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Love Building On Fire

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1/39

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 39Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

but I've added the chords for the entirety so you can do what you want with that info.
Intro: (Riff A)
e|--------- -----------3-------3---
B|----7---10---7-------3-------3---
G|7---7---7 ---7---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
D|7-7-7-7-7 -7-7-7-0-------0-------
A|--------- -----------------------
E|--------- -----------------------
(Riff B):
e|- ---- -14---- -- ---- ---- -15---- -- -
B|- ---15-- ---15-- ---- ---15-- ---15-- -
G|14---- -- ---- -14---16---- -- ---- -16-
D|- ---- -- ---- -- ---- ---- -- ---- -- -
A|- ---- -- ---- -- ---- ---- -- ---- -- -
E|- ---- -- ---- -- ---- ---- -- ---- -- -
Bridge melody:
(         F             C                   C     G)     
e|1-0-1---0-----------------0---3---8---7-5-7-3-
B|1-1-1---1-----3-1---------1---3---8---------3-
G|--------------0-0-----------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------
(Riff A)
(muted)
When Dmy loveG  
Stands next to yDour love,G  
I can't Dcompare loveG  
When it's Dnot love.G  
(let chords ring)
It's nDot love.G  
It's nDot love.G  
Which is Dmy face,G  
Which is Da building,G  
 (Riff B) 
Which is on Dfire.G  
On fiDre...G  
When Dmy loveG  
Stands next to Dyour love,G  
I can't dDefine loveG  
When it's Dnot love.G  
It's noDt love.G  
It's nDot love.G  
Which Dis my face,G  
Which is a DbuildingG,
Which is Don fire.G  
(Bridge)
(Riff C)
F  C  C  G
F  C  C  G
D   G
D   G
I've got Dtwo lovesG  
I've got Dtwo lovesG  
And they go Dtweet, tweet, tweet, Gtweet, tweet, like little birds
They're my Dtwo loves...G  
And they go tDweet, tweet, tweet, Gtweet, tweet, like little birds
They're my Dtwo loves...G  
Count them one, Dtwo loves...G  
Which is Dmy faceG  
Which is Da buildingG  
                  D          G(Riff B)
Which is on fire
When Dmy loveG  
Stands next to Dyour love,G  
I can't dDefine loveG  
When it's Dnot love.G  
It's nDot love.G  
It's nDot love.G  
Which iDs my facGe,
Which is Da building,G  
Which is on fD7ire.

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Love Building On Fire

by Talking Heads

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

but I've added the chords for the entirety so you can do what you want with that info.

Intro: (Riff )

e|--------- -----------3-------3---

B|----7---10---7-------3-------3---

G|7---7---7 ---7---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-

D|7-7-7-7-7 -7-7-7-0-------0-------

A|--------- -----------------------

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

(Riff ):

e|- ---- -14---- -- ---- ---- -15---- -- -

B|- ---15-- ---15-- ---- ---15-- ---15-- -

G|14---- -- ---- -14---16---- -- ---- -16-

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

A|- ---- -- ---- -- ---- ---- -- ---- -- -

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

Bridge melody:

F C C G

( )

e|1-0-1---0-----------------0---3---8---7-5-7-3-

B|1-1-1---1-----3-1---------1---3---8---------3-

G|--------------0-0-----------------------------

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

A|----------------------------------------------

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

(Riff )

(muted)

D G

When my love

D G

Stands next to your love,

D G

I can't compare love

D G

When it's not love.

(let chords ring)

D G

It's not love.

D G

It's not love.

D G

Which is my face,

D G

Which is a building,

(Riff )

D G

Which is on fire.

D G

On fire...

D G

When my love

D G

Stands next to your love,

D G

I can't define love

D G

When it's not love.

D G

It's not love.

D G

It's not love.

D G

Which is my face,

D G

Which is a building,

D G

Which is on fire.

(Bridge)

(Riff )

F C C G

D G

I've got two loves

D G

I've got two loves

D G

And they go tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, like little birds

D G

They're my two loves...

D G

And they go tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, like little birds

D G

They're my two loves...

D G

Count them one, two loves...

D G

Which is my face

D G

Which is a building

D G B

(Riff )

Which is on fire

D G

When my love

D G

Stands next to your love,

D G

I can't define love

D G

When it's not love.

D G

It's not love.

D G

It's not love.

D G

Which is my face,

D G

Which is a building,

Which is on fire.

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