Talking Heads - Burning Down The House
Verse
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Watch out, you might get what you're after
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Cool babies, strange but not a stranger
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I'm an ordinary guy
[A7] [F]
Burning down the house
Verse
[G] [G] [F]
Hold tight, wait till the party's over
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Hold tight, we're in for nasty weather
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There has got to be a way
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Burning down the house
Chorus
[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
Verse
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All wet, hey you might need a raincoat
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Shakedown, dreams walking in broad daylight
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Three hundred sixty five degrees
[A7] [F]
Burning down the house
Chorus
[G] [F]
It was once upon a place, sometimes I listen to myself
[G] [F]
Gonna come in first place
[G] [F]
People on their way to work, baby what did you expect
[G] [F]
Gonna burst into flame
Interlude
[A7] [F]
Burning down the house
Verse
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My house s'out of the ordinary
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That's right, don't wanna hurt nobody
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Some things sure can sweep me off my feet
[A7] [F]
Burning down the house
Chorus
[G] [F]
No visible means of support and you have not seen nothin' yet
[G] [F]
Everything's stuck together
[G] [F]
I don't know what you expect, staring into the TV set
[G] [F]
Fighting fire with fire
