Burn It to the Ground chords by
Nickelback (Official Version)
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Key: B minorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

Bm

Bm

Bm

Bm

Bm

Bm

Verse 1
Bm Bm 
 
Well, it's midnight, damn right,
we're wound up too tight
Bm Bm 
 
Bm Bm 
 
I got a fist full of whiskey,
the bottle just bit me
Bm Bm 
 
Oh
Bm Bm 
 
That shit makes me bat shit crazy
Bm Bm 
 
Bm Bm 
 
We got no  fear, no doubt, all in, balls out
Bm Bm 
 

Chorus 1
Bm Bm 
 
We're going out tonight (hey)
To kick out every light (hey)
A A 
 
Take anything we want (hey)
Drink everything in sight (hey)
E E 
 
We're going 'til the world stops turnin'
D D 
 
F#/C# F#/C# 
 
While we burn it to the ground   tonight
Bm Bm 
 
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh

Verse 2
Bm Bm 
 
We're screaming like demons
and swingin' from the ceilin'
Bm Bm 
 
Bm Bm 
 
I got a fist full of fifties, tequila just hit me
Bm Bm 
 
Oh
Bm Bm 
 
We got no  class, no taste,
no shirt, and shit- faced
Bm Bm 
 
Bm Bm 
 
We got 'em lined up, shot down,
firing back straight crown
Bm Bm 
 

Chorus 2
Bm Bm 
 
We're going out tonight (hey)
To kick out every light (hey)
A A 
 
Take anything we want (hey)
Drink everything in sight (hey)
E E 
 
We're going 'til the world stops turnin'
D D 
 
F#/C# F#/C# 
 
While we burn it to the ground   tonight
Bm Bm 
 
Ooh, ooh, ooh

Solo 1

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Bm

Bm

Bm

Bm

Bm

Bm

Interlude 1

Bm

Bm

Verse 3
Bm Bm 
 
Tickin' like a time bomb,
drinkin' 'til the nights gone
Bm Bm 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Well, get your hands off of this glass,
last call my ass
Bm Bm 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Well, no  chain, no lock,
and this train won't stop
Bm Bm 
 
Bm Bm 
 
We got no  fear, no doubt, all in balls out
Bm Bm 
 

Chorus 3
Bm Bm 
 
We're going out tonight (hey)
To kick out every light (hey)
A A 
 
Take anything we want (hey)
Drink everything in sight (hey)
E E 
 
We're going 'til the world stops turnin'
D D 
 
F#/C# F#/C# 
 
While we burn it to the ground   tonight
Bm Bm 
 
Ooh, ooh, ooh

Chorus 4
Bm Bm 
 
We're going out tonight (hey)
To kick out every light (hey)
A A 
 
Take anything we want (hey)
Drink everything in sight (hey)
E E 
 
We're going 'til the world stops turnin'
D D 
 
F#/C# F#/C# 
 
While we burn it to the ground   tonight
Bm Bm 
 
Bm Bm 
 

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsBm A E D F#/C#

Chords

Bm
A
E
D
F#/C#

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

Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
F#/C#: x-4-4-3-2-2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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This is the definitive original version of Burn It to the Ground by Nickelback, 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 B minor. It suits players who want to learn Burn It to the Ground the way Nickelback intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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