Burn Your Playhouse Down Chords

KeyG Capo2st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays393

Burn Your Playhouse Down by George Jones is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords G, C, D and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
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Intro: G G C C G D G G
 
            G                   C 
I've got an achin' in my heart, arson on my mind 
          G         D         G 
I'm gonna burn your playhouse down 
           G                        C 
I've got a badly broken heart, I've had it from the start 
              G             D 
You're giving me the run a- round 

           G 
Now if you play with fire, It's sure to burn 
C 
I've known this all of my life 
          A 
Go on, be on your way well honey, I've had my say 
           D 
'Cause I'm through with you for life 

           G 
Ah, theres one in every yard 
    C 
I'm getting mighty tired 
          G         D         G 
I'm gonna burn your playhouse down 
     
Inst: G G C C G D G G 

            G                   C 
I've got an achin' in my heart, arson on my mind 
          G         D         G 
I'm gonna burn your playhouse down 
           G                        C 
I've got a badly broken heart, I've had it from the start 
              G             D 
You're giving me the run a- round 

            G 
Well if you play with fire, It's sure to burn 
C 
I've known this all of my life 
          A 
Go on, be on your way well honey, I've had my say 
           D 
'Cause I'm through with you for life 

            G                   C 
I've got an achin' in my heart, arson on my mind 
          G         D         G 
I'm gonna burn your playhouse down 
    
Instrumental 
G G C C G D G G 
           G 
Now if you play with fire, It's sure to burn 
C 
I've known this all of my life 
        A 
Hey, be on your way, I've had my say 
        D 
And I'm through with you for life 

            G                   C 
I've got an achin' in my heart, arson on my mind 
          G         D         G            C D G 
I'm gonna burn your playhouse down (G onB) 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante