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]
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