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Date: Wed, 19 Jul 1995 17:58:57 -0600
From: jtb@xmission.com (J.T. Broderick)
Subject: CRD Burning House Of Love by X


Burning House of Love
by John Doe and Exene Cervenka
"Ain't Love Grand", Elektra, 1985
"Live At The Whiskey A Go Go On The Fabulous Sunset Strip", Elektra, 1988
"Unclogged", Infidelity Records, 1995



 E (022100@1)               ADrive (x02220@1)by my house late at night
         E (022100@1)                  DYou (xx0232@1)can see from the freeway above
E (022100@1)                   CNo (x32010@1)silhouette but the light left on
A (x02220@1)     G (320003@1)       EBurnin' (022100@1)there for love
Burnin' there for love

E (022100@1)             ASmoke (x02220@1)is risin' from the back, 
E (022100@1)                DComin' (xx0232@1)out my back door
E (022100@1)        CI'm (x32010@1)inside sound asleep
A (x02220@1)       G (320003@1)    ECigarette (022100@1)on the floor
Burnin' there for love
Burnin' there for love

(chorus)
A (x02220@1)         DI (xx0232@1)can still remember
A (x02220@1)         G (320003@1)   E (022100@1)A couple of years ago
E (022100@1)      A (x02220@1)             DWhen (xx0232@1)the smoke and flame from our name
      A (x02220@1)     G (320003@1)      E (022100@1)Was a burnin' house of love
  A (x02220@1)     G (320003@1)      EA (022100@1)burnin' house of love
A burnin' house of love (repeats a couple of times)

(solo break)

(repeat chorus)
E (022100@1)                      AWell (x02220@1)the rusty nail over our front door
E (022100@1)                            DIs (xx0232@1)where I hung our tears in a ring 
E (022100@1)                            CI (x32010@1)threw that horsehoe into the weeds
A (x02220@1)         G (320003@1)      ETo (022100@1)see what luck can bring
To see what luck can bring

E (022100@1)                        ANow (x02220@1)you're in your bed and I'm in mine
E (022100@1)               DOn (xx0232@1)either side of town
E (022100@1)             CI (x32010@1)think I might take a ride
A (x02220@1)           G (320003@1)        EAnd (022100@1)burn your love house down
         A (x02220@1)     G (320003@1)      E(Like (022100@1)a) Burnin' house of love
         Burnin' house of love  (repeats)

(repeat chorus)

--Justin T. Broderick
  SLC, Utah
  jtb@xmission.com