Burn chords by
Usher (Official Version)

2004R&B1.1K views

Key: Db majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1
[Sound effects]
Girl, I understand why
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
See it's burning me to hold onto this
C C 
 
I know this is something I gotta do
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
Em9 Em9 
 
But that don't mean I want to
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
What     I'm trying to say is that
Am Am 
 
D7sus4 D7sus4 
 
I         love you, I just
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
C C 
 
I feel like  this is coming to an end
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
And it's better for me to       let it go now
Em9 Em9 
 
than hold on and hurt you
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Am Am 
 
D7sus4 D7sus4 
 
I've gotta let it burn

Verse 1
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
It's gonna burn     for me to say this
Em7 Em7 
 
But it's coming from my heart
C C 
 
It's been a long time coming
But we done been fell apart
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
Really wanna    work this out
Em9 Em9 
 
But I don't think you're gonna change
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
I do       but you don't
Am Am 
 
D7sus4 D7sus4 
 
Think it's best we go  our separate ways
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Tell     me why I should stay  in this relationship
C C 
 
When I'm hurting baby, I ain't happy baby
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
Em9 Em9 
 
Plus there's so many other things
I gotta deal with
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Am Am 
 
D7sus4 D7sus4 
 
I think that you should    let it burn

Chorus 1
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
When the feeling ain't the same
C C 
 
and your body don't want to
But you know gotta let it go
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
'Cause the party ain't jumpin'  like it used to
Em9 Em9 
 
Even  though this might bruise...
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Let it burn
Am Am 
 
D7sus4 D7sus4 
 
Let it burn, gotta let it burn
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
Deep down you know
Em7 Em7 
 
it's best  for yourself but you
C C 
 
Hate the thought of her
being with someone else
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
But you know     that it's over
Em9 Em9 
 
We knew  it was through
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Let it burn     (let it burn)
Am Am 
 
D7sus4 D7sus4 
 
Let it burn, gotta let...

Verse 2
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
Sendin' pages    I ain't supposed to
Em7 Em7 
 
Got somebody here, but I want you
C C 
 
'Cause the feeling ain't the same
Find myself callin' her your name
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
Ladies, tell me do you understand?
Em9 Em9 
 
Now all my fellas, do you feel  my pain?
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
It's the way      I feel
I know I made a mistake
Am Am 
 
Now it's too late
D7sus4 D7sus4 
 
I know she  ain't coming back
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
What I gotta do now to get   my shorty back?
C C 
 
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Man I don't know what I'm gonna do
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
without my boo
Em9 Em9 
 
You've been gone  for too long
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
It's been fifty-leven days, umpteen hours
Am Am 
 
D7sus4 D7sus4 
 
I'ma be burnin' 'til      you return

Chorus 2
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
When the feeling ain't the same
C C 
 
and your body don't want to
But you know gotta let it go
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
'Cause the party ain't jumpin'  like it used to
Em9 Em9 
 
Even  though this might bruise...
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Let it burn,    let it burn, you gon' learn
Am Am 
 
D7sus4 D7sus4 
 
Gotta let it burn      (let it burn)
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
Deep down you know
Em7 Em7 
 
it's best  for yourself but you
C C 
 
Hate the thought of her
being with someone else
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
But you know     that it's over
Em9 Em9 
 
We knew  it was through
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Let it burn     (let it burn)
Am Am 
 
D7sus4 D7sus4 
 
Let it burn, gotta let it burn

Bridge 1
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
I'm twisted 'cause one side of me
is telling me that I need to move on
C C 
 
On the other side
I wanna break down and cry, ooh
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
Em9 Em9 
 
I'm      twisted 'cause one side of me
is telling me that I need to move on
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
On the other side
Am Am 
 
D7sus4 D7sus4 
 
I wanna break down and cry,      yeah
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh (can you feel me burnin'?)
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
So       many days, so many hours
Am Am 
 
D7sus4 D7sus4 
 
I'm still burnin' 'til      you return

Chorus 3
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
When the feeling ain't the same
C C 
 
and your body don't want to
But you know gotta let it go
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
'Cause the party ain't jumpin'  like it used to
Em9 Em9 
 
Even  though this might bruise...
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Let it burn     (let it burn)
Am Am 
 
D7sus4 D7sus4 
 
Let it burn, gotta let it burn
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
Deep down you know
Em7 Em7 
 
it's best  for yourself but you
C C 
 
Hate the thought of her
being with someone else
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
But you know     that it's over
Em9 Em9 
 
We knew  it was through
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Let it burn     (let it burn)
Am Am 
 
D7sus4 D7sus4 
 
Let it burn, gotta let it burn
[Repeat and fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsGadd9 Em7 C Em9 Cmaj7...

Chords

Gadd9
Em7
C
Em9
Cmaj7
Am
D7sus4

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

Gadd9: 3-x-0-2-0-3
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Em9: 0-2-0-0-0-2
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
D7sus4: x-x-0-2-1-3

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 6

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Burn by Usher, 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 Db major. It suits players who want to learn Burn the way Usher intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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