Chords for Bonnie Raitt - Burnin' Down The House - Tonight Show 1-23-1996

Tempo:
100.8 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Gb

Bb

Eb

Abm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bonnie Raitt - Burnin' Down The House - Tonight Show 1-23-1996 chords
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[N] My next guest is an eight-time Grammy winner and was recently nominated for yet another one.
She's now here performing from, uh, performing a song from her new CD, Road Tested.
I love a gal who's been road tested.
Please welcome the one, the only, Bonnie Raitt.
[Ab]
[Ab]
[Abm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab]
Watch out
[Gb] You might get what you're after
Cool babies
[Gb] We're strange but not a [Ab] stranger
[Gb] [Ab]
[Gb] [Ebm] [Ab]
Hold tight
[Gb] Wait till this party's [Ab] over Hold tight
[Gb] Cause we're barbying for some [Ab] nasty weather
There [Gb] had to be [Ab] a way
[Bb] When you're burning [Gb] down
[Ab] Here's your ticket, pack your [Gb] bags
Time for jumping overboard
[Ab]
Transportation [Gb] is here
Close [Ab]
enough that I'm not too
[Gb] Let you wonderin' where you [Ab] are
Fire, fire [Gb] with fire
[Abm]
[Gb] Girl, I need [Ab]
you
[Gb] [Ab]
Burning [Gb] down the house
[Ab] Peace, oh well
[Gb] Hey, you might need [Ab] a raincoat Shake down
[Gb] My dreams of walking in
[Ab]
365 [Gb] [Ab]
degrees
And we're [Gb] burning down the house
[Bb] [Ab]
[Gb] [Ab]
[Gb] [Ab]
[Gb] [Ab]
[Bb] [Gb] [Ab] My house
[Gb] Of the [Ab] ordinary
That's right
[Gb] I don't really mean
[Ab]
Something [Gb] should sweep me off [Ab] my feet
When I'm burning [Gb] down the [Ab] house
My house
[Gb] [Ab]
[Gb] [Ab] Of the ordinary
[Gb] [Ab]
[Gb] [Ab]
[Gb] [Eb] [Ab]
[Gb] [Eb] [Ab]
[Gb] [Ab]
[Bb] [Gb]
[N] Bonnie Raitt!
Oh, that was great Thank you!
Thank you, darling
Look, honey, I'm with Bonnie [D] Raitt Hi, Nick
Right on, right over here
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Gb
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Bb
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Eb
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Abm
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Ab
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Gb
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Bb
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Bonnie Raitt - (Live) Burning Down The House chords, practice playing Gb, Ab and Gb in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 50 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 101. With the song's key of Eb Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ [N] _ My next guest is an eight-time Grammy winner and was recently nominated for yet another one.
She's now here performing from, uh, performing a song from her new CD, Road Tested.
I love a gal who's been road tested.
Please welcome the one, the only, Bonnie Raitt.
_ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
Watch out
[Gb] You might get what you're after
Cool babies
[Gb] We're strange but not a [Ab] stranger _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _
Hold tight
[Gb] Wait till this party's [Ab] over Hold tight
[Gb] Cause we're barbying for some [Ab] nasty weather _
There [Gb] had to be [Ab] a way
[Bb] When you're burning [Gb] down
_ _ [Ab] _ Here's your ticket, pack your [Gb] bags
Time for jumping overboard
[Ab] _
Transportation [Gb] is here
Close [Ab] _
enough that I'm not too
[Gb] Let you wonderin' where you [Ab] are
Fire, fire [Gb] with fire
[Abm] _ _ _
_ [Gb] Girl, I need _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
you
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
Burning [Gb] down the house
[Ab] Peace, oh well
[Gb] _ Hey, you might need [Ab] a raincoat Shake down
[Gb] My dreams of walking in
[Ab] _ _
365 _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
degrees
And we're [Gb] burning down the house
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] My house
[Gb] Of the [Ab] ordinary
That's right
[Gb] I don't really mean
_ [Ab] _
Something [Gb] should sweep me off [Ab] my feet
When I'm burning [Gb] down the _ [Ab] house
My house
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ Of the ordinary
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] Bonnie Raitt!
_ Oh, that was great Thank you!
Thank you, darling
_ Look, honey, I'm with Bonnie [D] Raitt Hi, Nick
Right on, right over here _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth, David Byrne and Chris Frantz.

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