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Talking Heads - Burning Down The House
[Verse]
  GWatch out,   G    Fyou might get what you're after
  GCool GbabieGs,   Fstrange but not a stranger
        GI'm Gan Fordinary Gguy
A7Burning down the Fhouse
[Verse]
  GHold tight,    G    Fwait till the party's over
  GHold Gtight,   G   Fwe're in for nasty weather
     GThere Ghas Fgot to be a Gway
A7Burning down the Fhouse
[Chorus]
GHere's your ticket pack your bag: tFime for jumpin' overboard
GThe transportation is hFere
GClose enough but not too far, mFaybe you know where you are
GFightin' fire with fiFre
[Verse]
  GAll wet,   G    Fhey you might need a raincoat
  GShakeGdownG,    Fdreams walking in broad daylight
  GThree hunGdred Fsixty five deGgrees
A7Burning down the Fhouse
[Chorus]
GIt was once upon a place, Fsometimes I listen to myself
GGonna come in first Fplace
GPeople on their way to work, Fbaby what did you expect
GGonna burst into Fflame
[Interlude]
A7Burning down the Fhouse
[Verse]
  GMy house    G    Fs'out of the ordinary
  GThat's GrightG,    Fdon't wanna hurt nobody
GSome things sure Gcan Fsweep me off my Gfeet
A7Burning down the Fhouse
[Chorus]
GNo visible means of support and Fyou have not seen nothin' yet
GEverything's stuck Ftogether
GI don't know what you expect, Fstaring into the TV set
GFighting fire with Ffire

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Burning Down The House

by Talking Heads

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Talking Heads - Burning Down The House

[Verse]

G G F

Watch out, you might get what you're after

G G G F

Cool babies, strange but not a stranger

G G F G

I'm an ordinary guy

A7 F

Burning down the house

[Verse]

G G F

Hold tight, wait till the party's over

G G G F

Hold tight, we're in for nasty weather

G G F G

There has got to be a way

A7 F

Burning down the house

[Chorus]

G F

Here's your ticket pack your bag: time for jumpin' overboard

G F

The transportation is here

G F

Close enough but not too far, maybe you know where you are

G F

Fightin' fire with fire

[Verse]

G G F

All wet, hey you might need a raincoat

G G G F

Shakedown, dreams walking in broad daylight

G G F G

Three hundred sixty five degrees

A7 F

Burning down the house

[Chorus]

G F

It was once upon a place, sometimes I listen to myself

G F

Gonna come in first place

G F

People on their way to work, baby what did you expect

G F

Gonna burst into flame

[Interlude]

A7 F

Burning down the house

[Verse]

G G F

My house s'out of the ordinary

G G G F

That's right, don't wanna hurt nobody

G G F G

Some things sure can sweep me off my feet

A7 F

Burning down the house

[Chorus]

G F

No visible means of support and you have not seen nothin' yet

G F

Everything's stuck together

G F

I don't know what you expect, staring into the TV set

G F

Fighting fire with fire

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