Talking Heads, Burning Down the House (1979)
^{Key: :[G] (w: David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth) (BPM: 103) US#6}

VERSE 1:
[G] Watch out, [G] [F] you might get what you're after
[G] Cool [G] babies, [G] [F] strange but not a stranger
[G] I'm [G] an [F] ordinary [G] guy
[A7] Burning down the [F] house

VERSE 2:
[G] Hold tight, [G] [F] wait till the party's over
[G] Hold [G] tight, [G] [F] we're in for nasty weather
[G] There [G] has [F] got to be a [G] way
[A7] Burning down the [F] house

CHORUS 1:
[G] Here's your ticket pack your bag: [F] time for jumpin' overboard
[G] The transportation is [F] here
[G] Close enough but not too far, [F] maybe you know where you are
[G] Fightin' fire with [F] fire

VERSE 3:
[G] All wet, [G] [F] hey you might need a raincoat
[G] Shake [G] down, [G] [F] dreams walking in broad daylight
[G] Three hun-[G]-dred [F] sixty five deg-[G]-rees
[A7] Burning down the [F] house

CHORUS 2:
[G] It was once upon a place, [F] sometimes I listen to myself
[G] Gonna come in first [F] place
[G] People on their way to work, [F] baby what did you expect
[G] Gonna burst into [F] flames

INTERLUDE:
[A7] Burning down the [F] house

VERSE 4:
[G] My house [G] [F] s'out of the ordinary
[G] That's [G] right, [G] [F] don't wanna hurt nobody
[G] Some things sure [G] can [F] sweep me off my [G] feet
[A7] Burning down the [F] house

CHORUS 3:
[G] No visible means of support and [F] you have not seen nothin' yet
[G] Everything's stuck [F] together
[G] I don't know what you expect, [F] staring into the TV set
[G] Fighting fire with [F] fire