Burning Up

a basic version of the song in chord format . listen to the song for strumming pattern . standard tuning . chords used : C - 032010 A7 - x02010 G - 320003 F - 133211 Am - x02210 note : throughout Intro/Verse when you’re playing the c’s and a7’s it sounds good to press index finger on and off the B string , fret one . for example you’d play : [ C 032010 , 032000 ] ( x2 ) [ A7 x02010 , x0200 ] just listen to the song and you’ll hear what i mean . have fun with it . Intro C A7 ( x2 ) Verse C A7 C this portrays a striking resemblance to incidents that ive , ive endured A7 before . pre Chorus F G Am G F and you walk away you take everything you own for granted . Am G F G and you take everything you own for granted . ( note : after the last F you can slide up to the last G as a bar chord instead of transitioning to the open G . example : F - 133211 to G - 355433 ) Chorus C G F although everything i said was just a picture in my head . i think we can make it . C G F although everything i said was just a picture in my head . G i think we can make it . ( back to Intro ) Verse 2 C A7 C and this looks exactly like something thats happen to me before . A7 and the letters youve written will never get here . ( pre Chorus ) ( Chorus ) end on F then . . G F G Bridge Am G im burning up F my face is flushed Am G F ohh my fever is rising . Am G im burning up F my face is flushed Am G F my fever is rising . C G F muscles weakening , and im leaping at opportunities to touch you . C G F and its becoming blaringly obvious that im still walking after you , Am G F im still walking after you . ( x6 ) end on C