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
[C7] 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
[C7] 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
[C7] 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:
[C7] 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
[C7] 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