Burn The House Down
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Am
Used to keep it cool
Used to be a fool
C D
All about the bounce in my step
Am
Watch it on the news
Whatcha gonna do?
C D
I could hit refresh and forget
Used to keep it cool
( Am C D F )
Am
Should I keep it light?
Stay out of the fight?
C D
No one's gonna listen to me
Am
If I write a song
Preaching what is wrong
C D
Will they let me sing on TV?
Am C
Should I keep it light?
D F
Is that right?
Am
Way up way up we go
C
Been up and down that road
D
Way up way up, oh no
F
We gon' burn the whole house down
Am
Watch me stand in the line
C
You're only serving lies
D
You've got something to hide
F
We gon' burn the whole house down
( Am C D F )
We gon' burn the whole house down
( Am C D )
Am
Used to let it go
Walk into the show
C D
Gawking at the tricks up your sleeve
Am
Too good to be true
But I'm in a room
C D
Full of entertainers and thieves
Am C
Used to let it go
D F
Woah, oh no
(Whoa, oh no)
Am
Way up way up we go
C
Been up and down that road
D
Way up way up, oh no
F
We gon' burn the whole house down
Am
Watch me stand in the line
C
You're only serving lies
D
You've got something to hide
F
We gon' burn the whole house down
( Am C D F )
We gon' burn the whole house down
( Am C D F )
Am
Should I hang my head low?
C
Should I bite my tongue?
D F
Or should I march with every stranger from Twitter to get shit done?
Am
Used to hang my head low
C
Now I hear it loud
D F
Every stranger from Twitter is gonna burn this down
Am
Way up way up we go
C
Been up and down that road
D
Way up way up, oh no
F
We gon' burn the whole house down
Am
Watch me stand in the line
C
You're only serving lies
D
You've got something to hide
F
We gon' burn the whole house down
( Am C D F )
We gon' burn the whole house down
Am C D
We burn it down, we burn it down
F
We gon' burn the whole house down
Final Am C D Am
How to play Burn The House Down
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.