Burn It Down chords by Skillet (Official Version)

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Eb
F
C
Eb6
Abmaj7
Ab

Intro 1
Eb 
F 
C 
 (E flat major)  (F major)  (C major) 
Eb6 
F 
C 
 (E flat6)  (F major)  (C major) 
Eb6 
F 
C 
 (E flat6)  (F major)  (C major) 
Eb6 
F 
C 
 (E flat6)  (F major)  (C major) 
Abmaj7 
F 
C 
 (A flat minoraj7)  (F major)  (C major) 
Eb6 
F 
C 
 (E flat6)  (F major)  (C major) 

Verse 1
Eb 
F 
 (E flat major) Do you  (F major) ever wish
C 
that  (C major) you weren't a prisoner?
Eb 
F 
C 
 (E flat major) Do you  (F major) feel like you're  (C major) done?
Eb 
F 
 (E flat major) All the  (F major) dreams you had
C 
are  (C major) hard to remember
Eb 
F 
C 
 (E flat major) Well, you're  (F major) not the only  (C major) one

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Pre-chorus 1

Well it's over, it's over, it's over

I won't be pushed around

Move over, move over, move over

Get back or just get out

Set this plane up in flames

It's over, it's over, it's over

Chorus 1
It's time to burn it down
Eb 
F 
C 
 (E flat major) This one  (F major) goes to the  (C major) castaways
Eb 
F 
C 
Who  (E flat major) break their  (F major) backs slaving  (C major) every day
Abmaj7 
F 
C 
 (A flat minoraj7) All       these  (F major) things I can  (C major) do without
Eb 
F 
C 
Gotta  (E flat major) burn it down,  (F major) burn it down  (C major) 
Eb 
F 
C 
 (E flat major) Burn it down,  (F major) burn it down  (C major) 
Eb 
F 
C 
 (E flat major) Burn it down,  (F major) burn it down  (C major) 
Eb 
F 
C 
 (E flat major) Burn it down,  (F major) burn it down  (C major) 

Verse 2
Eb 
F 
C 
 (E flat major) Do you  (F major) ever feel your  (C major) colors are fading
Eb 
F 
C 
 (E flat major) Like your  (F major) world might com (C major) bust
Eb 
F 
C 
 (E flat major) Do the  (F major) voices in your  (C major) head
make you crazy
Eb 
F 
C 
 (E flat major) When they're the  (F major) only ones you  (C major) trust

Pre-chorus 2
Eb 
F 
C 
Well it's  (E flat major) over, it's o (F major) ver, it's over  (C major) 
I won't be pushed around
Eb 
F 
C 
Move  (E flat major) over, move o (F major) ver, move over  (C major) 
Get back or just get out
Eb6 
F 
C 
 (E flat6) Set   this  (F major) plane  (C major) up in flames
Eb6 
F 
C 
It's  (E flat6) over, it's o (F major) ver, it's over  (C major) 

Chorus 2
It's time to burn it down
Eb 
F 
C 
 (E flat major) This one  (F major) goes to the  (C major) castaways
Eb 
F 
C 
Who  (E flat major) break their  (F major) backs slaving  (C major) every day
Abmaj7 
F 
C 
 (A flat minoraj7) All       these  (F major) things I can  (C major) do without
Eb 
F 
C 
Gotta  (E flat major) burn it down,  (F major) burn it down  (C major) 
Eb 
F 
C 
 (E flat major) Burn it down,  (F major) burn it down  (C major) 
Eb 
F 
C 
 (E flat major) Burn it down,  (F major) burn it down  (C major) 

Solo 1

Pre-chorus 3
Ab 
F 
C 
It's  (A flat major) over, it's o (F major) ver, it's over  (C major) 
Ab 
F 
C 
Move  (A flat major) over, move o (F major) ver, move over  (C major) 
Ab 
F 
C 
It's  (A flat major) over, it's o (F major) ver, it's over  (C major) 
I won't be pushed around
Ab 
F 
C 
Move  (A flat major) over, move o (F major) ver, move over  (C major) 
Eb 
F 
C 
 (E flat major) Burn it down,  (F major) burn it down  (C major) 

Chorus 3

This one goes to the castaways

Who break their backs slaving every day

All these things I can do without

Gotta burn it down, burn it down

Outro 1
Eb 
F 
 (E flat major) Burn it down,  (F major) burn it down
C 
 (C major) (I won't be pushed around)
Eb 
F 
 (E flat major) Burn it down,  (F major) burn it down
C 
 (C major) (Get back or just get out)
Eb 
F 
 (E flat major) Burn it down,  (F major) burn it down
C 
 (C major) (I won't be pushed around)
Eb 
F 
 (E flat major) Burn it down,  (F major) burn it down
C 
 (C major) (Get back or just get out)
Eb 
F 
C 
 (E flat major) Burn it down,  (F major) burn it down  (C major) 

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Eb
F
C
Eb6
Abmaj7
Ab

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: F majorBPM: 131

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

Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Eb6: x-x-1-3-1-3
Abmaj7: 4-x-5-5-4-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4

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This is the definitive original version of Burn It Down by Skillet, 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 F major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Skillet's performance.