Burning Sky

"Burning Sky" By The Jam Off Their 1979 Album Setting Sons.

Note: The "A / Bm" In The First Chorus Indicates A Slide From A To Bm.

Chords
C5= 577xxx      C     = 577655      Dm= 799777
F = xx0232      Csus4 = 577755      F5= x577xx
D5= 799xxx      D7(sus4)= 797977      F* = 10-12-12-11-10-10
A# = 355433      D7    = 797877

Chorus Riff
   1 D5+ 2Dm + C3 +F5 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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Intro
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

C5(C5/D C5/E C5/G)

Verse 1
F  How Are Things InD5 Your Little World?
I A#Hope They're Going Well, And CYou AreCsus4 Too  C​
F  Do You Still See TheD7(sus4) Same Old D7Crowd?
The A#Ones Who Used To Meet CEveryCsus4 FridaCy
F  I'm Really Sorry That ID7(sus4) Can't Be D7TherD7(sus4)e,
But A#Work Comes First — I'm Sure You'll CUndeCsus4rsta -C And
F  Things Are Really TakingD7(sus4) Off For D7Me
A#Business Is Thriving, And I'm CShowing ACsus4 ProfitC, And...

Chorus 1
D5  AndDm In CAnF5y CaDmse, It Wouldn'tC BeF5 The Same
'Cause We've DmAll GrownF Up, And We'veDm Got OuFr Lives,
And The DmValues That WeF Had Once DmUpon FA Time
CSeemDm Stupid Now 'Cause ThC5e Rent Must Be Paid
And DmSome Bonds Severed AndC5 Others Made

Break
   1 Dm+ 2 + 3C + F4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Dm  Do, Do, Do, DoC-DoF, Do
Dm  Do, Do, Do, DoC-DoF, Do-Oo
C5  Ah-Ah

Verse 2
F  Now, I Don't Want You ToD7(sus4) Get Me WD7rong —
IA#deals Are Fine When CYou Are YounCsus4g,    C​
F  And I Must Admit WeD7(sus4) Had A LaD7ugh,
But That's A#All It Was And CEver Will Be 'Cause...

Chorus 2
Dm  As The BuCrninF5g SDmky   Keeps AC-BurF5ning Bright,
And As DmLong As ItF Does (And ItDm AlwayFs Will),
There's No DmTime ForF Dreams When CoDmmmerceF Calls,
And The DmTaxman's Shouting 'Cause HeC5 Wants His Dough,
And The DmWheels Of Finance Won't BC5egin To Slow

Break
   1 Dm+ 2 + 3C + F4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Dm  Do, Do, Do, DoC-DoF, Do
Dm  Do, Do, Do, DoC-DoF, Do-Oo
Do-Do, DmDo-Do, Do,F Do, Do-Do,Dm Do-Do, FDo
Do-Do-Do-Do, DmDo-Do, Do,F Do, Do-Do,Dm Do-Do, FDo

Reprise
And It's DmOnly Us Realists Who AreC5 Gonna Come Through
'Cause There's DmOnly One Power Higher ThanC5 That Of Truth,
And That's TheD5... BuCrninF5g Sky
And That's TheD5... BuCrninF5g Sky

   C51 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

C5(C5/D C5/E C5/G)

Verse 3
F  Oh, And By The Way, ID5 Must Tell You,
BeA#fore I Sign Off, That CI've Got A Meeting NextF Week
With The Head Of A D7Big Corporate
I A#Can't Disclose Who, But I'm CSure You'llCsus4 Know CIt, And...

Chorus 3
Dm  And The BuCrninF5g SDmky, It Keeps AC-BurF5ning Bright,
And It DmWon't TurnF Off 'Til It'sDm Had EnouFgh
It's The DmGreedyF Bastard WhoDm Won't Give FUp,
And You're DmJust A DFreamer If YouDm Don't RFealise,
And The DmSooner You Do Will Be TheDm Better For YFou
Then We'll DmAll Be Happy, And We'llC5 All Be Wise,
And We'll DmAll Bow Down To TheC5 Burning Sky

Break
   1 Dm+ 2 + 3C + F4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Dm  Do, Do, Do, DoC-DoF, Do
Dm  Do, Do, Do, DoC-DoF, Do-Oo
Do-Do, DmDo-Do, Do,F Do, Do-Do,Dm Do-Do, FDo
Do-Do-Do-Do, DmDo-Do, Do,F Do, Do-Do,Dm Do-Do, FDo

Outro
Then We'll D7(sus4)All Be Happy, And We'll AC5ll Be Wise,
And D7(sus4)Together We Will Live Beneath The BC5urning SkyF​