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From: Burning.Inside@f929.n273.z1.fidonet.org (Burning Inside)
Date: 24 Sep 95 15:05:35 -0400
Subject: TAB: "Burn" by Nine Inch Nails
From: burning.inside@f929.n273.z1.fidonet.org
Burn by Nine Inch Nails
from the soundtrack for the film "Natural Born Killers"
words and music by Trent Reznor
tabbed by Tom Mallon
Tuning DADGBE
~~~~~- hold note
^r- bend full and release
- slide up/down
During the verses, there is a low synth that goes along with the bass
drums. If you want to play along with that as well, just use a D5 chord,
shaped like 00xxxx.
After "Sometimes I think I could... burn" the bass plays this, but it
sounds just as good on guitar:
E --------------------------
B --------------------------
G --------------------------
D --------------------------
A --~~~~~--------3---~~-----
D -0------6--5------3-------
After "I'm gonna burn this whole world down":
E -------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------
G --5/7-7--5/7--5/7-7--5/7--5/7-7-5/7------10------12----
D --5/7-7--5/7--5/7-7--5/7--5/7-7-5/7------10------12----
A --3/5-5--3/5--3/5-5--3/5--3/5-5-3/5--0-0-8---0-0-10----
D -------------------------------------------------------
A second guitar (Robin Finck, when done live) plays this underneath it:
E -------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------------------------
D -------------------------------------------------------------------
A --9~~~~~~~~--9^r--3~~~~~--9~~~~~~~~-9^r-3~~-3~~~~~~~~-/-15-------
D -------------------------------------------------------------------
There's been a lot of disputes about the lyrics, here's what I can make out
best listening to both the recording and seeing it live. All but that one
line are, in my opinion, correct.
This world rejects me
This world threw me away
This world never gave me a chance
This world gonna have to pay
Well I don't believe in no institutions
I did what you wanted me to
I'm like the cancer in your system
I've got a little surprise for you
Something inside of me has opened up its eyes
Why did you put it there? Did you not realize
This thing inside of me it screams the loudest sound
Sometimes I think I could
Burn
I look down at where you're standing
Flock of sheep are on display
Saw your lives burned up around you
I can take it all away
Something inside of me has opened up its eyes
Why did you put it there? Did you not realize
This thing inside of me it screams the loudest sound
Sometimes I think I could
I'M GONNA BURN THIS WHOLE WORLD DOWN
I never was a part of you (burn)
I never was a part of you (burn)
I am the ....
I am corruption
I am the angel of your destruction
I am perversion
Secret desire
I am your future
Swallowed up in fire
(Note: when I saw this performed at Woodstock I'm pretty sure he said "I am
religion" in that one part. However, that's not what it sounds like on the
tape, and when I saw him live the other night I couldn't make it out.)
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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david Average |
#1 by david maynard at Jun 17, 1970 at 7:05 AM EST |
| fuckin awesome | |
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M Average |
#2 by M K-O at Aug 17, 1973 at 12:56 PM EST |
| I just watched Taxi driver for the first time and I thought of this song... | |
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camilo Average |
#3 by camilo velasquez at Oct 23, 1975 at 11:37 AM EST |
| This song is not about religion. Maybe is about organized religion, corporations, the goverment, mainstream media and the whole society. The lyrics cant be more antisocial. I think that he's talking about a moment when you realize that everything is bullshit. The lyrics fit very well with the natural born killers story for which the song was made. Thats it. | |
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claireus Wanna Be |
#4 by claireus s at Mar 5, 1977 at 6:45 PM EST |
| this is a kickass song, and NIN is awsome....but i think artie the strongest man in the world could play the drum parts without the machine | |
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Ŧøn¥ Average |
#5 by Ŧøn¥ PiNeDa at Mar 12, 1978 at 9:28 AM EST |
| This song makes me want to kill people | |
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caleb Wanna Be |
#6 by caleb at May 1, 1979 at 11:22 AM EST |
| Purest Feeling was actually the first song Trent recorded as NIN. | |
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Phillip Average |
#7 by Phillip Nguyen at Dec 7, 1983 at 10:09 AM EST |
| egb- yes, you are wrong. The first song Trent ever recorded as Nin was 1989's "Down in It" | |
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chOxY Rhythm Player |
#8 by chOxY at Jul 18, 1987 at 4:10 AM EST |
| OMG! Did you just say Artie the strongest man in the world?! I love you. Marry me. | |
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Ale Wanna Be |
#9 by Ale Rosado at Jun 2, 1988 at 5:00 PM EST |
| To answer yoru questions, please, for teh love of useless posts, watch Natural Born Killers. You will get the answer you crave. | |
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Cory Wanna Be |
#10 by Cory at Jun 15, 1989 at 8:21 PM EST |
| I'm going to have to say this is definately is about being the exile of the world.... Even though I haven't seen the movie nor heard more than three minutes of this song. I have read the lyrics about 7 times though. | |
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Punk Rock Princ Wanna Be |
#11 by Punk Rock Princess at Jun 12, 1994 at 11:04 PM EST |
| To answer your question, please, for the love of useless posts, please watch Natural Born Killers. You will get the answers you seek... Its basically about being rejected by the world and the feelings that that person feels because of his "exile." Sure, it may have the religious stabs in it, but the song circles around Woody's character I think. Maybe. Not sure. | |
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by fires light Rhythm Player |
#12 by by fires light she cried at Oct 6, 1994 at 1:00 PM EST |
| This song makes me want to kill people | |
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josh Rhythm Player |
#13 by josh groocock at Jan 21, 1996 at 2:52 PM EST |
| I've wanted to see the movie for awhile, but I haven't been able to get my hands on it. I'm not much of a fan of the song, but lyrics-wise, I believe it's above average. | |
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Kyle Average |
#14 by Kyle Bish at Jul 8, 2004 at 6:46 PM EST |
| Purest Feeling was actualy the first song Trent recorded as NIN. | |
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Subhash Average |
#15 by Subhash Shady at Jul 25, 2004 at 12:24 AM EST |
| This song is about sociopaths!! Those of you who have seen the video will see a man at the beggining saying "he always kept to himself" etc. and the video has similar grapics as the movie Natural Born Killers and it features Mickey and Mallory. It's trying to make you see how sociopaths think, and act. They're believed to be charming then they snap: "sometimes i think i could burn" Seriously research sociopaths/ psychopaths and then reread the lyrics, it'll make sense. | |
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Drennan Professional Badass |
#16 by Drennan Bragg at May 30, 2006 at 12:19 PM EST |
| The video is just bizarre... | |
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