Artist: David Byrne Song: Burning down the house Tabbed by: DJ 17th Mar 2014 This is based on a live performance with St.Vincent, David sings it a tone lower than his original Talking Heads versions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GOhipwlWRM CAPO: 3rd fret (Sounds in the key of F) D = xx0232 C = 332010 E7 = 022130 (F) = 133211 ***************************************************************** (Intro riff four times:) e|----------------------|----------------------| B|----------------------|----------------------| G|----------------------|----------------------| D|----------------------|----------------------| A|--0-0--3-3--5-5--0-0--|--0-0--3-3--5-5--0-0--| E|----------------------|----------------------| e|----------------------|----------------------| B|----------------------|----------------------| G|----------------------|----------------------| D|----------------------|------------5-3-------| A|--0-0--3-3--5-5--0-0--|--0-0--3-3-------5-3--| E|----------------------|----------------------| 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... or - din - a - ry guy, burning down the house! 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! 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! 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 E7 C Three hundred... six-ty five de - grees, burning down the house! 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! D D C D D C | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | D D C D E7 C | / / / / | / / / / | Burning down the house! 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 E7 C Some things sure can... sweep me off my feet, burning down the house! 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! D D C D D C | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | D D C D E7 C | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | D D C (F) D D C (F) ||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | D D C (F) D E7 C | / / / / | / / / / | Burning down the house! :||(Three times) **************************************************************************** * This is the verse that David probably meant to sing, instead of repeating a previous verse... 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!
