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Burning In The Skies chords by Linkin Park (Official Version)

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Am
C
G
D
F
Em
E
Fmaj7

Intro 1

Am

C

G

D

Am

C

G

D

Verse 1

Am

C

I used the dead wood to make the fire rise

G

D

The blood of innocence burning in the skies

Am

C

I filled my cup with the rising of the sea

G

D

And poured it out in an ocean of debris

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Chorus 1

F

D

G

Am

Oh, I'm swimming in the smoke

G

Of bridges I have burned

Em

F

So don't apologize

C

G

I'm losing what I don't deserve

E

What I don't deserve

Interlude 1

Am

C

G

D

Verse 2
Am 
We held our breathe
C 
when the clouds began to form
G 
But you were lost
D 
in the beating of the storm
Am 
And in the end,
C 
we were made to be apart
G 
In separate chambers
D 
of the human heart

Chorus 2
F 
D 
G 
Am 
Oh, I'm swimming in the smoke
G 
Of bridges I have burned
Em 
F 
So don't apollogize
C 
G 
I'm losing what I don't deserve
E 
Am 
It's in the blackened bones
G 
Of bridges I have burned
Em 
F 
So don't apologize
C 
G 
I'm losing what I don't deserve
E 
What I don't deserve

Solo 1
Am 
C 
G 
D 
Am 
C 
G 
D 
Am 
C 
G 
D 
Fmaj7 
Fmaj7 
D 
G 
I'm swimming in the

Chorus 3
Am 
smoke
G 
Of bridges I have burned
Em 
F 
So don't apollogize
C 
G 
I'm losing what I don't deserve
E 
Am 
The blame is mine alone
G 
For bridges I have burned
Em 
F 
So don't apologize
C 
G 
I'm losing what I don't deserve
E 
What I don't

Outro 1
Am 
G 
(deserve)
Em 
F 
What I don't deserve
C 
G 
Oh-whoa
E 
What I don't deserve
Am 
C 
I used the dead wood to make the fire rise
G 
D 
The blood of innocence burning in the skies

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0

Am
C
G
D
F
Em
E
Fmaj7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: A minorBPM: 120

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

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Burning In The Skies 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 A minor. It suits players who want to learn Burning In The Skies the way Linkin Park intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Burning In The Skies

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