Books Are Burning chords and lyrics - XTC

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[Verse 1]
[D]Books are [G]burning in the [D]main square
And I [E]saw there, the fire [Am]eating the text
[D]Books are bur[G]ning in the[D] still air
And you [E]know where they burn books,
[Am]people [D]are [Em]next

[Verse 2]
I be[A]lieve the printed [F]word
should [Em]be forgiven
Doesn't mat[A]ter what it [F]said[G][Em]
[A]Wisdom hotline from
[F]the dead back to the living
[Bb]Key to the larder [F]for your
[C]heart and [D]your head, unh

[Verse 3]
Books are [G]burning in our [D]own town
Watch us [E]turn 'round and cast
our [Am]glances else[D]where
Books are [G]burning in the [D]playground
Smell of [E]burnt book is not
un[Am]like [D]human hair

[Verse 4]
[Em]Well, I believ[A]e the printed
[F]word is more than sacred
[G]Bey[F]ond[Em] the gauge o[A]f good or bad[Dm][G]
[Em]The human righ[A]t to let
[Dm]your soul fly [F]free and naked
[G]Abo[Bb]ve the violence of the [F]fearful [C]and sad,[D]
mmm mmm [E]yeh

[Verse 5]
The [E]church of [G]matches[Bb]
Anoints in [F]ignorance with [D]gasoline
[E]The church of [Em]matches[G][Bb]
Grows fat by [F]breathing in the [D]smoke of dreams,
it's quite obscene

[Verse 6]
Books are [G]burning, more each [D]day now
And I [E]pray now,
you boys will [Am]tire of these [D]games
Books are [G]burning, I hope [D]somehow
This will [E]allow, a phoenix [Am]up from t[D]he flames

[Outro 1]
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[Am][Em][D][G][D][E]
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