Intro
I've been burning, yes, I've been burning
Such a burden, this flame on my chest
No insurance to pay for the damage
Yeah, I've been burning up since you left
AmG/BC x3
AmGFVerse 1AmG/B
I've been smoking, oh
C
More than twenty a day
AmG/B
Blame it on rebellion
C
Don't blame it on me
AmG/B
Wish I was younger
C
Back to the nineteenth of May
AmG
I had an open mind
F
Swore to never change
Pre-ChorusAmG/BC
Funny how time goes by
Am
Had respect for myself
G/BC
That river ran dry
Am
You reached the limit
G/BC
I wasn't enough
AmGF
It's like the fire replaced all the love
ChorusAm
I've been burning
G/BC
Yes, I've been burning
Am
Such a burden
G/BC
This flame on my chest
AmG/BC
No insurance to pay for the damage
AmGF
Yeah, I've been burning up since you left
Verse 2AmG/B
Oh, have you ever called
C
I will burst straight back
AmG/B
Give you my forgiveness
C
And the shirt off my back
AmG/B
No friends to turn to
C
Yeah, I messed up that
Am
Wish we could smoke again
GF
Just for a day, oh
Pre-ChorusAmG/BC
Funny how time goes by
Am
Had respect for myself
G/BC
That river ran dry
Am
You reached the limit
G/BC
I wasn't enough
AmGF
It's like the fire replaced all the love
ChorusAm
I've been burning
G/BC
Yes, I've been burning
Am
Such a burden
G/BC
This flame on my chest
AmG/BC
No insurance to pay for the damage
AmGF
Yeah, I've been burning up since you left
OutroAmG/BC
Yeah, I've been burning up since you left
AmGF
Oooh, I've been burning up since you left
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