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Elvis Presley - Burning Love Chords

Chord reference D, G, A, Bm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[D]Lord Almighty [G]I feel my [A]temperature [D]rising [D]Higher, higher [G]It’s burning [A]through to my [D]soul [D]Girl, girl, girl [G]You’ve gone and [A]set me on [D]fire [D]My brain is flaming [G]I don’t know [A]which way to [D]go

Your [Bm]kisses [A]lift me [G]higher Like the [Bm]sweet song [A]of a [G]choir You [Bm]light my [A]morning [G]sky With [A]burning love [D]

[D]Ooh, ooh, ooh, [G]I feel my [A]temperature [D]rising [D]Help me, I’m flaming [G]I must be [A]a hundred and [D]nine [D]Burning, burning [G]Burning and [A]nothing can [D]cool me [D]I just might turn to [G]Smoke, but [A]I feel [D]fine

Your [Bm]kisses [A]lift me [G]higher Like the [Bm]sweet song [A]of a [G]choir You [Bm]light my [A]morning [G]sky With [A]burning love [D]

[D]It’s coming closer [G]The flames are now [A]lickin’ my [D]body [D]Won’t you help me [G]I feel like I’m [A]slipping a[D]way [D]It’s hard to breathe [G]My chest [A]is a[D]heaving [D]Lord have mercy [G]I’m burning [A]a hole where I [D]lay

Your [Bm]kisses [A]lift me [G]higher Like the [Bm]sweet song [A]of a [G]choir You [Bm]light my [A]morning [G]sky With [A]burning love [D]

[G]With burning [D]love [G] I’m just a [D]hunk, a hunk of burning [G]love I’m just a [D]hunk, a hunk of burning [G]love I’m just a [D]hunk, a hunk of burning [G]love Just a [D]hunk, a hunk of burning [G]love [D]

Artist Elvis Presley
Album Burning Love and Hits from His Movies, Volume 2
Year 1972
Key D

How to Play Burning Love on Guitar?

Elvis Presley - Burning Love can be played in the key of D using the D, G, A, Bm chords.

  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Burning Love with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.