Burn One Down chords by
Ben Harper (Official Version)
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Key: F majorDifficulty: Beginner

Intro 1
C C 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
F F

Verse 1
C C 
 
Let us burn one
C/B C/B 
 
From end to end
Am Am 
 
And pass it over
F F 
 
To me my friend
C C 
 
C/B C/B 
 
Burn it long, we'll burn it slow
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
To light me up before I go

Chorus 1

C

If you don't like my fire

Am

Then don't come around

G

F

C

'Cause I'm gonna burn one down

Am

G

F

Yes I'm gonna burn one down

Interlude 1

C

C

F

C

C

F

C

C

F

C

C

F

Verse 2
C C 
 
My choice is what I choose to do
C/B C/B 
 
Am Am 
 
And if    I'm causing no harm
F F 
 
It shouldn't bother you
C C 
 
Your choice is who you choose to be
C/B C/B 
 
Am Am 
 
And if    you're 'causin no harm
F F 
 
Then you're alright with me

Chorus 2

C

If you don't like my fire

Am

Then don't come around

G

F

C

'Cause I'm gonna burn one down

Am

G

F

Yes I'm gonna burn one down

Interlude 2

C

C

F

C

C

F

C

C

F

C

C

F

Verse 3
C C 
 
Herb the gift from the earth
C/B C/B 
 
Am Am 
 
And   what's from the earth
F F 
 
Is of the greatest worth
C C 
 
So before you knock it try it first
C/B C/B 
 
Am Am 
 
Oh,   you'll see it's a blessing
F F 
 
And it's not a curse

Chorus 3

C

If you don't like my fire

Am

Then don't come around

G

F

C

'Cause I'm gonna burn one down

Am

G

F

F

Yes I'm gonna burn one down

Outro 1
C C 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
[Repeat and fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsC F C/B Am G

Chords

C
F
C/B
Am
G

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

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C/B: x-2-2-0-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 7

7

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Most chord-change problems come from the strumming hand, not the fretting hand. The basic strumming course covers the patterns and timing that make any chord progression easier to play. Practice basic strumming

This is the definitive original version of Burn One Down by Ben Harper, 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 suits players who want to learn Burn One Down the way Ben Harper intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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