Elton John

Burning Buildings

Elton John


Tom: Gm

F Ebm F F/Eb Eb Db Eb

[Verse 1]
F                          Eb     F7/A
  It used to be a sweet sensation
D7                       Gm
  No price too high for love
 Bb/F  Eb           F/Bb
Now I pay for this bitter taste
                  Db
And the price is not enough
Ab/Eb
  Such cruel sport for your kicks
Dm7b5
  Such hard knocks on my heart
Db
  How long before the pain ends
Eb
  Tell me where living starts

[Chorus]
     Ab
And lovers leap off burning buildings
Cm
  Waking up on a sky high wire
Dm7b5
  Desperation leaves us clinging
Db
  On the edge of a house on fire
Ab
  Lovers leap off burning buildings
Cm
  Live our life on borrowed time
Dm7b5
  Every flame that ever moved you
Db
  Touched your lips but never mine
 Ab                Cm       Gb
  Lovers leap off burning buildings

[Verse 2]
F                      Eb   F7/A
  No room for conversation
D7                       Gm   Gm/F
  Cold stares and angry words
         Eb              Bb
Fall in pieces from our faces
             Db
We read "do not disturb"
Ab/Eb
  Some lovers just go hungry
Dm7b5
  Others beg for just a bite
Db
  You use me under pressure
Eb
  To what your appetite

[Chorus]
     Ab
And lovers leap off burning buildings
Cm
  Waking up on a sky high wire
Dm7b5
  Desperation leaves us clinging
Db
  On the edge of a house on fire
Ab
  Lovers leap off burning buildings
Cm
  Live our life on borrowed time
Dm7b5
  Every flame that ever moved you
Db
  Touched your lips but never mine
 Ab                Cm       Gb
  Lovers leap off burning buildings

[Break]
Gb G/D D D/C Bm

D A G F

G/D D D/C Bm

D A G F

Eb

[Chorus]
     Ab
And lovers leap off burning buildings
Cm
  Waking up on a sky high wire
Dm7b5
  Desperation leaves us clinging
Db
  On the edge of a house on fire
Ab
  Lovers leap off burning buildings
Cm
  Live our life on borrowed time
Dm7b5
  Every flame that ever moved you
Db
  Touched your lips but never mine
 Ab                Cm       Gb
  Lovers leap off burning buildings