"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
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Intro
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Verse 1
How Are Things In Your Little World?
I Hope They're Going Well, And You Are Too
Do You Still See The Same Old Crowd?
The Ones Who Used To Meet Every Friday
I'm Really Sorry That I Can't Be There,
But Work Comes First — I'm Sure You'll Understa - And
Things Are Really Taking Off For Me
Business Is Thriving, And I'm Showing A Profit, And...
Chorus 1
And In Any Case, It Wouldn't Be The Same
'Cause We've All Grown Up, And We've Got Our Lives,
And The Values That We Had Once Upon A Time
Seem Stupid Now 'Cause The Rent Must Be Paid
And Some Bonds Severed And Others Made
Break
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Do, Do, Do, Do-Do, Do-Oo
Ah-Ah
Verse 2
Now, I Don't Want You To Get Me Wrong —
Ideals Are Fine When You Are Young,
And I Must Admit We Had A Laugh,
But That's All It Was And Ever Will Be 'Cause...
Chorus 2
As The Burning Sky Keeps A-Burning Bright,
And As Long As It Does (And It Always Will),
There's No Time For Dreams When Commerce Calls,
And The Taxman's Shouting 'Cause He Wants His Dough,
And The Wheels Of Finance Won't Begin To Slow
Break
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Reprise
And It's Only Us Realists Who Are Gonna Come Through
'Cause There's Only One Power Higher Than That Of Truth,
And That's The... Burning Sky
And That's The... Burning Sky
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Verse 3
Oh, And By The Way, I Must Tell You,
Before I Sign Off, That I've Got A Meeting Next Week
With The Head Of A Big Corporate
I Can't Disclose Who, But I'm Sure You'll Know It, And...
Chorus 3
And The Burning Sky, It Keeps A-Burning Bright,
And It Won't Turn Off 'Til It's Had Enough
It's The Greedy Bastard Who Won't Give Up,
And You're Just A Dreamer If You Don't Realise,
And The Sooner You Do Will Be The Better For You
Then We'll All Be Happy, And We'll All Be Wise,
And We'll All Bow Down To The Burning Sky
Break
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Do, Do, Do, Do-Do, Do
Do, Do, Do, Do-Do, Do-Oo
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Outro
Then We'll All Be Happy, And We'll All Be Wise,
And Together We Will Live Beneath The Burning Sky
