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
D5= 577xxx      D     = 577655      Em= 799777
G = xx0232      Dsus4 = 577755      G5= x577xx
E5= 799xxx      E7(sus4)= 797977      G* = 10-12-12-11-10-10
C = 355433      E7    = 797877

Chorus Riff
   1 E5+ 2Em + D3 +G5 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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Intro
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

D5(D5/E D5/F# D5/A)

Verse 1
G  How Are Things InE5 Your Little World?
I CHope They're Going Well, AndD You ArDsus4e Too D​
G  Do You Still See TheE7(sus4) Same Old E7Crowd?
The COnes Who Used To MeetD EverDsus4y FridDay
G  I'm Really Sorry That IE7(sus4) Can't Be E7TherE7(sus4)e,
But CWork Comes First — I'm Sure You'llD UndDsus4ersta D- And
G  Things Are Really TakingE7(sus4) Off For E7Me
CBusiness Is Thriving, And I'mD Showing Dsus4A ProfiDt, And...

Chorus 1
E5  AndEm In DAnG5y CaEmse, It Wouldn'tD BeG5 The Same
'Cause We've EmAll GrownG Up, And We'veEm Got OuGr Lives,
And The EmValues That WeG Had Once EmUpon GA Time
DSeemEm Stupid Now 'Cause ThD5e Rent Must Be Paid
And EmSome Bonds Severed AndD5 Others Made

Break
   1 Em+ 2 + 3D + G4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Em  Do, Do, Do, DoD-DoG, Do
Em  Do, Do, Do, DoD-DoG, Do-Oo
D5  Ah-Ah

Verse 2
G  Now, I Don't Want You ToE7(sus4) Get Me WE7rong —
ICdeals Are Fine WhenD You Are YouDsus4ng,   D​
G  And I Must Admit WeE7(sus4) Had A LaE7ugh,
But That's CAll It Was AndD Ever Will Be 'Cause...

Chorus 2
Em  As The BuDrninG5g SEmky   Keeps AD-BurG5ning Bright,
And As EmLong As ItG Does (And ItEm AlwayGs Will),
There's No EmTime ForG Dreams When CoEmmmerceG Calls,
And The EmTaxman's Shouting 'Cause HeD5 Wants His Dough,
And The EmWheels Of Finance Won't BD5egin To Slow

Break
   1 Em+ 2 + 3D + G4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Em  Do, Do, Do, DoD-DoG, Do
Em  Do, Do, Do, DoD-DoG, Do-Oo
Do-Do, EmDo-Do, Do,G Do, Do-Do,Em Do-Do, GDo
Do-Do-Do-Do, EmDo-Do, Do,G Do, Do-Do,Em Do-Do, GDo

Reprise
And It's EmOnly Us Realists Who AreD5 Gonna Come Through
'Cause There's EmOnly One Power Higher ThanD5 That Of Truth,
And That's TheE5... BuDrninG5g Sky
And That's TheE5... BuDrninG5g Sky

   D51 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

D5(D5/E D5/F# D5/A)

Verse 3
G  Oh, And By The Way, IE5 Must Tell You,
BeCfore I Sign Off, ThatD I've Got A Meeting NexGt Week
With The Head Of A E7Big Corporate
I CCan't Disclose Who, But I'mD Sure You'lDsus4l KnowD It, And...

Chorus 3
Em  And The BuDrninG5g SEmky, It Keeps AD-BurG5ning Bright,
And It EmWon't TurnG Off 'Til It'sEm Had EnouGgh
It's The EmGreedyG Bastard WhoEm Won't Give GUp,
And You're EmJust A DGreamer If YouEm Don't RGealise,
And The EmSooner You Do Will Be TheEm Better For YGou
Then We'll EmAll Be Happy, And We'llD5 All Be Wise,
And We'll EmAll Bow Down To TheD5 Burning Sky

Break
   1 Em+ 2 + 3D + G4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Em  Do, Do, Do, DoD-DoG, Do
Em  Do, Do, Do, DoD-DoG, Do-Oo
Do-Do, EmDo-Do, Do,G Do, Do-Do,Em Do-Do, GDo
Do-Do-Do-Do, EmDo-Do, Do,G Do, Do-Do,Em Do-Do, GDo

Outro
Then We'll E7(sus4)All Be Happy, And We'll AD5ll Be Wise,
And E7(sus4)Together We Will Live Beneath The BD5urning SkyG​