Burning Down The House [G] - Talking Heads
[Intro]
G
[Chorus]
G F
Watch out you might get what you're after
G F
Cool babies strange but not a stranger
G F G
I'm an ordinary guy
A F
Burning down the house
G F
Hold tight wait till the party's over
G F
Hold tight We're in for nasty weather
G F G
There has got to be a way
A F
Burning down the house
[Verse 1]
G
Here's your ticket pack your bag
F
Time for jumpin' overboard
G F
The transportation is here
G
Close enough but not too far
F
Maybe you know where you are
G F
Fightin' fire with fire Yeah!
[Chorus]
G F
All wet! Hey you might need a raincoat
G F
Shakedown! Dreams walking in broad daylight
G F G
Three hundred sixty five degrees
A F
Burning down the house
[Verse 2]
G
It was once upon a place
F
Sometimes I listen to myself
G F
Gonna come in first place
G
People on their way to work and
F
Baby what did you except
G F
Gonna burst into flame
Yeah!
[Synth Solo 1]
G F G F G F G A F
Burning down the house
[Chorus]
G F
My house! Is out of the ordinary
G F
That's right! Don't wanna hurt nobody
G F G
Some things sure can sweep me off my feet
A F
Burning down the house
[Verse 3]
G
No visible means of support and
F
You have not seen nothin' yet
G F
Everything's stuck together
G
And I don't know what you expect
F
Starring into the TV set
G F
Fighting fire with fire
Yeah!
[Outro]
[G] [F] [G] [F]
[G] [F] [G] [F] [G*]
Intro
G
Chorus
G Watch outF you might get what you're after
G Cool babiesF strange but not a stranger
G I'm an Fordinary Gguy
ABurning down the houseF
G Hold tightF wait till the party's over
G Hold tightF We're in for nasty weather
G There has Fgot to be a Gway
ABurning down the houseF
Verse 1
GHere's your ticket pack your bag
FTime for jumpin' overboard
G The transportation isF here
GClose enough but not too far
FMaybe you know where you are
G Fightin' fire with Ffire Yeah!
Chorus
G All wet!F Hey you might need a raincoat
G Shakedown!F Dreams walking in broad daylight
G Three hundred Fsixty five deGgrees
ABurning down the houseF
Verse 2
GIt was once upon a place
SomeFtimes I listen to myself
G Gonna come in first placeF
GPeople on their way to work and
FBaby what did you except
G Gonna burst into flameF
Yeah!
Synth Solo 1
G F G F G F G A FBurning down the house
Chorus
G My house!F Is out of the ordinary
G That's right!F Don't wanna hurt nobody
GSome things sure can Fsweep me off my Gfeet
ABurning down the houseF
Verse 3
No Gvisible means of support and
FYou have not seen nothin' yet
G Everything's stuck togetFher
And GI don't know what you expect
StarFring into the TV set
G Fighting fire with fireF
Yeah!
Outro
G F G F
G F G F G*