Burnin' For You by Blue Oyster Cult

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Burning For You, Blue Oyster Cult

as performed by Big Daddy Buddha
transcribed by Joey Albert (jwa@ccd.harris.com)

Someone take a stab at the leads: the run during the
chorus, and the lead break.


Intro:  (Dual-lead)  (3 times)

  F             (F)           F             (F)               (Guitar 1)
e------------3--------------|------------3--------------|
B-5--3h5p3------5--3h5p3----|-5--3h5p3------5--3h5p3----|
G----------5-------------5--|----------5-------------5--|
D---------------------------|---------------------------|     (Guitar 2)
A---------------------------|---------------------------|
E---------------------------|---------------------------|

e---------------------------|---------------------------|
B------------8--------------|------------8--------------|
G-9--7h9p7------9--7h9p7----|-9--7h9p7------9--7h9p7----|     (Guitar 3)
D----------10------------10-|----------10------------10-|
A---------------------------|---------------------------|
E---------------------------|---------------------------|

The rest of the intro follows this progression:

   F       F       G       A       F       G       Em      D     A
"ahhhh...ahhhh...ahhhh...ahhhh...ahhhh...ahhhh...ahhhh...ahhhh...ahhh..ah."


Verses:

    Am   Am   Em   Em   Dm  Dm  Fm      Gm
e---12---12---12---12---10--10------------------|
B---13---13---12---12---10--10--10-(10)/12-(12)-|
G---14---14---12---12---10--10--10-(10)/12-(12)-|  (Guitar 4)  - w/ Echo
D-------------------------------10-(10)/12-(12)-|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|

1>  Home in the valley         Home in the city
1>  Home isn't pretty      Ain't no home for me  (Fill 1)
1>  Home in the darkness    Home on the highway
1>  Home isn't my way        Home will never be  -> Chorus

2>  Time is the essence      Time is the season
2>  Time ain't no reason     Got no time to slow (Fill 1)
2>  Time everlasting        Time to play besides
2>  Time ain't on my side   Time I'll never know -> Chorus

Fill 1:           e----------------------|
                  B----------------------|
                  G----------------------|
                  D----------------------|
                  A----------------------|
                  E-------5b7b5--3-------|

^L
Chorus:

e----------------------|----------------------|
B----------------------|----------------------|
G----------------------|----------------------|
D--7\6/7---5--3--3-5-5-|--7\6/7---5--3--3-5-5-|
A--7\6/7---5--3--3-5-5-|--7\6/7---5--3--3-5-5-|
E--5\4/5---3--1--1-3-3-|--5\4/5---3--1--1-3-3-|

   Burn out the day       Burn out the night

e----------------------|----------------------|
B----------------------|----------------------|
G---5-------5-5------5-|----------------------|
D---5-------5-5------5-|--3-3---3---3-3---3-3-|
A---3-0---0-3-3--0---3-|--3-3---3---3-3---3-3-|
E-------3----------3---|--1-1---1---1-1---1-1-|

1>  I can't see no reason to put up a fight
2>  I'm not the one to tell you what's wrong or what's right  (lead fill?)

e-------------------5--(5)-|                   |-------|
B-------------------6--(6)-|                   |-------|
G---5---5-----------7--(7)-|                   |-------|
D---5---5---7---5---7--(7)-|                   |--0--3-|
A---3---2---7---5---5--(5)-|                   |--0--3-|
E-----------5---3---5--(5)-|                   |--0--1-|

1>  I'm living for giving the devil his due
2>  I've seen signs of what (freezing their eyes) went through

e----------------------|----------------------|
B----------------------|----------------------|
G----------------------|----------------------|
D--7\6/7---5--3--3-5-5-|--7\6/7---5--3--3-5-5-|
A--7\6/7---5--3--3-5-5-|--7\6/7---5--3--3-5-5-|
E--5\4/5---3--1--1-3-3-|--5\4/5---3--1--1-3-3-|

   And I'm burning, I'm burning, I'm burning for you
   I'm burning, I'm burning, I'm burning for you  --> Intro

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