it back down
Dm Dm 
 
C/E C/E 
 
F F 
 
We're building it up
To burn it down
Am Am 
 
G/B G/B 
 
We can't wait
G G 
 
To burn it to...

Bridge 1
F F 
 
You told me yes
You held me high
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
And I   believed when you told that lie
C C 
 
I played soldier, you played king
C/D C/D 
 
G G 
 
And struck me down, when I kissed that ring
F F 
 
You lost that right, to hold that crown
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
I built you up, but you let me down
C C 
 
So when you fall, I'll take my turn
C/D C/D 
 
G G 
 
And fan   the flames
As your blazes burn

Verse 3

Dm

And you were there at the turn

C/E

F

Am

G/B

G

Waiting to let me know

Chorus 3
Dm Dm 
 
C/E C/E 
 
F F 
 
We're building it up
Am Am 
 
G/B G/B 
 
G G 
 
To break it back down
Dm Dm 
 
C/E C/E 
 
F F 
 
We're building it up
To burn it down
Am Am 
 
G/B G/B 
 
We can't wait
G G 
 
To burn it to the...
Dm Dm 
 
(When you fall, I'll take my turn)
C/E C/E 
 
F F 
 
(And fan   the flames)
(As your blazes burn)
Am Am 
 
G/B G/B 
 
We can't wait
G G 
 
To burn it to the...
Dm Dm 
 
(When you fall, I'll take my turn)
C/E C/E 
 
F F 
 
(And fan   the flames)
(As your blazes burn)
Am Am 
 
G/B G/B 
 
We can't wait
G G 
 
To burn it to the ground

Outro 1

Dm

C/E

F

Am

G/B

G

Dm

C/E

F

Am

G/B

G

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsDm C/E F Am G/B...

Chords

Dm
C/E
F
Am
G/B
G
F6
Em
C
C/D

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F6: x-x-3-2-3-1
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
C/D: x-x-0-0-1-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Burn It Down by Linkin Park, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn Burn It Down the way Linkin Park intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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