------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE - Talking Heads ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Ben Aitken Email: ben.j.aitken@gmail.com Tuning: Standard Speaking in Tongues Stop Making Sense G |x x x 7 8 7| |3 2 0 0 0 3| F |x x x 5 6 5| |1 x 3 2 1 1| A |x x x 10 9 10| |x 0 2 2 2 0| ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||---------------------------------|-------------------------5-3-----| ||-0-0-3-0-5-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-0-0-3-0-|-0-0-3-0-5-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-----5-3-| ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------5-3-----| |-0-0-3-0-5-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-0-0-3-0-|-0-0-3-0-5-0-0-0-3-0-3-0-----5-3-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------5-3-----| |-0-0-3-0-5-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-0-0-3-0-|-0-0-3-0-5-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-----5-3-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|-------------------------5-3-----|| |-0-0-3-0-5-0-0-0-3-0-3-0-5-0-0-0-|-3-0-3-0-5-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-----5-3-|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |G / | / / |F / | Watch out you might get what you're after |G / | / /|F / | Cool babies strange but not a stranger |G / | / / |F / | I'm an ordinary |G / |A |F / | guy, Burning down the house Hold tight, wait till the party's over Hold tight, we're in for nasty weather There has got to be a way Burning down the house |G | |F | | Here's your ticket pack your bag, time for jumpin' overboard |G | |F | | The transportation is here |G | |F | | Close enough but not too far, Maybe you know where you are |G | |F | | Fightin' fire with fire All wet hey you might need a raincoat Shakedown dreams walking in broad daylight Three hundred sixty five degrees Burning down the house It was once upon a place sometimes I listen to myself Gonna come in first place People on their way to work baby what did you except Gonna burst into flame My house is out of the ordinary That's right, don't want to hurt nobody Some things sure can sweep me off my feet Burning down the house No visible means of support and you have not seen nothing yet Everything's stuck together I don't know what you expect staring into your TV set Fighting fire with fire ===============================================================================