Jonah Kagen - Burn Me

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BURN ME
As recorded by Jonah Kagen & Sam Barber
(2025 release)
 
 
[Intro]
G Am Em G
 
[Verse 1]
Am EmWhen I was young, my mother told me
C G"Don't play with guns, that shit ain't holy
Am Em GThere ain't outlaws in Heaven"
Am EmI got old and my father told me
C G"Go get a gun, protect the family
Am Em CAin't nothing but outlaws in the real world"
G Am EmSo I got a gun, thought the Lord would hold me
C GAnd I don't feel bad, hell, I don't feel holy
Am Em CGuess I'll have to find out on my own
 
 
[Interlude]
Em C G D/F#
Em C G D/F#
 
 
[Chorus]
Em C GI don't know if I was made from God's hands
D/F# EmBut I know my father is a good man
C GI'm realizing now how the world bleeds
D/F# EmSo, if you're gonna burn him, you can burn me
C GI'm sick and tired of staring at the sunrise
D/F# EmJust waiting for a truth I know just won't arrive
C GSo don't you Go and tell me how it should be
D/F#Hell, if you're gonna burn him, you can burn me
 
 
[Interlude]
Em C G D/F#
 
 
[Verse 2]
G Am Em7When I was young, my mother told me
C C"You don't Go to God, you'll end up lonely
Am Em7 CWe are nothing without faith" (Nothing without faith)
G Am7 Em7Said, "How 'bout dad? Hе must feel lonely"
C GAnd she got mad and firmly told me
Am7 Em C"Don't you Go asking quеstions"
 
 
[Chorus]
Em7 C G And I don't know if I was made from God's hands
D/F# EmBut I know my father is a good man
C GI'm realizing now how the world bleeds
D/F# EmSo, if you're gonna burn him, you can burn me
C GI'm sick and tired of staring at the sunrise
D/F# EmJust waiting for a truth I know just won't arrive
C GSo don't you Go and tell me how it should be
D/F# Em7 C G G/B Em7 C GHell, if you're gonna burn him, you can burn me
 
 
[Post-Chorus]
D/F#Hell, if you're gonna burn him, you can burn me
 
 
[Outro]
G Am Em G
Am EmWhen I was young, my mother told me
C G"Don't play with guns, no that ain't holy
Am EmThere ain't outlaws in Heaven"
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