Chords for Talking Heads - Life During Wartime - 11/4/1980 - Capitol Theatre (Official)
Tempo:
135.35 bpm
Chords used:
A
Am
E
Em
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [A]
[Am]
[A]
[Am]
[A]
[Am] [A]
We're all blind, cold and wet, with barely control.
Heard us on the bridge coming, out by the highway,
this was nobody's fault.
[Am] Smiled and fluttered off in the [A] distance,
getting used to it now.
[Am] Lifted the brownstone up, lifted the kettle up,
and floored [A] the car.
[E] Say no parties, say no history, say no fooling around.
[D] [E] No publicity, no accountability,
I think I've come to the [Em] ground.
[Am] So [A] that's it.
On every possible day, I got three passports,
a [Am] couple of dealers, don't even [A] know my real name.
[Am] I'm on the inside, so do [A] it, everything's ready to roll.
I sleep in the daytime, I work in the night time,
[Am] I might not ever [A] get [D] old.
[E] Say no parties, say no history, say no fooling around.
[Bm] [E]
No publicity, no accountability,
[A]
[Am]
[A]
[Em]
[Am]
[E]
Say no parties, say no history, say no fooling around.
[Bm] [E] No publicity, no accountability,
[Am] What about Houston?
What about Detroit?
What about [A] this RPA?
You're on and on out there, stand by the window,
stop [Am] by this security [D] chair.
[Am]
What's in Boston?
[A] You know, I thought I'd set the world on fire.
But I ain't got no sneakers, no I ain't got no headphones,
ain't got no records to play.
[E] Why stay in college?
Why go to night school?
I'm gonna be different this time.
[Em]
[E] I'd rather hunt, than set no postcards.
Say no parties, say no history, say [A] no fooling [Bm] around.
[E] I got the money, I got the history, say no fooling around.
[Em]
[B] [A] On the ground, you're the home run, I'm the kid in front of the crowd.
We got the goodest, we [Am] got the boners, we know the bad and the loud.
I'm not like the students, [A] I'm not like the housewives,
born in a second [Am] time.
I changed my hairstyle, so many times now,
for the white and [A] the black.
Soon I'll be sugar, I'll feel so tender,
waving a pretty good [Am] jiggy.
Don't get exhausted, [A]
I'll do some fun,
you oughta get you some sleep.
Burn all my notebooks, what's good on notebooks?
I never want my [Am] place to rot.
I'm just a [A] bacon in it, spread it like [C] a [A] furnace,
it keeps me alive.
[Am] Thank
[A]
[C#m]
you.
[N]
[Am]
[A]
[Am]
[A]
[Am] [A]
We're all blind, cold and wet, with barely control.
Heard us on the bridge coming, out by the highway,
this was nobody's fault.
[Am] Smiled and fluttered off in the [A] distance,
getting used to it now.
[Am] Lifted the brownstone up, lifted the kettle up,
and floored [A] the car.
[E] Say no parties, say no history, say no fooling around.
[D] [E] No publicity, no accountability,
I think I've come to the [Em] ground.
[Am] So [A] that's it.
On every possible day, I got three passports,
a [Am] couple of dealers, don't even [A] know my real name.
[Am] I'm on the inside, so do [A] it, everything's ready to roll.
I sleep in the daytime, I work in the night time,
[Am] I might not ever [A] get [D] old.
[E] Say no parties, say no history, say no fooling around.
[Bm] [E]
No publicity, no accountability,
[A]
[Am]
[A]
[Em]
[Am]
[E]
Say no parties, say no history, say no fooling around.
[Bm] [E] No publicity, no accountability,
[Am] What about Houston?
What about Detroit?
What about [A] this RPA?
You're on and on out there, stand by the window,
stop [Am] by this security [D] chair.
[Am]
What's in Boston?
[A] You know, I thought I'd set the world on fire.
But I ain't got no sneakers, no I ain't got no headphones,
ain't got no records to play.
[E] Why stay in college?
Why go to night school?
I'm gonna be different this time.
[Em]
[E] I'd rather hunt, than set no postcards.
Say no parties, say no history, say [A] no fooling [Bm] around.
[E] I got the money, I got the history, say no fooling around.
[Em]
[B] [A] On the ground, you're the home run, I'm the kid in front of the crowd.
We got the goodest, we [Am] got the boners, we know the bad and the loud.
I'm not like the students, [A] I'm not like the housewives,
born in a second [Am] time.
I changed my hairstyle, so many times now,
for the white and [A] the black.
Soon I'll be sugar, I'll feel so tender,
waving a pretty good [Am] jiggy.
Don't get exhausted, [A]
I'll do some fun,
you oughta get you some sleep.
Burn all my notebooks, what's good on notebooks?
I never want my [Am] place to rot.
I'm just a [A] bacon in it, spread it like [C] a [A] furnace,
it keeps me alive.
[Am] Thank
[A]
[C#m]
you.
[N]
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_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ We're all blind, _ cold and wet, _ _ with barely control.
_ _ _ Heard us on the bridge coming, out by the highway,
this was nobody's fault.
