The Expendables - Bridges Burned Chords & Tabs

“Bridges Burned”
The Expendables
“Gettin’ Filthy”


Standard Tuning.

Major Chords (although primary focus on higher strings)

Dm: |-5-|  C: |-3-|  F: |-1-|    |--8-|  Am: |-5-|  A#: |-1-|  G: |-3-|
    |-6-|     |-5-|     |-1-|    |-10-|      |-5-|      |-3-|     |-3-|
    |-7-|     |-5-|     |-2-|    |-10-|      |-5-|      |-3-|     |-4-|
    |-7-|     |-5-|     |-3-| or |-10-|      |-7-|      |-3-|     |-5-|
    |-5-|     |-3-|     |-3-|    |--8-|      |-7-|      |-1-|     |-5-|
    |---|     |---|     |-1-|    |----|      |-5-|      |---|     |-3-|
	                switches in song

Intro:
Guitar 1-

|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5---|
|-6-6-6-6-6---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---6-6-6-6-6---|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------| x2
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2-
                                                        2nd ending
|-------------------------------------------------5-6-|-5h6p5-|
|-6-6-6-------5-5-5-------5-5-5-------6-----5-6-8-----|-------|
|-------7-7---------6-6---------6-6-----6-7----------.|-------|
|----------------------------------------------------.|-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-------|

Verse:

Pause for 4 phrases.
(Next time I see you… so you can feel my hate)

Dm	F
Surprise won’t fool me

C	Dm
When I see it in your eyes

Dm	F
As I tear the blade out again

           C	Dm
And again, and again until you die

Chorus:

C	Dm
Don’t take what I say so lightly

F
If you got a problem with me

     A	A#
Come fight me, delight me

C
We’re gunna take a finger

          Dm
For every bridge that you burned

F
I’m not gunna stop until

      A	A#  C
Every rock has been unturned

Interlude 1:

Guitar 1- Note you can play the intro like this as well, but w/ 2 guitars its easier

|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3---5-----------5-6--|-5h6p5-|
|-6-6-6-6-6---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---6-----5-6-8------|-------|
|-------7-7---------6-6---------6-6-----6-7-----------.|-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------.|-------|
|------------------------------------------------------|-------|
|------------------------------------------------------|-------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_expendables/bridges_burned_tab_ver_2.html ]
Guitar 2-
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-6-----------5-----------5----------5-5h6p5-----------|
|-----------------------7----------7--------7----------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:

Pause again for 4 phrases. (weird sound effects, have fun and scratch some strings)

Dm	F
I will watch you lay there

C	Dm
In blood pumped by lies

Dm	F
You thought you could escape forever

C	Dm
Took more than your life could buy

Chorus: same as before…

Solo:

Guitar 1 - play Dm, F, C, Dm repeatedly as in verse.

Guitar 2 - 

|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-6--5---5---5-5h6p5----|-6-6-6------6-5--------5h6p5-5-6-8b10p6p5--|
|-------7---7-------7---|--------5-7--------5-7-------------------7-|
|-----------------------|-----------------7-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------|

|----10----12----12b13r12------13-----------------------------------|
|-13----13----13------------15----15--------------------------------|
|------------------------------------15-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------15-14h15-12h14-10-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------12-10-8---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------|----10----12----10----10~-| |----------12----10----10-|
|--------12^---------|-13----13----13----13-----| |-------13----13----13----|
|-----10-12^p10h12---|--------------------------| |-12-14-------------------|
|-/12----------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|

                                                 Guitar 1, harmony ending^

Outro: (“I’m not fooling around”)

Play Dm, F, C, G. Listen for when to strum and when to upstroke…

Outro Solo:

Guitar one continues outro

Guitar 2 -

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-5h7--5--5h7--5------------5h7--5--5h7--5------------|
|---------------7-5h7-5-------------------5h7-5h7-5---|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------|
|------------/10--10-11-8--|
|-/10----9---/10--10-12-9--|
|-/12---10-----------------| x2
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|

ends on Dm.