Burning Down The House Chords - David Byrne

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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! * Verse 7 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! :||3x ================================================================= * This is the missing verse that David probably meant to sing, instead of repeating Verse 2...

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!