Burning Down The House

    
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Ah____ Watch out  you might get what you’re after
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Cool babies  strange but not a stranger
            F         G
     I’m an ordinary guy
     A                     F
     Burning down the house

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Hold tight  wait till the party’s over
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Hold tight  We’re in for nasty weather
               F           G
     There has got to be a way
     A                     F
     Burning down the house

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Here’s your ticket pack your bag: time for jumpin’ overboard
     G                        F Bb
     The transportation is here
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Close enough but not too far, Maybe you know where you are
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     Fightin’ fire with fire

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All wet  hey you might need a raincoat
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Shakedown  dreams walking in broad daylight
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     Three hun-dred six-ty five de-grees
     A                    F
     Burning down the house

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It was once upon a place sometimes I listen to myself
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     Gonna come in first place
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People on their way to work  baby what did you expect
   G                      F     Bb
     Gonna burst into flames

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My house  s’out of the ordinary
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That’s right  Don’t want to hurt nobody
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Some things sure can sweep me off my feet
A                    F
Burning down the house

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No visible means of support and you have not seen nuthin’ yet
   G                           F Bb
     Everything’s stuck together
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I don’t know what you expect starring into the TV set
   G                    F      Bb
     Fighting fire with fire