Status Quo, Burning Bridges (1988)
Key: :[D#] (w: Francis Rossi, Andy Brown)

INTRO:
[D#] [G#] [D#] ^[A#]^[D#] : [x2]
[D# open] [D# open]

VERSE 1:
[D#] Burning bridges never made me [G#] cry ^[/G]
[Fm] I could walk a-[F]-way with no good-[G#]-bye [A#]
[D#] Easy take or easy leave them [G#] all ^[/G]
[Fm] 'Til you scratch the [F] writing on the [G#] wall [A#]

CHORUS 1:
It's [G#] on, and off, and on again ^[D#]^[A#]
[G#] Going on and [D#] then
[G#] Taking all I [G#] got again
[D#/G] Bleeding me, [F/A] leaving me [A#] dry

CHORUS 2:
You're [G#] hanging on for what you can ^[D#]^[A#]
[G#] Dragging out the [D#] pain
[G#] Taking all I [G#] give again
[D#/G] Fakin it, [F/A] making me [A#] cry [A#]

INSTRUMENTAL:
[D#] [A#] [D#] [G#] [D#] ^[A#]^[D#]
[D#] [A#] [D#] [G#] [D#] ^[A#]^[D#]
[A#] ^[F]^[A#] // [A#] ^[F]^[A# open]
[D#] [G#] [D#] ^[A#]^[D#]
[D#] [G#] [D#] ^[A#]^[D#]
[D# open] [D# open]

VERSE 2:
[D#] One day someday I may slide a-[G#]-way ^[/G]
[Fm] Turn around and [F] call it all a [G#] day [A#]
[D#] Even though I fooled myself for [G#] years ^[/G]
[Fm] I can't escape this [F] ringing in my [G#] ears [A#]

REPEAT CHORUS 1 & 2:

INSTRUMENTAL 2:
[D#] [A#] [D#] [G#] [D#] ^[A#]^[D#]
[D#] [A#] [D#] [G#] [D#] ^[A#]^[D#]
[A#] ^[F]^[A#] // [A#] ^[F]^[A# open]
[D#] [G#] [D#] ^[A#]^[D#]
[D#] [G#] [D#] ^[A#]^[D#]
[D# open]

SONG KEY CHANGE: [+5] [G#]

INSTRUMENTAL 3:
[G#] [D#] [G#] [C#] [G#] ^[D#]^[G#]
[G#] [D#] [G#] [C#] [G#] ^[D#]^[G#]
[G#] [C#] [G#] ^[D#]^[G#]
[G#] [C#] [G#] ^[D#]^[G# open]