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(CN.C.)I’ve been burn ing.
Yes, I’ve been burn ing.
Such a bur den, this flame on my chest.
No in sur ance to pay for the dam age.
Yeah, I’ve been burn ning
up since you left.
(Bb)I’ve been smok ing, (Dm)oh,
more than (F)twen ty a day.
Blame it (Gm)on re (Dm)bel lion,
don’t
(F)blame it on me.
Wish (C)I was (Dm)young er,
back to the (F)nine teenth of May.
(Gm)I had an (Dm)o pen mind, (C)swore to nev er change.
Fun ny how (C)time goes by.
Had re spect for (Gm)my self,
that (C)riv er ran dry.
You reached (C)the lim it; I (C)was n’t e nough.
It’s like (Gm)the fi re re (C)placed all my love.
I’ve been burn ing.
(C)Yes, I’ve been burn ing.
Such (Gm)a bur den, this (C)flame on my chest.
No (C)in sur ance to (C)pay for the dam age.
Yeah, I’ve (Gm)been burn ing
(C)up since you left.
Oh, if you ev er (Dm)call,
I would (F)run straight back, give you (Gm)my for (Dm)give ness
and the (F)shirt off my back.
No (C)friends to (Dm)turn to;
yeah, I (F)messed up that.
(Gm)Wish we could (Dm)smoke a gain, (C)just for a day.
Oh.
Yeah, I’ve been burn ing
(C)up since you left.
Oh, I’ve (Gm)been burn ing
(C)up since you left.
This page shows “Burning” by Sam Smith in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Bb at 74 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.