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

VERSE 1:
[A] Watch out, [A] [G] you might get what you're after
[A] Cool [A] babies, [A] [G] strange but not a stranger
[A] I'm [A] an [G] ordinary [A] guy
[B7] Burning down the [G] house

VERSE 2:
[A] Hold tight, [A] [G] wait till the party's over
[A] Hold [A] tight, [A] [G] we're in for nasty weather
[A] There [A] has [G] got to be a [A] way
[B7] Burning down the [G] house

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

VERSE 3:
[A] All wet, [A] [G] hey you might need a raincoat
[A] Shake [A] down, [A] [G] dreams walking in broad daylight
[A] Three hun-[A]-dred [G] sixty five deg-[A]-rees
[B7] Burning down the [G] house

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

INTERLUDE:
[B7] Burning down the [G] house

VERSE 4:
[A] My house [A] [G] s'out of the ordinary
[A] That's [A] right, [A] [G] don't wanna hurt nobody
[A] Some things sure [A] can [G] sweep me off my [A] feet
[B7] Burning down the [G] house

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