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Artist: David Byrne Song: Burning down the house Tabbed by: DJ 17th Mar 2014 This is based on a live performance with St.Vincent, David sings it a tone lower than his original Talking Heads versions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GOhipwlWRM CAPO: 3rd fret (Sounds in the key of F) D = xx0232 C = 332010 E7 = 022130 (F) = 133211 ***************** (Intro riff four times:) e|----------------------|----------------------| B|----------------------|----------------------| G|----------------------|----------------------| D|----------------------|----------------------| A|--0-0--3-3--5-5--0-0--|--0-0--3-3--5-5--0-0--| E|----------------------|----------------------| e|----------------------|----------------------| B|----------------------|----------------------| G|----------------------|----------------------| D|----------------------|------------5-3-------| A|--0-0--3-3--5-5--0-0--|--0-0--3-3-------5-3--| E|----------------------|----------------------|
Ah------, D watch out, D C you might get what you're after, D Cool babies,D C strange, but not a stranger, D I'm Dan..C. or - din - a - ry gDuy, buE7rning down the hCouse! D Hold tight, D C wait 'til the party's over, D Hold tight, D C we're in for nasty weather, D There hDas C...got to be a wDay, buE7rning down the hoCuse!
HeDre's your ticket, pack your bags, tCime for jumping overboard, (F) D C Transportation is here, (F) D C Close enough, but not too far, baby, you know where you are, (F) D C (F) Fighting fire with fire! Huh!
D All wet, D C hey, you might need a raincoat, D Shake - down, D C dreams walking in broad daylight, D Three hundred.D.. sCix-ty five de - grDees, buE7rning down the hoCuse!
No viDsible means of support, and yCou have not seen nothing yet, (F) D C Everything's stuck to - gether, (F) D C I don't know what you expect star - ing into that TV set, (F) D C Fighting fire with fire! Well, go ahead!
| D/ / / D/ | C/ / / / | D/ / / D/ | C/ / / / | | D/ / / D/ | C/ / / / | D BurE7ning down the hoCuse!
D My house, D C it's out of the ordinary, D That's right, D C don't want to hurt nobody, SoDme things sure cDan...C sweep me off my fDeet, buE7rning down the hCouse!
* HeDre's your ticket, pack your bags, tCime for jumping overboard, (F) D C Transportation is here, (F) D C Close enough, but not too far, baby, you know where you are, (F) D C (F) Fighting fire with fire! Huh!
| D/ / / D/ | C/ / / / | D/ / / D/ | C/ / / / | | D/ / / D/ | C/ / / / | D/ / E7/ / | C/ / / / |
D D C (F) D D C (F) ||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | D D C (F) D E7 C | / / / / | / / / / | Burning down the house! :||(Three times) **** * This is the verse that David probably meant to sing, instead of repeating a previous verse...
DIt was once upon a place, some - tiCmes I listen to myself, (F) D C Gonna come in first place, (F) D C People on their way to work, baby, what did you expect? (F) D C Gonna burst into flame! Go ahead!