Chords for David Byrne - Making Flippy Floppy - Sessions at West 54th Street 10131998
Tempo:
125.45 bpm
Chords used:
G
F
Ab
A
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
[Gb] Get [Em] in line.
[G]
[Abm] [G]
Nothing can come between us.
gets you down.
Nothing's catch-advance-y.
turns you on.
Somebody is waiting in the hallway.
[G]
[Abm] [G]
Nothing can come between us.
gets you down.
Nothing's catch-advance-y.
turns you on.
Somebody is waiting in the hallway.
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A
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_ _ _ _ [Gb] Get [Em] in line.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Nothing can come between us.
_ _ [Ab] _ [G] Nothing gets you down. _ _ _ _ _
Nothing's catch-advance-y.
_ _ [Ab] _ [G] Nothing turns you on. _ _ _ _ _
Somebody is waiting in the hallway.
_ [Ab] _ [G] _
Somebody is falling down the stairs.
_ Set someone free.
Break [Ab] someone's [G] heart. _
Stand up.
And bust out.
Everything is divided.
_ _ [Ab] _ [G] _
Nothing is complete. _ _ _ _ _
Everything looks impressive.
_ _ [Ab] [G] Hey, do not be deceived.
_ _ _ _ You don't have to wait for more instructions.
[Ab] _ [G] _
No one makes a monkey out of me.
_ The love of us.
Being [Ab] there.
[G] _
Rest and relaxation.
_ Rocking to my break.
[F] Snapping to a [Dm] position.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] Conciliation.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
[F] Step out of [G] line. _ _ _ _
[F] End up in jail. _ _ _ _
[F] Bring the [G] doctor.
_ _ I got a hole in [F] my head.
_ _ [A] _ _ _
[F] There's [Dm] people.
_ _ [G] _ _
[F] I'm not afraid.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Doctor, doctor. _ _ _ _
We have nothing in our pockets. We _ continue. _ _ _ _ _
We have nothing left to hold. _ _
Face pressed against the window. _ _ _
Hey, they're just my friends. _ _
Check this out.
Don't be [Ab] so slick.
[G] _
Break our backs.
It goes like this.
We [F] are pulling at eyesight.
_ [G] _ We are pulling [F] at sin.
_ _ [G] And a [F] mama protects [Dm] us.
_ [G] From the cold and the [C] rain. _ _ _ _
Only in no [A] hurry.
_ [G] _ _ _
Shoulder and [F] space.
_ _ [G] _
We [F] sing in the darkness.
_ _ [G] _ And we open [F] our eyes.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] What's that?
_ [A] _ _ Show you how to do [Ab] it.
[G] _
You'll know it [E] later.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [C] _ _ I don't know. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
I can't believe it.
_ Where we going?
People are [Em] strange.
_ [G] _ _
[F] Our breathing is crazy.
[G] _ _ _
We can't [F] understand.
_ _ [C] _ _
_ Resistance is best.
_ [E] _ [G] _ _
_ Directly or [F] fake. _ _ _
_ Violent exceptions.
[A] _ _ [G] _
And then giving [F] away _ [D] _ _ _
paranoia.
We got no real secrets.
_ [G] _ _
Leave [F] what you read.
_ [G] _
We got [F] plastic bodies.
_ [G] _
We got plastic [F] heads.
_ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _
Check [C] it out.
Still don't make no sense. _
[G] _ [F] Making sugar floppy.
_ [G] Trying to do my best.
_ [F] Lock the door.
[C] We kill the [E] beast. Kill it.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Screams [Dm] and big effects.
If [C] you just change your [F] clothes.
If you wear something that _ says something completely different.
_ Then kind of [B] the focus goes down.
And it still has a huge [Dm] impact.
But you can fit it all in a trunk.
[G] You don't have to carry a bunch of trucks.
[Gb] Sounds like vaudeville.
Exactly.
There we go.
There's the show.
We can take it anywhere.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] Get [Em] in line.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Nothing can come between us.
_ _ [Ab] _ [G] Nothing gets you down. _ _ _ _ _
Nothing's catch-advance-y.
_ _ [Ab] _ [G] Nothing turns you on. _ _ _ _ _
Somebody is waiting in the hallway.
_ [Ab] _ [G] _
Somebody is falling down the stairs.
_ Set someone free.
Break [Ab] someone's [G] heart. _
Stand up.
And bust out.
Everything is divided.
_ _ [Ab] _ [G] _
Nothing is complete. _ _ _ _ _
Everything looks impressive.
_ _ [Ab] [G] Hey, do not be deceived.
_ _ _ _ You don't have to wait for more instructions.
[Ab] _ [G] _
No one makes a monkey out of me.
_ The love of us.
Being [Ab] there.
[G] _
Rest and relaxation.
_ Rocking to my break.
[F] Snapping to a [Dm] position.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] Conciliation.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
[F] Step out of [G] line. _ _ _ _
[F] End up in jail. _ _ _ _
[F] Bring the [G] doctor.
_ _ I got a hole in [F] my head.
_ _ [A] _ _ _
[F] There's [Dm] people.
_ _ [G] _ _
[F] I'm not afraid.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Doctor, doctor. _ _ _ _
We have nothing in our pockets. We _ continue. _ _ _ _ _
We have nothing left to hold. _ _
Face pressed against the window. _ _ _
Hey, they're just my friends. _ _
Check this out.
Don't be [Ab] so slick.
[G] _
Break our backs.
It goes like this.
We [F] are pulling at eyesight.
_ [G] _ We are pulling [F] at sin.
_ _ [G] And a [F] mama protects [Dm] us.
_ [G] From the cold and the [C] rain. _ _ _ _
Only in no [A] hurry.
_ [G] _ _ _
Shoulder and [F] space.
_ _ [G] _
We [F] sing in the darkness.
_ _ [G] _ And we open [F] our eyes.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] What's that?
_ [A] _ _ Show you how to do [Ab] it.
[G] _
You'll know it [E] later.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [C] _ _ I don't know. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
I can't believe it.
_ Where we going?
People are [Em] strange.
_ [G] _ _
[F] Our breathing is crazy.
[G] _ _ _
We can't [F] understand.
_ _ [C] _ _
_ Resistance is best.
_ [E] _ [G] _ _
_ Directly or [F] fake. _ _ _
_ Violent exceptions.
[A] _ _ [G] _
And then giving [F] away _ [D] _ _ _
paranoia.
We got no real secrets.
_ [G] _ _
Leave [F] what you read.
_ [G] _
We got [F] plastic bodies.
_ [G] _
We got plastic [F] heads.
_ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _
Check [C] it out.
Still don't make no sense. _
[G] _ [F] Making sugar floppy.
_ [G] Trying to do my best.
_ [F] Lock the door.
[C] We kill the [E] beast. Kill it.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Screams [Dm] and big effects.
If [C] you just change your [F] clothes.
If you wear something that _ says something completely different.
_ Then kind of [B] the focus goes down.
And it still has a huge [Dm] impact.
But you can fit it all in a trunk.
[G] You don't have to carry a bunch of trucks.
[Gb] Sounds like vaudeville.
Exactly.
There we go.
There's the show.
We can take it anywhere.