Burning Down The House Chords by Talking Heads

Tempo:
109.8 bpm
Chords used:

G

F

Bb

A

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [Gm]
I'm happy to be alive
I'm happy to be alive
[Dm]
[G]
Ha!
[Dm] [G] Watch out
[F] [C] You might get what [G] you're after Ooh baby
[F] [Eb] Strange but not [G] a stranger
[F] [Bb] Ordinary
But [G] [A]
it's not [F] the
Old [G] type
[F] Wait till the [G] party's over Old type
[F] We're in [E] for a [G] nasty weather
[F] [Bb] But to be honest
[G] [A]
[F] [G] It's your ticket back or [F] back
Stop or jump [Bb] and overboard
[G] Best location is [F] here
[Gm] [G] No soon nothing but to [F] fly
Baby you [Bb] know where you [G] are
[F] [G] Ha!
Oh yeah
[F] Hey you might need a [G] labor
Check it out
[F] Beats walking in broad [G] daylight
[F] 365 [G] degrees [A] Ha!
[F] We're in for a nasty weather
[G] It was once a bonding [F] place
Sometimes a new circle [Bb] of [G] life
Gonna come in
[F] [Bb] [G] Feel better
[F] Work shit better
Than you'd [Gm] expect
[G] Gonna bust it [Dm] [F] Hey!
Go like [G] this
Boom boom boom [F] boom
[G] Boom boom boom [F] boom
Turning [G]
[F] [G] [A]
[F] down the [G] lights
My heart [F] was beating
Time out of my [G] head
Back, back
[F] No one heard
[G] My dead sound fix
[F] Sweet milk [G] coffee
[A] I ain't got
[Dm] [G] No reason for me
To support [F] that you have
Not seen a [Bb] thing
[G]
Everything's so [F] forgettable
[Bb] [G] I watch you expect
[F] Stabbing and killing my [Bb] baby [G] Ha!
[F] [G]
[F] [G]
[F] [G]
[F] [G] [A]
[F] [G]
[F] [G]
[F] [G]
[F] [G] [A]
[F] [G]
[F] [G]
[F] [G]
[F] [G] [A]
[F] [G]
[F] [G]
[F] [G]
[F] [G] [A]
[F] [N]
Key:  
G
2131
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
A
1231
Dm
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
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Learn the basic chords of Talking Heads - (2023 Remaster, Live) Burning Down The House chords, with this master sequence: A, F, G, F, G and A. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 54 BPM before aiming for the song's 110 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of F Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ I'm happy to be alive _ _
_ _ I'm happy to be alive _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Ha!
[Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ Watch out
[F] [C] You might get what [G] you're after Ooh baby
[F] [Eb] Strange but not [G] a stranger _ _
_ [F] _ [Bb] Ordinary
But [G] _ _ [A]
it's not [F] the
Old _ _ [G] _ _ _ type
[F] Wait till the [G] party's over Old type
[F] We're in [E] for a [G] nasty weather _ _
_ [F] [Bb] But to be honest
[G] _ _ [A] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] It's your ticket back or [F] back
Stop or jump [Bb] and overboard
[G] Best location is [F] here
_ [Gm] _ [G] No soon nothing but to [F] fly
Baby you [Bb] know where you [G] are _
_ [F] _ _ [G] Ha!
_ Oh yeah
[F] Hey you might need a [G] labor
Check it out
[F] Beats walking in broad [G] daylight _ _
_ [F] 365 _ [G] degrees [A] Ha!
_ [F] _ We're in for a nasty weather
[G] It was once a bonding [F] place
Sometimes a new circle [Bb] of [G] life
Gonna come in
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _ Feel better
[F] Work shit better
Than you'd [Gm] expect
[G] Gonna bust it [Dm] [F] Hey!
Go like [G] this
Boom boom boom [F] boom
_ _ [G] Boom boom boom [F] boom
_ Turning [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
[F] down the _ _ [G] lights
My heart [F] was beating
Time out of my [G] head
Back, back
[F] _ No one heard
[G] My dead sound fix
[F] Sweet _ milk [G] coffee
[A] I ain't got
[Dm] _ _ [G] No reason for me
To support [F] that you have
Not seen a [Bb] thing
[G] _
Everything's so [F] forgettable
_ [Bb] _ [G] I watch you expect
[F] Stabbing and killing my [Bb] baby [G] Ha! _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
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_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
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_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
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_ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [F] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
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Facts about this song

It's Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth, David Byrne and Chris Frantz who authored this song.

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