Talking Heads - Burning down the house
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Tuning: G C E A
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Burning Down the House – Artist
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Written by: Christopher Frantz / David Byrne / Jerry Harrison / Tina Weymouth
From: “Speaking in Tongues” (1983)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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[Intro] / [Outro]
[ G7 ]
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[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)