Talking Heads – Burning Down The House (Ukulele)
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Chords
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Written by: Christopher Frantz / David Byrne / Jerry Harrison / Tina Weymouth
From: "Speaking in Tongues" (1983)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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[Intro] / [Outro]
[ G7 ]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A|----5-----------|----5—-[3]------|
E|--3-------------|--3-------------|
C|5---------------|5---------------|
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[Intro]
G7
Keyboard arpeggio, freely)[Verse]
G F Watch out, you might get what you're after G F Boom babies, strange but not a stranger G F G I'm an ordinary guy A7 F Burning down the house
[Verse]
G F Hold tight, wait till the party's over G F Hold tight, we're in for nasty weather G F G There has got to be a way A7 F Burning down the house
[Middle 8]
G Here's your ticket pack your bag F Bb Time for jumpin' overboard G F Bb The transportation is here G Close enough but not too far, F Bb Maybe you know where you are G F Bb Fightin' fire with fire
[Verse]
G F All wet! Hey you might need a raincoat G F Shakedown! Dreams walking in broad daylight G F G Three hundred sixty-five degrees A7 F Burning down the house
[Middle 8]
G It was once upon a place F Bb Sometimes I listen to myself G F Bb Gonna come in first place G People on their way to work F Bb And baby what did you except G F Bb Gonna burst into flame
[Solo]
| G | F | G | F |
| G | F | G A7 | F |
[Verse]
G F My house is out of the ordinary G F That's right! Don't wanna hurt nobody G F G Some things sure can sweep me off my feet A7 F Burning down the house
[Middle 8]
G No visible means of support F Bb And you have not seen nothin' yet G F Bb Everything's stuck together G And I don't know what you expect F Bb Staring into the TV set G F Bb Fighting fire with fire, aaah
[Outro]
| G | F | G | F |
| G | F | G | F |
| G | F | G | F |
| G | F | G | F |
| G | F Bb | G | F Bb |
| G | F Bb | G | F Bb | (repeat and fade)