Chords for David Byrne - Psycho Killer - Sessions at West 54th Street 10131998.avi
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Jam Along & Learn...
When I looked at the set list for tonight, I was thinking, wow, all the long time David
to see
on some of the solo work that you've left, that you've left,
people, some of the Talking Heads fans, because, you know, you ventured
jumped into the deep end a few times, and I know that I've alienated quite
a few fans.
Talking Heads, the first record I did was pretty much an all Latin record.
of people, that was just going too far.
to see
on some of the solo work that you've left, that you've left,
people, some of the Talking Heads fans, because, you know, you ventured
jumped into the deep end a few times, and I know that I've alienated quite
a few fans.
Talking Heads, the first record I did was pretty much an all Latin record.
of people, that was just going too far.
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_ _ _ When I looked at the set list for tonight, I was thinking, wow, _ all the long time David
Byrne, you know, from Talking Heads forward, fans are going to be really excited to see
all the different stuff.
Do you feel that, you know, _ on some of the solo work that you've left, that you've left,
lost some of those people, some of the Talking Heads fans, because, you know, you ventured
into some other territories and things?
Oh yeah, I've jumped into the deep end a few times, and I know that I've alienated quite
a few fans.
[E] I know that right after Talking Heads, the first record I did was pretty much an all Latin record.
I know for a lot of people, that was just going too far.
Well, and you know, you had The Last Emperor, which was a great foray for you.
I mean, you won an Academy Award doing film music. _
Did you ever feel, though, that, you know, you were kind of bewildered or just, you know,
bothered that _ _ _ _ people didn't follow you down that road more? _ _ _ _
Oh yeah, I mean, _ you would like to have the kind of the_
A lot of artists, myself included, have [N] pretty big egos, and we like to think that no matter
what weirdness we get into, we can drag our audience with us.
_ _ Kicking and screaming.
Come on, you gotta check this out.
It's great, it's great, I promise you it's gonna be great.
It's okay in here, come on in.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, come on, come on, come on, no, I know what it looks _ like, but trust me,
trust [A] me. _ _
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_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ Can't see your face [Em] up to the lights
[A] _ [E] Tense and nervous, can't relax
_ Can't sleep, [Em] let's have fun
[A] _ Don't touch me, [Em] I'm a real-life worm
[F] _ _
Psycho [G] killer, _ viscous [Am] air _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
Grinding [G] in my life
I'm riding along [C] the _ _ way
_ _ [F] I'm riding along the way
Psycho [G] killer, _ viscous [Am] air
Grinding in my life
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ I'm riding along [C] the way _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ You [A] _ _ _ [E] start a conversation, [Em] you can't even finish.
[A] You're talking a lot, [Em] but you're not saying anything.
[A] When I have nothing to say, [Em] I just see you.
[E] Say something once, _ [Em] why say it again?
_ [F] _ Say something [G] _ _ once, [Am] why say _ _ _ it [G] again?
[F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ Say something [G] _ _ [Am] once, _ _ _ _ why [G] _ [F] say it again? _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] Say something once, why say it again? _
_ _ What _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] I _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ put _ [G] tonight, _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ What I [Bm] wear _ [G] tonight, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Realizing my hope,
[G] _ I throw myself to you.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] We are sane and we are [G] blind.
[A] I hate people when they're not [G] polite.
[F] _ _
Cyborg [G] killer, _ kiss [Am] kissy. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ Forever, _ [G] _ I will run [C] _ _
away.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
Cyborg [G] killer, _ kiss [Am] kissy. _
Forever, _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ I will [C] _ _ _
run away.
I will run [F] away. _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Byrne, you know, from Talking Heads forward, fans are going to be really excited to see
all the different stuff.
Do you feel that, you know, _ on some of the solo work that you've left, that you've left,
lost some of those people, some of the Talking Heads fans, because, you know, you ventured
into some other territories and things?
Oh yeah, I've jumped into the deep end a few times, and I know that I've alienated quite
a few fans.
[E] I know that right after Talking Heads, the first record I did was pretty much an all Latin record.
I know for a lot of people, that was just going too far.
Well, and you know, you had The Last Emperor, which was a great foray for you.
I mean, you won an Academy Award doing film music. _
Did you ever feel, though, that, you know, you were kind of bewildered or just, you know,
bothered that _ _ _ _ people didn't follow you down that road more? _ _ _ _
Oh yeah, I mean, _ you would like to have the kind of the_
A lot of artists, myself included, have [N] pretty big egos, and we like to think that no matter
what weirdness we get into, we can drag our audience with us.
_ _ Kicking and screaming.
Come on, you gotta check this out.
It's great, it's great, I promise you it's gonna be great.
It's okay in here, come on in.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, come on, come on, come on, no, I know what it looks _ like, but trust me,
trust [A] me. _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ Can't see your face [Em] up to the lights
[A] _ [E] Tense and nervous, can't relax
_ Can't sleep, [Em] let's have fun
[A] _ Don't touch me, [Em] I'm a real-life worm
[F] _ _
Psycho [G] killer, _ viscous [Am] air _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
Grinding [G] in my life
I'm riding along [C] the _ _ way
_ _ [F] I'm riding along the way
Psycho [G] killer, _ viscous [Am] air
Grinding in my life
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ I'm riding along [C] the way _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ You [A] _ _ _ [E] start a conversation, [Em] you can't even finish.
[A] You're talking a lot, [Em] but you're not saying anything.
[A] When I have nothing to say, [Em] I just see you.
[E] Say something once, _ [Em] why say it again?
_ [F] _ Say something [G] _ _ once, [Am] why say _ _ _ it [G] again?
[F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ Say something [G] _ _ [Am] once, _ _ _ _ why [G] _ [F] say it again? _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] Say something once, why say it again? _
_ _ What _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] I _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ put _ [G] tonight, _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ What I [Bm] wear _ [G] tonight, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Realizing my hope,
[G] _ I throw myself to you.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] We are sane and we are [G] blind.
[A] I hate people when they're not [G] polite.
[F] _ _
Cyborg [G] killer, _ kiss [Am] kissy. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ Forever, _ [G] _ I will run [C] _ _
away.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
Cyborg [G] killer, _ kiss [Am] kissy. _
Forever, _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ I will [C] _ _ _
run away.
I will run [F] away. _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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