WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Talking Heads - Burning Down The House Chords | Ver. 2
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[Verse 1]
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Ah------, watch out, you might get what you're after,
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Cool babies, strange, but not a stranger,
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I'm an or -di -nar - y guy, burning down the house!
[Verse 2]
G G F
Hold tight, wait 'til the party's over,
G G G F
Hold tight, we're in for nasty weather,
G G F G A F
There has got to be a way, burning down the house!
[Verse 3]
G F
Here's your ticket, pack your bags, time for jumping overboard,
Bb G F
Transportation is here,
Bb G F
Close enough, but not too far, baby, you know where you are,
Bb G F Bb
Fighting fire with fire! Huh!
[Verse 4]
G G F
All wet, hey, you might need a raincoat,
G G G F
Shake - down, dreams walking in broad daylight,
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Three hun - dred six - ty five de - grees, burning down the house!
[Verse 5]
G F
Uhhh, it was once upon a place, some - times I listen to myself,
Bb G F
Gonna come in first place,
Bb G F
People on their way to work, baby, what did you expect?
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Gonna burst into flame! Uhh!
[Break 1]
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[Verse 6]
G G F
My house, 'sout of the ordinary,
G G G F
That's right, don't want to hurt nobody,
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Some things sure can sweep me off my feet, burning down the house!
[Verse 5]
G F
No visible means of support, and you have not seen nothing yet,
Bb G F
Everything's stuck to - gether,
Bb G F
I don't know what you expect star - ing into the TV set,
Bb G F
Fighting fire with fire! Ahhh!
[Break 2]
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[Coda]
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