Burn

Lin-Manuel Miranda

 6     
 8           
Moderate 2, icy   = 66
N.C. Eliza:

Eliza

 6                        
(2nd X only) I saved ev 'ry let ter you

 8    

  86       



                
6 Keep vocal rhythms conversational throughout

I
   
wrote me, From the mo ment I read them knew you were

 
   

       
            
9

 I thought

    
mine. You said you were mine. you were mine.

  

    
 
  
      
F♯

     
Bm GMaj7
13

   

              
Do you know what An gel i ca said when we saw your first let ter ar

    

 
 
  

 
        
F♯

    
D(add4) Em7 Bm

   
16

                
rive? She said, "Be care ful with that one, love. He will

  
 
  



 
     
GMaj7 D(add4) D(add4)/C♯ Bm

        
19

     
           
do what it takes to sur vive." You and your words flood ed my

 

  
  
 

2
  
                     
F♯ GMaj7 D(add4) Em7(add4) Bm

 
22
2

           
              
sens es. Your sen tenc es left me de fense less. You built me pal ac es out of

 

    
  
 
  


            
F♯ GMaj7 D(add4) D(add4)/C♯

  
26

     
       
par a graphs, you built ca the drals. I'm re

       
 
    
   
 


    
     
F♯ / A♯

         
Bm GMaj7

 
29

    
   
read ing the let ters you wrote me. I'm search ing and scan ning for an

     
           
 

3
      
  
F♯ F♯ +

              
D Em7 Bm7(add4) D /G GMaj7
32

  
           
swers in ev e ry line, for some kind of sign, and when you were mine

            

      


        
             
 

  
 
F♯ m F♯ m/E F♯ m/D

       
GMaj7(add4) G D /A Bm


36

   
    
            
 
the world seemed to burn.

      

  
     
      
           
      



  
    
G D /A Bm F♯ m F♯ m/E F♯ m/D
40

   
       

Burn.

        
       
       
  
   
  
         




4
        
         
F♯

 
G Bm

 
44

       
You pub lished the let ters she wrote you. You

 
   
      
  
   
  

  
       
        
GMaj7 D(add4) Bm

 
47

In clear

             
told the whole world how you brought this girl in to our bed. ing your

     

 
   

  

F♯

        
GMaj7 D(add4) D(add4)/E

 
50

 
 
       
       
name, you have ru ined our lives.

  

   
  


5
  
          
F♯


Bm GMaj7
53

   
  
               
Do you know what An gel i ca said when she read what you'd

   

   
 
  


        
F♯ m F♯

      
D(add4) Em11 Bm9

   
56

  
done? She said, "You have mar ried an Ic a rus. He has

        
           
  
   


 
 

 
         
Gadd2 D A7/C♯ Bm

     
59


   
flown too close to the sun." You and your words, ob sessed with your

         
             
     
  
      

6
   
       
F♯ 7 Gsus2(add4)


G Dsus2 A / C♯

       
62


leg a cy.... Your sen tenc es bor der on sense less, and you are

     
           
    
     
  
        
      
     


                
Bm7(add4) F♯ 7 GMaj9(no3)

     
65 rall. ad lib

 
par a noid in ev 'ry par a graph how they per ceive you. You, you,

         
   
        
    
     
           

     

   
    
         
Bm F♯ / A♯

          
GMaj9(no3)

 
68 Slower poco accel.

        

you... I'm e ras ing my self from the nar ra tive. Let fu ture his to ri ans

        
 


   
    
 


7
 
  
F♯ 7

          
Dadd2 Em7(add4) Bm7


72 A tempo

  

won der how E li za re act ed when you broke her heart.

               
     
     
 


 
  
GMaj9(add♯4)(no3)

             
G D /G G D /A
75 ad lib

 
    
You have torn it al a part, I am watch ing it burn.

   
      
            
     
 
               
           

  
       
F♯ m F♯ m/E F♯ m/D G

      
Bm7 D /A
78

          
Watch ing it burn.

             

              

        
     
    
      


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  
       
F♯ m F♯ m/E F♯ m/D

      
Bm7 Gadd2 Gadd2/A


82

  
       
The world has no right to my

   
     
      
     
    
    
     
 

   
        
B♭ Maj7♯5

         
D Bm7


85


heart. The world has no place in our bed. They don't get to know what I

       

                 
       
                 
           

   
           
B♭ Maj7♯5


D /G A7sus D

     
88


  
said. I'm burn ing the mem o ries, burn ing the let ters that might have re

    

                  
             
           
           

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         
             
Bm7 D /G A7sus Dadd2
91


deemed you. You for feit all rights to my heart. You for feit the

              

       
     
             
     
     
           

           
          
Gmadd2/B♭ Bm7(add4) Gadd2 A9sus
94


place in our bed. You sleep in your of fice in stead, with on ly the

                        

             
 
                 
                 

  
      
D / F♯ Dadd2/E

    
Dadd2 Dadd2/C♯ D Gsus2
97 rall.

     

    
  
mem o ries of when you were mine.

      
 

               

 

 

   
            
              
   


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    
      

Bm F♯ / A♯ GMaj7 D(add4) Em7(add4)Bsus2

 
101

I hoped
                          
that you burn.




     
     
 

rall.

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