_ _ [Am] Smiled and fluttered _ off in the [A] distance,
_ getting used to it now.
_ _ [Am] Lifted the brownstone up, lifted the kettle up,
and floored [A] the car.
_ _ [E] _ Say no parties, say no history, _ say no fooling around.
[D] _ _ [E] _ No publicity, no accountability,
I think I've come to the [Em] ground.
_ [Am] _ _ So [A] that's it.
_ _ _ _ _ On every possible day, _ _ I got three passports,
a [Am] couple of dealers, don't even [A] know my real name.
[Am] _ _ I'm on the inside, so do [A] it, _ everything's ready to roll.
I _ sleep in the daytime, I work in the night time,
[Am] I might not ever [A] get _ [D] old.
[E] _ Say no parties, say no history, _ say no fooling around.
[Bm] _ _ [E] _
No publicity, _ _ _ _ no accountability,
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
Say no parties, say no history, _ say no fooling around.
_ [Bm] _ [E] No publicity, _ no accountability, _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ What about Houston?
What about Detroit? _
What about [A] this RPA? _ _ _
You're on and on out there, stand by the window,
stop [Am] by this security [D] chair.
_ [Am] _ _
What's in Boston?
_ [A] You know, I thought I'd set the world on fire.
But I ain't got no sneakers, no I ain't got no headphones,
ain't got no records to play. _ _ _
[E] Why stay in college?
Why go to night school?
I'm gonna be different this time.
[Em] _ _
[E] _ I'd rather hunt, than set no postcards. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Say no parties, say no history, say [A] no fooling [Bm] around. _
[E] _ I got the money, I got the history, say no fooling around.
[Em] _ _
[B] _ [A] On the ground, _ you're the home run, _ I'm the kid in front of the crowd.
_ We got the goodest, we [Am] got the boners, we know the bad and the loud.
_ _ I'm not like the students, [A] _ I'm not like the housewives,
born in a second [Am] time.
_ _ I changed my hairstyle, so many times now,
_ for the white and [A] the black.
_ _ Soon I'll be sugar, I'll feel so tender,
_ waving a pretty good [Am] jiggy.
_ _ Don't get exhausted, [A] _
I'll do some fun,
_ you oughta get you some sleep.
_ _ _ Burn all my notebooks, what's good on notebooks?
I never want my [Am] place to rot.
_ _ I'm just a [A] bacon in it, spread it like [C] a [A] furnace,
_ it keeps me alive.
_ _ _ _ [Am] Thank _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
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you.
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_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ We're all blind, _ cold and wet, _ _ with barely control.
_ _ _ Heard us on the bridge coming, out by the highway,
this was nobody's fault.
_ _ [Am] Smiled and fluttered _ off in the [A] distance,
_ getting used to it now.
_ _ [Am] Lifted the brownstone up, lifted the kettle up,
and floored [A] the car.
_ _ [E] _ Say no parties, say no history, _ say no fooling around.
[D] _ _ [E] _ No publicity, no accountability,
I think I've come to the [Em] ground.
_ [Am] _ _ So [A] that's it.
_ _ _ _ _ On every possible day, _ _ I got three passports,
a [Am] couple of dealers, don't even [A] know my real name.
[Am] _ _ I'm on the inside, so do [A] it, _ everything's ready to roll.
I _ sleep in the daytime, I work in the night time,
[Am] I might not ever [A] get _ [D] old.
[E] _ Say no parties, say no history, _ say no fooling around.
[Bm] _ _ [E] _
No publicity, _ _ _ _ no accountability,
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
Say no parties, say no history, _ say no fooling around.
_ [Bm] _ [E] No publicity, _ no accountability, _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ What about Houston?
What about Detroit? _
What about [A] this RPA? _ _ _
You're on and on out there, stand by the window,
stop [Am] by this security [D] chair.
_ [Am] _ _
What's in Boston?
_ [A] You know, I thought I'd set the world on fire.
But I ain't got no sneakers, no I ain't got no headphones,
ain't got no records to play. _ _ _
[E] Why stay in college?
Why go to night school?
I'm gonna be different this time.
[Em] _ _
[E] _ I'd rather hunt, than set no postcards. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Say no parties, say no history, say [A] no fooling [Bm] around. _
[E] _ I got the money, I got the history, say no fooling around.
[Em] _ _
[B] _ [A] On the ground, _ you're the home run, _ I'm the kid in front of the crowd.
_ We got the goodest, we [Am] got the boners, we know the bad and the loud.
_ _ I'm not like the students, [A] _ I'm not like the housewives,
born in a second [Am] time.
_ _ I changed my hairstyle, so many times now,
_ for the white and [A] the black.
_ _ Soon I'll be sugar, I'll feel so tender,
_ waving a pretty good [Am] jiggy.
_ _ Don't get exhausted, [A] _
I'll do some fun,
_ you oughta get you some sleep.
_ _ _ Burn all my notebooks, what's good on notebooks?
I never want my [Am] place to rot.
_ _ I'm just a [A] bacon in it, spread it like [C] a [A] furnace,
_ it keeps me alive.
_ _ _ _ [Am] Thank _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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you.
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