Burning Down the House Chords by Talking Heads

Tempo:
103.05 bpm
Chords used:

G

F

Bb

Gm

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Burning Down the House chords
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[Dm]
[Gm]
[Dm] [Gm]
[D] [G]
[Dm] You might get [G]
what's cool, baby.
[F] [G]
Finger [F] [G]
[A] burning down [F] the house.
[G]
Hold [F] tight.
[G] Wait till [F] the [G]
pot's full [F] tight.
[G]
[F] [G] One, two, three, four, five.
[A] Burning [F] down the house.
[G]
Here's a treat to pack [F] your bags.
Apple [Bb] juice and bubble [G] gum.
[F] Resultation is idiot.
[Bb]
[G] Once in love but not [Bb] too far.
Baby, you know where you are.
[G] Playing fire [F] with fire.
[Bb] [G]
Ah, oh, wait.
[F] You [G] might be hungry.
Shake down.
[F] Keep walking [G] in broken lines.
Three, four, [F] five, six, yeah.
Five, [G] two, three.
[A] Burning [F] down the house.
[G]
[Fm] Sometimes I listen [Bb] to [G] myself.
[Fm] [Bb]
[G] People on the way don't [F] care what [Bb] you [G] expect.
[Fm] [Bb] [Ab]
[Bb] Burning [F] [C] [G]
[Db] [G]
[F] [G]
[A] [Bb] down the house.
[G]
I'm [F] a [G] harder man.
[F] [G]
[Dm] [G]
[A] [F] [G]
No means of [F] support and you [Bb] have nothing to [G] fear.
Everything's stuck [F] together.
[Bb]
[G] [F] You're [Bb] lucky we [Gm] said.
I'm [Cm] a [F] fire.
[Gm] [Fm]
[Gm] [Bb]
[D]
[B] [Fm] [G]
[F] [G]
[F]
[G] [F] [G]
[Dm] [G]
[F] [G]
[F] [Gm]
[G] [F] [Bb]
[G] [F] [Gm]
[F] [Bb] [Gm]
[Fm] [Bb]
[Gm] [F] [Gm]
Key:  
G
2131
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
Fm
123111111
G
2131
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
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To jam and learn Talking Heads - Burning Down The House chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Bb, G, F and G. A good strategy is to initiate at 51 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 103 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of D Minor.

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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Dm] You might get [G] _
what's cool, baby.
[F] _ _ _ _ [G]
Finger _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ burning down [F] the house.
_ [G] _ _
_ Hold [F] tight.
[G] Wait till [F] the [G]
pot's full [F] tight.
_ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ [G] One, two, three, four, five.
[A] Burning [F] down the house.
_ _ [G]
Here's a treat to pack [F] your bags.
Apple [Bb] juice and bubble [G] gum.
_ [F] Resultation is idiot.
_ [Bb] _
[G] Once in love but not [Bb] too far.
Baby, you know where you are.
[G] Playing fire [F] with fire.
_ [Bb] _ [G]
Ah, oh, wait.
[F] _ You [G] might be hungry.
_ Shake down.
[F] _ Keep walking [G] in broken lines.
Three, four, [F] five, six, yeah.
Five, [G] two, three.
[A] Burning [F] down the house.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ [Fm] Sometimes I listen [Bb] to [G] myself.
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
[G] People on the way don't [F] care what [Bb] you [G] expect.
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _
[Bb] Burning _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ [Bb] down the house.
_ _ [G] _
_ I'm [F] _ a [G] harder man.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _
No means of [F] support and you [Bb] have nothing to [G] fear.
_ Everything's stuck [F] together.
_ [Bb] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ You're [Bb] lucky we [Gm] said.
I'm _ [Cm] a [F] fire.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
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Facts about this song

This song is part of Speaking in Tongues album.