Talking Heads - Burning Down the House: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Burning Down the House" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
G F Watch out, you might get what you're after G F Cool babies, strange but not a stranger G F G I'm an ordinary guy A7 F Burning down the house Hold tight, wait till the party's over Hold tight, we're in for nasty weather There has got to be a way Burning down the house G Here's your ticket, pack your bag, F it's time for jumping overboard G F The transportation is here Close enough but not too far, maybe you know where you are Fighting fire with fire, ah! All wet, here, you might need a raincoat Shake-down, dreams walking in broad daylight Three hundred sixty-five degrees Burning down the house It was once upon a place, sometimes I listen to myself Gonna come in first place People on their way to work say, “Baby, what did you expect?” Gonna burst into flame, ah My house is out of the ordinary That’s right, don't wanna hurt nobody Some things sure can sweep me off my feet Burning down the house No visible means of support and you have not seen nothing, yet Everything's stuck together I don't know what you expect staring into the TV set Fighting fire with fire, ah You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA7  F  G  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Burning Down the House" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Burning Down the House" by Talking Heads.