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
E5= 577xxx      E     = 577655      F#m= 799777
A = xx0232      Esus4 = 577755      A5= x577xx
F#5= 799xxx      F#7(sus4)= 797977      A* = 10-12-12-11-10-10
D = 355433      F#7    = 797877

Chorus Riff
   1 F#5+ 2 F#m+ 3 E+ 4A5 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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Intro
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

E5(E5/F# E5/G# E5/B)

Verse 1
A  How Are Things InF#5 Your Little World?
I DHope They're Going Well, AndE You ArEsus4e Too E​
A  Do You Still See TheF#7(sus4) Same Old CF#7rowd?
The DOnes Who Used To MeetE EverEsus4y FridEay
A  I'm Really Sorry That IF#7(sus4) Can't Be TF#7here,F#7(sus4)​
But DWork Comes First — I'm Sure You'llE UndEsus4ersta E- And
A  Things Are Really TakingF#7(sus4) Off For MF#7e
DBusiness Is Thriving, And I'mE Showing Esus4A ProfiEt, And...

Chorus 1
F#5  And F#mIn AnEy A5CaseF#m, It Wouldn't BeE ThA5e Same
'Cause We've F#mAll Grown AUp, And We've F#mGot Our ALives,
And The F#mValues That We AHad Once UF#mpon A ATime
ESeemF#m Stupid Now 'Cause TheE5 Rent Must Be Paid
And F#mSome Bonds Severed And E5Others Made

Break
   1 F#m+ 2 + 3 E+ 4A +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

F#m  Do, Do, Do, Do-EDo,A Do
F#m  Do, Do, Do, Do-EDo,A Do-Oo
E5  Ah-Ah

Verse 2
A  Now, I Don't Want You ToF#7(sus4) Get Me WrF#7ong —
IDdeals Are Fine WhenE You Are YouEsus4ng,   E​
A  And I Must Admit WeF#7(sus4) Had A LauF#7gh,
But That's DAll It Was AndE Ever Will Be 'Cause...

Chorus 2
F#m  As The BurEningA5 SkF#my   Keeps A-BEurniA5ng Bright,
And As F#mLong As It ADoes (And It F#mAlways AWill),
There's No F#mTime For ADreams When ComF#mmerce CAalls,
And The F#mTaxman's Shouting 'Cause He E5Wants His Dough,
And The F#mWheels Of Finance Won't BeE5gin To Slow

Break
   1 F#m+ 2 + 3 E+ 4A +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

F#m  Do, Do, Do, Do-EDo,A Do
F#m  Do, Do, Do, Do-EDo,A Do-Oo
Do-Do, F#mDo-Do, Do, ADo, Do-Do, F#mDo-Do, DoA​
Do-Do-Do-Do, F#mDo-Do, Do, ADo, Do-Do, F#mDo-Do, DoA​

Reprise
And It's F#mOnly Us Realists Who Are E5Gonna Come Through
'Cause There's F#mOnly One Power Higher Than E5That Of Truth,
And That's TheF#5... BurEningA5 Sky
And That's TheF#5... BurEningA5 Sky

   E51 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

E5(E5/F# E5/G# E5/B)

Verse 3
A  Oh, And By The Way, IF#5 Must Tell You,
BeDfore I Sign Off, ThatE I've Got A Meeting NexAt Week
With The Head Of A F#7Big Corporate
I DCan't Disclose Who, But I'mE Sure You'lEsus4l KnowE It, And...

Chorus 3
F#m  And The BurEningA5 SkF#my, It Keeps A-BEurniA5ng Bright,
And It F#mWon't Turn AOff 'Til It's F#mHad EnoughA​
It's The F#mGreedy ABastard Who F#mWon't Give UpA,
And You're F#mJust A DrAeamer If You F#mDon't ReaAlise,
And The F#mSooner You Do Will Be The F#mBetter For YouA​
Then We'll F#mAll Be Happy, And We'll E5All Be Wise,
And We'll F#mAll Bow Down To The E5Burning Sky

Break
   1 F#m+ 2 + 3 E+ 4A +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

F#m  Do, Do, Do, Do-EDo,A Do
F#m  Do, Do, Do, Do-EDo,A Do-Oo
Do-Do, F#mDo-Do, Do, ADo, Do-Do, F#mDo-Do, DoA​
Do-Do-Do-Do, F#mDo-Do, Do, ADo, Do-Do, F#mDo-Do, DoA​

Outro
Then We'll F#7(sus4)All Be Happy, And We'll AlE5l Be Wise,
And F#7(sus4)Together We Will Live Beneath The BuE5rning Sky A​