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

INTRO:
[C#] [F#] [C#] ^[G#]^[C#] : [x2]
[C# open] [C# open]

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

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

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

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS 1 & 2:

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

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

INSTRUMENTAL 3:
[F#] [C#] [F#] [B] [F#] ^[C#]^[F#]
[F#] [C#] [F#] [B] [F#] ^[C#]^[F#]
[F#] [B] [F#] ^[C#]^[F#]
[F#] [B] [F#] ^[C#]^[F# open]