Burning Down the House Talking Heads
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[Verse 1]
[G] [G] [F]
Ah------, watch out, you might get what you're after,
[G] Cool bab[G]ies, [G] [F] strange, but not a stranger,
[G] I'm [G]an [F]or -di -nar - y gu[G]y, bur[A]ning down the h[F]ouse!
[Verse 2]
[G] Hold tight, [G] [F] wait 'til the party's over,
[G] Hold ti[G]ght, [G] [F] we're in for nasty weather,
[G] There h[G]as g[F]ot to be a w[G]ay, bu[A]rning down the h[F]ouse!
[Verse 3]
He[G]re's your ticket, pack your bags, t[F]ime for jumping overboard,
[Bb] [G] Transportation is h[F]ere,
[Bb] C[G]lose enough, but not too far, ba[F]by, you know where you are,
[Bb] [G] Fighting fire with f[F]ire! [Bb]Huh!
[Verse 4]
[G] All wet, [G] [F] hey, you might need a raincoat,
[G] Shake - do[G]wn, [G] [F] dreams walking in broad daylight,
[G] Three hun - dr[G]ed s[F]ix - ty five de - gr[G]ees, bur[A]ning down the ho[F]use!
[Verse 5]
Uhhh, [G]it was once upon a place, some - t[F]imes I listen to myself,
[Bb] [G] Gonna come in first pl[F]ace,
[Bb] Pe[G]ople on their way to work, b[F]aby, what did you expect?
[Bb] [G] Gonna burst into fl[F]ame! [Bb]Uhh!
[Break 1]
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| [G]/ / / [G]/ | [F]/ / / / | [G] Bur[A]ning down the ho[F]use!
[Verse 6]
[G] My house, [G] [F] 'sout of the ordinary,
[G] That's ri[G]ght, [G] [F] don't want to hurt nobody,
So[G]me things sure c[G]an sw[F]eep me off my f[G]eet, bur[A]ning down the ho[F]use!
[Verse 5]
No vi[G]sible means of support, and y[F]ou have not seen nothing yet,
[Bb] [G] Everything's stuck to - ge[F]ther,
[Bb] [G]I don't know what you expect star - i[F]ng into the TV set,
[Bb] [G] Fighting fire with f[F]ire! Ahhh!
[Break 2]
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[Coda]
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