CHORDS: Kimberly Perry – Burn The House Down Chords on Piano & Ukulele

These are Burn The House Down chords by Kimberly Perryon Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Bm   D   A   A
Bm   D   A   A

[Verse]
Bm                 D
Leave the pictures in 
the frames on the walls
A
Leave the ghost of you 
and me in the halls
Bm           D         
Leave the TV on in the 
        A
livin’ room

Ah ah ah ah

Bm                D
Let the memories disappear
 in the smoke
A
Deep breath, let ’em 
go even if I choke
Bm              D       
I know I’ll be breathin’
       A
 easy soon

[Chorus]
                  Bm   D 
I’m watchin’ the flaaaame
             A
 do what it does
                Bm   D 
I’m watchin’ a naaaaame 
            A
turn into dust
             Bm        
I’m pourin’ gasoline on
    D
 a king-size mattress
A
Light it up with some
 dive bar matches

Bm             A       
  As hot as it is right 
           D
now-o-o-o-ow
           G
You can’t rise from the ashes
 D                          A
’Til you burn the house down

[Verse]
Bm                     D
  Looks good from the outside 
lookin’ in
A
Felt more like lyin’, 
no livin’ it
Bm7               D
Scared to make a move,
                      A
I’m scared to make a mess
Ah ah ah ah

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Bm7                  D
You can’t stitch up this
 kind of broken heart
A
Open eyes can’t go back
 into the dark
Bm7                  D  
 I can’t live a new life 
                   A
with the same address

[Chorus]
                  Bm7  D 
I’m watchin’ the flaaaame
             A
 do what it does
                Bm   D 
I’m watchin’ a naaaaame 
            A
turn into dust
             Bm7       
I’m pourin’ gasoline on 
    D
a king-size mattress
A
Light it up with some
 dive bar matches

Bm             A       
  As hot as it is right 
           D
now-o-o-o-ow

           G
You can’t rise from the ashes
 D                          Bm
’Til you burn the house down

[Post-Chorus]
   D              
Until you burn the
            A
 house dow-own
Until you burn the
        Bm7
 house down
   D              
Until you burn the
            A
 house dow-own

[Break]
Bm7               Bm
 From the ceilin’ to 
      D
the floor
 A
From the back porch
 to the front door
Bm7                
Little bit stronger,
   D
 little bit older
A
No one tells you 
how to start over

[Chorus]
                  Bm   D 
I’m watchin’ the flaaaame
             A
 do what it does
                Bm   D 
I’m watchin’ a naaaaame 
            A
turn into dust
             Bm        
I’m pourin’ gasoline on
    D
 a king-size mattress
A
Light it up with some
 dive bar matches
Bm             A         D
  As hot as it is right now
           G
You can’t rise from 
the ashes
 D                          A
’Til you burn the house down
Ah ah ah

[Outro]
         G
I can’t rise from the ashes
 D
’Til I burn the house down

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