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Burning Down The House

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 32Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

CAPO: 3rd fret (Will then sound in this live key of F)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
 D= xx0232    C= 332010    E7= 022130  (F) = 133211
NOTE: In this live performance David Byrne doesn't play the F to D
chord changes which are used on the original 'Talking Heads' versions.
so it's your choice. In this live version David repeats Verse 3 again
the original album Verse 7 instead (shown at the bottom of the tab)
(Intro  - Riff x4)
e|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|--0-0--3-3--5-5--0-0--|--0-0--3-3--5-5--0-0--|
E|----------------------|----------------------|
e|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|------------5-3-------|
A|--0-0--3-3--5-5--0-0--|--0-0--3-3-------5-3--|
E|----------------------|----------------------|
[Verse 1]
Ah------,    Dwatch out,    D      Cyou might get what you're after,
    DCool babies,   D     Cstrange, but not a stranger,
    DI'm Dan..C. ordinary Dguy,  E7burning down the Chouse!
[Verse 2]
    DHold tight,    D      Cwait 'til the party's over,
    DHold tight,    D      Cwe're in for nasty weather,
    DThere Dhas  C...got to be a Dway, E7burning down the Chouse!
[Verse 3]
DHere's your ticket, pack your bags, Ctime for jumping overboard,
(F)                       D  C  
         Transportation is here,
(F)                                D  C  
     Close enough, but not too far, baby, you know where you are,
(F)                        D       C(F)
         Fighting fire with fire!  Huh!
[Verse 4]
   DAll wet,      D      Chey, you might need a raincoat,
   DShake - down,      D    Cdreams walking in broad daylight,
   DThree hundred   D...Csixty five de - Dgrees,
E7Burning down the Chouse!
[Verse 5]
No Dvisible means of support, and Cyou have not seen nothing yet,
(F)                             D  C  
         Everything's stuck to - gether,
(F)                                     D  C  
     I don't know what you expect star - ing into that TV set,
(F)                         D  C  
          Fighting fire with fire!   Well, go ahead!
[Break 1]
|  D/  /  /  D/  |  C/  /  /  /  |  D/  /  /  D/  |  C/  /  /  /  |
|  D/  /  /  D/  |  C/  /  /  /  |      D  E7Burning down the Chouse!
[Verse 6]
   DMy house,      D     Cit's out of the ordinary,
   DThat's right,     D     Cdon't want to hurt nobody,
DSome things sure Dcan  C...sweep me off my Dfeet,
E7Burning down the Chouse!
DHere's your ticket, pack your bags, Ctime for jumping overboard,
(F)                       D  C  
         Transportation is here,
(F)                                D  C  
     Close enough, but not too far, baby, you know where you are,
(F)                        D       C(F)
         Fighting fire with fire!  Huh!
[Break 2]
|  D/  /  /  D/  |  C/  /  /  /  |  D/  /  /  D/  |  C/  /  /  /  |
|  D/  /  /  D/  |  C/  /  /  /  |  D/  /  E7/  /  |  C/  /  /  /  |
[Coda]
             D       D         C(F)            D       D         C(F)
||:  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |
           D       D         C(F)     D                 E7  C  
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |    Burning down the house! :||[x3]
[Verse 7]
DIt was once upon a place, some - Ctimes I listen to myself,
(F)                         D  C  
         Gonna come in first place,
(F)                              D  C  
     People on their way to work, baby, what did you expect?
(F)                      D  C  
         Gonna burst into flame!   Go ahead!

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Burning Down The House

by David Byrne

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

CAPO: 3rd fret (Will then sound in this live key of F)

Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:

D C E7 F

= xx0232 = 332010 = 022130 () = 133211

NOTE: In this live performance David Byrne doesn't play the F to D

chord changes which are used on the original 'Talking Heads' versions.

so it's your choice. In this live version David repeats Verse 3 again

the original album Verse 7 instead (shown at the bottom of the tab)

(Intro - Riff x4)

e|----------------------|----------------------|

B|----------------------|----------------------|

G|----------------------|----------------------|

D|----------------------|----------------------|

A|--0-0--3-3--5-5--0-0--|--0-0--3-3--5-5--0-0--|

E|----------------------|----------------------|

e|----------------------|----------------------|

B|----------------------|----------------------|

G|----------------------|----------------------|

D|----------------------|------------5-3-------|

A|--0-0--3-3--5-5--0-0--|--0-0--3-3-------5-3--|

E|----------------------|----------------------|

[Verse 1]

D D C

Ah------, watch out, you might get what you're after,

D D C

Cool babies, strange, but not a stranger,

D D C D E7 C

I'm an... ordinary guy, burning down the house!

[Verse 2]

D D C

Hold tight, wait 'til the party's over,

D D C

Hold tight, we're in for nasty weather,

D D C D E7 C

There has ...got to be a way, burning down the house!

[Verse 3]

D C

Here's your ticket, pack your bags, time for jumping overboard,

F D C

()

Transportation is here,

F D C

()

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

F D C F

() ()

Fighting fire with fire! Huh!

[Verse 4]

D D C

All wet, hey, you might need a raincoat,

D D C

Shake - down, dreams walking in broad daylight,

D D C D

Three hundred ...sixty five de - grees,

E7 C

Burning down the house!

[Verse 5]

D C

No visible means of support, and you have not seen nothing yet,

F D C

()

Everything's stuck to - gether,

F D C

()

I don't know what you expect star - ing into that TV set,

F D C

()

Fighting fire with fire! Well, go ahead!

[Break 1]

D D C D D C

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

D D C D E7 C

| / / / / | / / / / | Burning down the house!

[Verse 6]

D D C

My house, it's out of the ordinary,

D D C

That's right, don't want to hurt nobody,

D D C D

Some things sure can ...sweep me off my feet,

E7 C

Burning down the house!

D C

Here's your ticket, pack your bags, time for jumping overboard,

F D C

()

Transportation is here,

F D C

()

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

F D C F

() ()

Fighting fire with fire! Huh!

[Break 2]

D D C D D C

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

D D C D E7 C

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

[Coda]

D D C F D D C F

() ()

||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

D D C F D E7 C

()

| / / / / | / / / / | Burning down the house! :||[x3]

[Verse 7]

D C

It was once upon a place, some - times I listen to myself,

F D C

()

Gonna come in first place,

F D C

()

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

F D C

()

Gonna burst into flame! Go ahead!

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