{"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":1717967,"song":"Burning Down The House","artist":"Tom Jones","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11363515-burning-down-the-house-chords-by-tom-jones/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1717967?type=chord","rating":4.84617,"votes":5,"content":"Burning Down the House - Tom Jones and The Cardigans\r\nOriginally written and recorded by Talking Heads in 1983\r\n\r\n[tab](Guitar riff during Verse 2a, Verse 3, Outro B)\r\ne|-------------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|-------------------------------------------------------|\r\nG|-------------------------------------------------------|\r\nD|----------2---------------------------2----------------|\r\nA|-----2h4-----4h6h7--4h6h7---------2----------6b7r6-----|\r\nE|--2-------------------------2h4---------------------7--|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|---------------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|---------------------------------------------4----2(0)---|\r\nG|---------------------------------------------4----2h3----|\r\nD|----------2---------------------------2------4----2h4----|\r\nA|-----2h4-----4h6h7--4h6h7---------2----------------------|\r\nE|--2------------------------2h4---------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n| [ch]F#[/ch] | [ch]E[/ch] | [ch]F#[/ch] -\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch] (Fill 1)\r\nFighting fire with fire[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab](Fill 1)\r\ne|---------------|\r\nB|--4----2(2)~---|\r\nG|--4----2h3~----|\r\nD|--4----2h4~----|\r\nA|---------------|\r\nE|---------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWatch out   you might get what you're after[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]                           [ch]B[/ch] (Fill 1)\r\nCool babies  strange but not a stranger[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI'm an ord-in-ar-y guy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]B[/ch] (Fill 1)\r\nBurning down the house[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHold tight   wait till the party's over[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]                            (Fill 1)\r\nHold tight   we're in for nasty weather[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nThere has got  to  be  a  way[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBurning down the house[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2a]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHere's your ticket pack your bag: time for jumpin' overboard[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThe transportation is here[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nClose enough but not too far, Maybe you know where you are[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nFightin' fire with fire[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2b]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAll wet   hey you might need a raincoat[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]B[/ch]      (Fill 1)\r\nShakedown    dreams walking in broad daylight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nThree hun-dred six-ty five de-grees[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBurning down the house[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIt was once upon a place sometimes I listen to myself[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nGonna come in first place[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nPeople on their way to work baby what did you except[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]B[/ch]\r\nGonna burst into flame[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]  (Fill 2) [ch]B[/ch] (Fill 1)\r\nFighting fire with fire[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab](Fill 2)\r\ne|----------12---------------------10----------------|\r\nB|--12b14--------10b12-----10b12---------7--------7--|\r\nG|------------------------------------------9b11-----|\r\nD|---------------------------------------------------|\r\nA|---------------------------------------------------|\r\nE|---------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nFighting fire with fire[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]      (Fill 1)\r\nBurning down the house[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nMy house  out of the ordinary[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]B[/ch] (Fill 1)\r\nThat's right  Don't want to hurt nobody[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nSome things sure can sweep me off my feet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch] (Fill 1)\r\nBurning down the house[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWatch out   you might get what you're after[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]                       [ch]B[/ch] (Fill 1)\r\nCool babies  strange but not a stranger[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nI'm an ord-in-ar-y guy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBurning down the house[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThree hundred sixty - five degrees[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBurning down the house[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nFightin' fire with fire[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nFightin' fire with fire[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nGonna burst into flame[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nFightin' fire with fire[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nFightin' fire with fire[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nGonna burst into flame[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nBurning down the house[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]          (Fill 3) [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBurning down the house[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab](Fill 3)\r\ne|-----------------------------------|\r\nB|--7--------7--------7--------10----|\r\nG|-----9b11-----9b11-----9b11-(11)---|\r\nD|-----------------------------------|\r\nA|-----------------------------------|\r\nE|-----------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro A]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNo visible means of support and you have not seen nothin' yet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]     (Fill 4)\r\nEverything's stuck together[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab](Fill 4)\r\ne|---------10--|\r\nB|--10b12------|\r\nG|-------------|\r\nD|-------------|\r\nA|-------------|\r\nE|-------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro B]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI don't know what you expect staring into your TV set[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nFightin' fire with fire[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nBurning down the house[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nBurning down the house[/tab]","plain_text":"Burning Down the House - Tom Jones and The Cardigans\nOriginally written and recorded by Talking Heads in 1983\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Intro]\n| F# | E | F# -\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2a]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2b]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro A]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro B]","chords":["B","G","D","A","E","F#","G#"],"chord_diagrams":{"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}