Chords for Talking Heads - Cities (Live 1983 - HD)

Tempo:
130.2 bpm
Chords used:

Em

Bm

D

F#m

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Talking Heads - Cities (Live 1983 - HD) chords
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[D]
I think of London, this small city, dark, dark in the daytime.
People sleep, sleep in the daytime.
If they want to, if they want [C#] to, I'm checking them out, I'm checking them [D] out.
I've got it figured out, I've got it figured out.
[G] We got good boys, some [B] bad [F] boys.
It all works out.
You know I'm a little [F#m] freaked out.
Land a city, [Em] buy [Bm] myself a city to live in.
[A#]
[Bm] [E] Help [F#m] me!
Land a city, [Em] buy myself a city [Bm] to live in.
Woo!
[Em] [D] Down El Paso way, things get a little spread out.
People got no idea where in the world they are.
They go up north, come back south, y'all.
People got no idea where in the [A] world [C#] they are.
I'm checking them out, I'm checking them [D] out.
I've got it figured out, I've got it figured [G] out.
We got [F#m] good [F]
boys, some bad boys.
It all works out.
You know I'm a little [F#m] freaked out.
Land a city, [Em] buy myself a city [Bm] to live in.
[F#m] Help me!
Land a city, [Em] buy myself a [D] city to live in.
Woo!
[G] [C] [D]
[Gm]
[D]
[G] [C#] I'm checking them out, I'm checking them [D] out.
I've got it figured out, I've got it [G] figured out.
We got [A#]
good [G] boys, [Em] some bad [F] boys.
It all works out.
You know [Dm] I'm a little [A] freaked out.
Land a city, [Em] buy myself a city [Bm] to live [Em] in.
[Bm]
Woo!
I [F#m] will land a city, [Em] buy myself a city [Bm] to live in.
Woo!
[D] Do I forget to mention, forget to mention Memphis?
Home of Elvis, the [Cm] ancient Greek.
[D] Do I smell?
I smell home cooking.
It's only the river, it's only [C#] the river.
I'm checking them out, I'm checking them [D] out.
I've got it figured out, [G] I've got it figured out.
We [G#] got
[G] [F] It all works out.
You know I'm a little [F#m] freaked out.
Land a city, [Em] buy myself a city [Bm] to live in.
Woo!
I [F#m] will land a city, [Em] buy myself a city [Bm] to live in.
[Em] [F#m] Woo!
Land a city, [Em] buy myself a city [Bm] to live in.
Woo!
[F#m] Land a city, [Em] buy myself a city [Bm] to live [A] in.
Ha!
Help me!
Buy my city, [Em] buy my soul, my city, if you [Bm] like it
[E] [Bm] [N]
Key:  
Em
121
Bm
13421112
D
1321
F#m
123111112
G
2131
Em
121
Bm
13421112
D
1321
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To start learning Talking Heads - (2023 Remaster, Live) Cities chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Bm, Em, Bm, F#m, Em, G, C# and D. Kick off your practice at a gentle 65 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 130 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of D Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I think of London, _ this small city, _ dark, dark in the daytime.
_ People sleep, sleep in the daytime.
_ If they want to, if they want [C#] to, I'm checking them out, I'm checking them [D] out.
I've got it figured out, I've got it figured out.
[G] We got _ good boys, some [B] bad [F] boys.
It all works out.
You know I'm a little [F#m] freaked out.
Land a city, [Em] buy [Bm] myself a city to live in.
[A#] _
[Bm] _ _ _ [E] Help [F#m] me!
Land a city, [Em] buy myself a city [Bm] to live in.
Woo!
_ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ Down El Paso way, things get a little spread out.
People got no idea where in the world they are.
They go up north, come back south, y'all.
People got no idea where in the [A] world [C#] they are.
I'm checking them out, I'm checking them [D] out.
I've got it figured out, I've got it figured [G] out.
We got _ _ _ _ [F#m] good [F] _ _
boys, some bad boys.
It all works out.
You know I'm a little [F#m] freaked out.
Land a city, [Em] buy myself a city [Bm] to live _ in.
_ _ [F#m] Help me!
Land a city, [Em] buy myself a [D] city to live in.
Woo! _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C#] _ I'm checking them out, I'm checking them [D] out.
I've got it figured out, I've got it [G] figured out.
We got _ [A#]
good [G] boys, [Em] some bad [F] boys.
It all works out.
You know [Dm] I'm a little [A] freaked out.
Land a city, [Em] buy myself a city [Bm] to live [Em] in.
[Bm]
Woo!
_ _ I [F#m] will land a city, [Em] buy myself a city [Bm] to live in.
Woo!
_ _ _ _ [D] Do I forget to mention, forget to mention Memphis?
_ Home of Elvis, the [Cm] ancient Greek.
[D] _ Do I smell?
I smell home cooking.
It's only the river, it's only [C#] the river.
_ I'm checking them out, I'm checking them [D] out.
I've got it figured out, [G] I've got it figured out.
We [G#] got_
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ It all works out.
You know I'm a little [F#m] freaked out.
Land a city, [Em] buy myself a city [Bm] to live in.
Woo!
_ I [F#m] will land a city, [Em] buy myself a city [Bm] to live in.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [F#m] Woo!
Land a city, [Em] buy myself a city [Bm] to live in.
Woo!
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ Land a city, [Em] buy myself a city [Bm] to live [A] in.
Ha!
_ _ Help me!
Buy my city, [Em] buy my soul, my city, if you [Bm] like it
[E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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