Burning Down The House
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
F# B C#m
F# F# F#
C#m Em F#
[Verse 1]
E F#
Watch out, you might get what you're after
E F#
Cool babies, strange but not a stranger
E F# G#
I'm an ordinary guy
E F#
E F#
Hold tight 'til the party's over
E F#
Hold tight, we're in for nasty weather
E F# G#
There has got to be a way
E F#
[Chorus 1]
E F#
Here's your ticket, pack your bags, time for jumping overboard
E
Everything's stuck together
F# E F#
Well, I don't know what you expect, staring into the TV set
E F#
Fighting fire with fire, oh
[Verse 2]
E F#
All wet, hey, you might need a raincoat
E F#
Shakedown, dreams walking in broad daylight
E F# G#
Three hundred sixty five degrees
E
Burning down the house
F# E F#
A E F#
E C F#
[Verse 3]
C# E G F#
Burning down the house
E F#
My house is out of the ordinary
E F#
That's right, I don't want to hurt nobody
E F# G#
Some things sure can sweep me off my feet
E F#
Burning down the house
[Chorus 2]
E F#
It was once upon a place, I would listen to myself
E F#
Gonna come in first place
E F#
Well, people on their way to work out, baby, what did you expect?
E
Gonna burst into flames, go
[Outro]
F# E
F# E C
F# E
F#
G#m E
Burning down the house
F# B E E F# E
F# E F#
G#m E
Burning down the house
F# C
How to play Burning Down The House
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.