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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burning Down the House – Artist --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Christopher Frantz / David Byrne / Jerry Harrison / Tina Weymouth From: “Speaking in Tongues” (1983) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] / [Outro] [ G7 ] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + A|----5-----------|----5—-[3]------| E|--3-------------|--3-------------| C|5---------------|5---------------| g|----------------|----------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro]
G7Keyboard arpeggio, freely)
[Verse]
G Watch out, F you might get what you're after G Boom babies, F strange but not a stranger G I'm an Fordinary Gguy A7Burning down the Fhouse
[Verse]
G Hold tight, F wait till the party's over G Hold tight, F we're in for nasty weather G There has Fgot to be a Gway A7Burning down the Fhouse
[Middle 8]
GHere's your ticket pack your bag FTime for jumpin' overboard Bb G The transportation is Fhere Bb GClose enough but not too far, FMaybe you know where you areBb G Fightin' fire with firFe Bb
[Verse]
G All wet! F Hey you might need a raincoat G Shakedown! F Dreams walking in broad daylight G Three hundred Fsixty-five deGgrees A7Burning down the Fhouse
[Middle 8]
GIt was once upon a place SomeFtimes I listen to myself Bb G Gonna come in first Fplace Bb GPeople on their way to work And Fbaby what did you except Bb G Gonna burst into Fflame Bb
[Solo] | G | F | G | F | | G | F | G A7 | F | [Verse]
G My house F is out of the ordinary G That's right! F Don't wanna hurt nobody G Some things sure can Fsweep me off my Gfeet A7Burning down the Fhouse
[Middle 8]
No Gvisible means of support And Fyou have not seen nothin' yet Bb G Everything's stuck toFgether Bb And GI don't know what you expect StaFring into the TV set Bb G Fighting fire with Ffire, aBbaah
[Outro] | G | F | G | F | | G | F | G | F | | G | F | G | F | | G | F | G | F | | G | F Bb | G | F Bb | | G | F Bb | G | F Bb | (repeat and fade)