Slow Dancing in a Burning Room — John Mayer
Chords and lyrics for Slow Dancing in a Burning Room by John Mayer (key of E).
Intro
[E] [C#m] [B] [C#] [B] [C#m] [E] [C#m] [G#m] [C#] [F#m] [C#m] [B] [C#m] [A] [E] [C#m]
Verse 1
Silly little woman
[C#maj7] [B] It's [E] [F#m/A] not the stone before the calm
[E] This is the deep [C#m] and dying breath
This love [E] that we've been working [A] on
[E] Can't seem [C#m] to hold you like a water
[E] So I can feel [F#m/A] you in my arms
[E] Nobody's gonna [C#m] come and save you. We [B] pull [C#5] too many [F#m/A] false alarms
Chorus
[Esus2] We're gonna die
[B] And you can see [C#m] it soon
[A] We're going down
[B] And you know [Emaj7] that we're doomed
[D#m7/F#] Not here [C#m] we're slow dancing and a burning love
Interlude
[F#m] [E] [C#m] [E] [C#m] [F#m] [E]
Verse 2
I
Was [Bsus2] the one [C#m] you always dreamed of
You [B] were the one [F#m/A] I tried to draw
[C#m] How dare you say it's nothing to me, baby? [B] Oh the only light [A] I ever saw
[E] I [Esus2] make the most [C#m] of all the sadness
[D#m] You'll be a bitch [F#m/A] because you can't
[E] You try [C#m] to hit me just to hurt me so you leave me feeling dirty cuz you can't [F#m/A] understand
Chorus
[E] We're going down
[B] And you could see [C#m] it soon we're [A] going down
[B] And you know [C#m] that we're doomed [F#m7] my dear [C#m] we're slow dancing and a [G] burning [A] love
Interlude
[E] [C#m] [F#m/A] [E] [C#m] [F#m] [E]
Bridge
You
Go cry [F#m7] about [C#m] it why don't you
[G#m/B] [A] [F#m]
Go cry about [C#m] it why don't you
[G#m/B] [A]
Go [F#m] cry about [C#m] it why don't you
[G#m/B] [A]
Outro
My [E/B] dear we're [C#m] slow dancing and a burning love
[E] [C#m] [A] [E] [C#m] [A] [E] [C#m] [A] [C#m/E] [C#m7] [C#m] [E] [A] [E] [C#m] [A] [E]
We are no