Chords for David Byrne - "Life During Wartime" [Live from Austin, TX]

Tempo:
131.05 bpm
Chords used:

Am

A

G

E

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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David Byrne - "Life During Wartime" [Live from Austin, TX] chords
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[Am]
[F#]
[F] [Am]
I heard of a vial of iron [A] loaded with weapons packed up and [Am] ready to throw.
Heard of some gravesites out on the highway, that's what nobody knows.
Son of gunfire, off in the distance, I'm getting used to it now.
Lived in a brown snow mountain, lived in a ghetto, I've lived all over the sky.
[E] Sing a party, sing a disco, sing a party [Bm] tonight.
[E] Sing a butt club, or CBG day, I ain't got time for that now.
[Am] A pamphlet message to the receiver, hope for an answer [Em] someday.
[Am] I got three passports, a couple of fees as well, you don't even know my real [D] [Am] name.
[A] High on the [Am] hillside, truck's been loaded, everything's ready to roll.
[A] [Am] Sleep in the daytime, work in the night time, I might not ever get home.
[E] Sing a party, sing a disco, sing a party tonight.
Sing a butt club, or CBG day, I ain't got time for that now.
[Am]
[A]
[G] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[E] Sing a party, sing a disco, sing a party tonight.
No time for dancing, or lovey dovey, I ain't got time for that now.
[A] [Am] Heard about Houston, heard about Detroit, heard about Pittsburgh here.
[D] [Am] You ought to know not to stand by the window, somebody [A] see you up there.
I got [Am] some groceries, some peanut butter, lost a [A] couple of days.
But I [Am] ain't got no speakers and I ain't got no headphones and I ain't got no records to play.
[Em] I stay in [E] college, why go to night school?
Gonna be different this time.
Can't live in a cellar, can't send no postcards, I can't have nothing at all.
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no foolin' [Em] around.
[E] I'd love to hold you and I'd love to kiss you but I ain't got time for that now.
[Am] Double the press, up to the robot, we've been eating with the press.
We got computers, well, we're tapping phone lines, I know that that ain't a lie.
We dress like students, we dress like housewives, all in a suit and a tie.
Changed my hairstyle so many times now, I don't know what I look like.
[A] You make me shiver, [Am]
I feel so tender, we [D] make a pretty [Am] good team.
Don't get exhausted, well, I'll do some driving, [A] you wanna get you some sleep.
[Am] But all my notebooks, they won't help me sleep at night.
My chest is aching and it burns like a furnace, well, the burning keeps me alive.
[A]
[Am] [B] [Am]
[G]
[A] [G] [A]
[G] [Am] [G]
[A] [D] [Am]
I hate the day,
[D] I hate [A] the day, [G] [Am] I
[Gm]
[Am]
[A]
hate the day, I hate the [N] day.
This song my mother used to sing to me when I was little.
Key:  
Am
2311
A
1231
G
2131
E
2311
D
1321
Am
2311
A
1231
G
2131
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To learn David Byrne - (Live) Life During Wartime chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: A, Am, A, Am and D. A strategic approach would be to train at 65 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 131. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of A Minor.

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_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ I heard of a vial of iron [A] loaded with weapons packed up and [Am] ready to throw.
_ _ _ Heard of some gravesites out on the highway, that's what nobody knows.
_ _ Son of gunfire, off in the distance, _ I'm getting used to it now.
_ _ _ Lived in a brown snow mountain, lived in a ghetto, _ I've lived all over the sky.
_ [E] _ _ Sing a party, _ sing a disco, _ sing a party [Bm] tonight.
_ [E] _ Sing a butt club, or CBG day, I ain't got time for that now.
[Am] A pamphlet message to the receiver, _ hope for an answer _ [Em] someday.
[Am] I got three passports, a couple of fees as well, you don't even know my real _ [D] _ [Am] name.
[A] High on the [Am] hillside, truck's been loaded, _ _ everything's ready to roll.
[A] _ _ [Am] _ Sleep in the daytime, _ work in the night time, I might not ever get _ home.
[E] _ Sing a party, _ sing a disco, _ sing a party tonight.
_ _ Sing a butt club, or CBG day, I ain't got time for that now.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [E] _ Sing a party, _ sing a disco, _ sing a party _ tonight.
_ No time for dancing, or lovey dovey, I ain't got time for that now.
[A] _ _ [Am] Heard about Houston, heard about Detroit, heard about Pittsburgh here. _
_ [D] _ [Am] You ought to know not to stand by the window, _ somebody [A] see you up there.
_ _ _ I got [Am] some groceries, some peanut butter, lost a [A] couple of days.
But I [Am] ain't got no speakers and I ain't got no headphones and I ain't got no records to play.
_ [Em] I stay in [E] college, why go to night school?
Gonna be different this time.
_ Can't live in a cellar, can't send no postcards, I can't have nothing at all.
_ _ This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, _ this ain't no foolin' [Em] around.
_ _ [E] _ I'd love to hold you and I'd love to kiss you but I ain't got time for that now.
_ _ [Am] Double the press, up to the robot, _ we've been eating with the press.
_ _ We got computers, well, we're tapping phone lines, I know that that ain't a lie.
_ _ We dress like students, we dress like housewives, all in a suit and a tie.
_ _ _ Changed my hairstyle so many times now, I don't know what I look like.
_ _ [A] You make me shiver, [Am]
I feel so tender, we [D] make a pretty [Am] good team.
_ Don't get exhausted, well, I'll do some driving, [A] you wanna get you some sleep.
_ [Am] But all my notebooks, _ they _ _ won't help me sleep at night.
My chest is aching and it burns like a furnace, well, the burning keeps me alive.
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_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Am] _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
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[A] _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ I hate the day, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] I hate [A] the day, [G] _ [Am] I _ _ _
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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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hate _ the day, I hate the [N] day. _
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This song my mother used to sing to me when I was little. _
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Facts about this song

This track, written by David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison, is part of the album Live From Austin, TX.

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