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

VERSE 1:
[E] Watch out, [E] [D] you might get what you're after
[E] Cool [E] babies, [E] [D] strange but not a stranger
[E] I'm [E] an [D] ordinary [E] guy
[F#7] Burning down the [D] house

VERSE 2:
[E] Hold tight, [E] [D] wait till the party's over
[E] Hold [E] tight, [E] [D] we're in for nasty weather
[E] There [E] has [D] got to be a [E] way
[F#7] Burning down the [D] house

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

VERSE 3:
[E] All wet, [E] [D] hey you might need a raincoat
[E] Shake [E] down, [E] [D] dreams walking in broad daylight
[E] Three hun-[E]-dred [D] sixty five deg-[E]-rees
[F#7] Burning down the [D] house

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

INTERLUDE:
[F#7] Burning down the [D] house

VERSE 4:
[E] My house [E] [D] s'out of the ordinary
[E] That's [E] right, [E] [D] don't wanna hurt nobody
[E] Some things sure [E] can [D] sweep me off my [E] feet
[F#7] Burning down the [D] house

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