{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1470461,"song":"Burning Down The House","artist":"David Byrne","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11264645-burning-down-the-house-chords-by-david-byrne/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1470461?type=chord","rating":4.92342,"votes":20,"content":"CAPO: 3rd fret (Will then sound in this live key of F)\r\nChord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:\r\n[ch]D[/ch] = xx0232   [ch]C[/ch] = 332010   [ch]E7[/ch] = 022130  ([ch]F[/ch]) = 133211\r\n\r\nNOTE: In this live performance David Byrne doesn't play the F to D\r\nchord changes which are used on the original 'Talking Heads' versions.\r\nso it's your choice. In this live version David repeats Verse 3 again\r\nthe original album Verse 7 instead (shown at the bottom of the tab)\r\n\r\n[tab](Intro  - Riff x4)\r\ne|----------------------|----------------------|\r\nB|----------------------|----------------------|\r\nG|----------------------|----------------------|\r\nD|----------------------|----------------------|\r\nA|--0-0--3-3--5-5--0-0--|--0-0--3-3--5-5--0-0--|\r\nE|----------------------|----------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|----------------------|----------------------|\r\nB|----------------------|----------------------|\r\nG|----------------------|----------------------|\r\nD|----------------------|------------5-3-------|\r\nA|--0-0--3-3--5-5--0-0--|--0-0--3-3-------5-3--|\r\nE|----------------------|----------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][Verse 1]\r\n          [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAh------,    watch out,        you might get what you're after,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n    Cool babies,      strange, but not a stranger,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]E7[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\n    I'm an... ordinary guy,  burning down the house![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n    Hold tight,        wait 'til the party's over,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n    Hold tight,        we're in for nasty weather,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]E7[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\n    There has  ...got to be a way, burning down the house![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHere's your ticket, pack your bags, time for jumping overboard,[/tab]\r\n[tab]([ch]F[/ch])  [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\n         Transportation is here,[/tab]\r\n[tab]([ch]F[/ch])  [ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\n     Close enough, but not too far, baby, you know where you are,[/tab]\r\n[tab]([ch]F[/ch])  [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]     ([ch]F[/ch])\r\n         Fighting fire with fire!  Huh![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\n   All wet,          hey, you might need a raincoat,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\n   Shake - down,        dreams walking in broad daylight,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   Three hundred   ...sixty five de - grees,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBurning down the house![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNo visible means of support, and you have not seen nothing yet,[/tab]\r\n[tab]([ch]F[/ch])  [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\n         Everything's stuck to - gether,[/tab]\r\n[tab]([ch]F[/ch])  [ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\n     I don't know what you expect star - ing into that TV set,[/tab]\r\n[tab]([ch]F[/ch])  [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\n          Fighting fire with fire!   Well, go ahead![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Break 1]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\n|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]E7[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\n|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |      Burning down the house![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\n   My house,         it's out of the ordinary,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\n   That's right,        don't want to hurt nobody,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSome things sure can  ...sweep me off my feet,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBurning down the house![/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHere's your ticket, pack your bags, time for jumping overboard,[/tab]\r\n[tab]([ch]F[/ch])  [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\n         Transportation is here,[/tab]\r\n[tab]([ch]F[/ch])  [ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\n     Close enough, but not too far, baby, you know where you are,[/tab]\r\n[tab]([ch]F[/ch])  [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]     ([ch]F[/ch])\r\n         Fighting fire with fire!  Huh![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Break 2]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\n|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]E7[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\n|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Coda]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]       ([ch]F[/ch])    [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]       ([ch]F[/ch])\r\n||:  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]       ([ch]F[/ch])   [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\n|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |    Burning down the house! :||[x3][/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt was once upon a place, some - times I listen to myself,[/tab]\r\n[tab]([ch]F[/ch])  [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\n         Gonna come in first place,[/tab]\r\n[tab]([ch]F[/ch])  [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\n     People on their way to work, baby, what did you expect?[/tab]\r\n[tab]([ch]F[/ch])  [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n         Gonna burst into flame!   Go ahead![/tab]","plain_text":"CAPO: 3rd fret (Will then sound in this live key of F)\nChord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:\nD = xx0232   C = 332010   E7 = 022130  (F) = 133211\n\nNOTE: In this live performance David Byrne doesn't play the F to D\nchord changes which are used on the original 'Talking Heads' versions.\nso it's your choice. In this live version David repeats Verse 3 again\nthe original album Verse 7 instead (shown at the bottom of the tab)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Break 1]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Break 2]\n\n\n\n[Coda]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 7]","chords":["F","D","C","E7","B","G","A","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]}}}