Chords for Talking Heads - Take me to the river (with lyrics in description)
Tempo:
102.8 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
Em
D
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[F#] [Em] [F#] [E] [F#] [Em]
[E] [A] [E] [A]
[Em]
[E] [Em]
I [E]
[D] [A] don't [Em] know [E] why, loving like [D] I [A] do, [E] [Em] all the [E] changes we put [D] in [A] you.
[E] [G] Take my [E] money, my [D] cigarettes, [A] [Em] I haven't seen [E] the worst [D] of it [A] yet.
[C] Oh, and you, [G] can you tell [A] me I'm [D] out of [G] control?
Take [E] me to the river, [A] [E]
drop me in the [Gm] water.
[E] Take me to the [A] river, [E]
dip me in the [A] water.
[E] Wash it down, wash it down.
[Em]
I [E]
[D] [A] [Em] don't know [E] why, she treats me so [D] bad.
[A] [Em] Think of all the [E] things we could [D] have [A] had.
[E] Love is an ocean that I can't [D] [A] forget.
[E] [G] I'm [E] sixteen, I would [D] never regret.
I [C] wanna know, can [G] you tell me [A] I'm
[Em]
out of control?
[F#m] [A] Drop [E] me in the [F#m] [A] water, [E] push me to the [Em] [A] river.
[E]
[F#] [G] [E] [C#m]
Take me, hold [A] me, squeeze [C#m] me, love [A] me, tease [G] me.
Till I [Em] can't, till I can't, I can't take no
[C#m] [E]
more.
Drop me in the river, [G] [C#m] [E] [F#]
[Em] [E] [G] [E] dip
[Em] [E] me in [A] the river.
Wash [E] it down, wash it down.
[Em] [E]
[Em] [A] [E] [Em]
[G] [A] [Em]
[E]
[G] [A] [Em] I don't know [E] why, loving like [D] I do, [A] [E] [Em] all the [E] troubles we put [D] in [A] you.
[E] Sixteen candles, they're [D] on my [A] wall.
[E] And am I the biggest fool of [D] them [A] all?
[C] I wanna know,
[G] tell me [A] am I [F#m]
[Em] strange?
[E] Drop me in the [Em] water, [E]
dip me in the [A] river.
[E]
[Em] Wash [E] it down, wash it down.
[Em] [E] [A] [E]
[A] [G] [A] [E]
[D]
[A] [E]
[F#] [Em] [F#] [E] [F#] [Em]
[E] [A] [E] [A]
[Em]
[E] [Em]
I [E]
[D] [A] don't [Em] know [E] why, loving like [D] I [A] do, [E] [Em] all the [E] changes we put [D] in [A] you.
[E] [G] Take my [E] money, my [D] cigarettes, [A] [Em] I haven't seen [E] the worst [D] of it [A] yet.
[C] Oh, and you, [G] can you tell [A] me I'm [D] out of [G] control?
Take [E] me to the river, [A] [E]
drop me in the [Gm] water.
[E] Take me to the [A] river, [E]
dip me in the [A] water.
[E] Wash it down, wash it down.
[Em]
I [E]
[D] [A] [Em] don't know [E] why, she treats me so [D] bad.
[A] [Em] Think of all the [E] things we could [D] have [A] had.
[E] Love is an ocean that I can't [D] [A] forget.
[E] [G] I'm [E] sixteen, I would [D] never regret.
I [C] wanna know, can [G] you tell me [A] I'm
[Em]
out of control?
[F#m] [A] Drop [E] me in the [F#m] [A] water, [E] push me to the [Em] [A] river.
[E]
[F#] [G] [E] [C#m]
Take me, hold [A] me, squeeze [C#m] me, love [A] me, tease [G] me.
Till I [Em] can't, till I can't, I can't take no
[C#m] [E]
more.
Drop me in the river, [G] [C#m] [E] [F#]
[Em] [E] [G] [E] dip
[Em] [E] me in [A] the river.
Wash [E] it down, wash it down.
[Em] [E]
[Em] [A] [E] [Em]
[G] [A] [Em]
[E]
[G] [A] [Em] I don't know [E] why, loving like [D] I do, [A] [E] [Em] all the [E] troubles we put [D] in [A] you.
[E] Sixteen candles, they're [D] on my [A] wall.
[E] And am I the biggest fool of [D] them [A] all?
[C] I wanna know,
[G] tell me [A] am I [F#m]
[Em] strange?
[E] Drop me in the [Em] water, [E]
dip me in the [A] river.
[E]
[Em] Wash [E] it down, wash it down.
[Em] [E] [A] [E]
[A] [G] [A] [E]
[D]
[A] [E]
Key:
E
A
Em
D
G
E
A
Em
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ [Em] _ [F#] _ [E] _ [F#] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
I _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ don't [Em] know [E] why, loving like [D] I [A] do, _ [E] [Em] all the [E] changes we put [D] in [A] you.
[E] [G] Take my [E] money, my [D] cigarettes, [A] _ [Em] I haven't seen [E] the worst [D] of it [A] yet.
[C] Oh, and you, _ [G] can you tell [A] me I'm [D] out of [G] control?
_ Take _ _ [E] me to the river, [A] _ [E] _ _ _
drop me in the [Gm] water.
[E] _ Take me to the [A] river, _ [E] _ _
dip me in the [A] water.
[E] Wash it down, _ wash it down.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ [Em] don't know [E] why, she treats me so [D] bad.
[A] _ [Em] Think of all the [E] things we could [D] have [A] had.
[E] Love is an ocean that I can't [D] [A] forget.
_ [E] [G] I'm [E] sixteen, I would [D] never regret.
I [C] wanna know, can [G] you _ tell me [A] I'm _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
out of control?
[F#m] _ [A] Drop [E] _ _ me in the [F#m] [A] water, _ [E] _ _ push me to the [Em] [A] river.
[E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ [C#m]
Take me, _ hold [A] me, _ squeeze [C#m] me, _ love [A] me, tease [G] me.
Till I [Em] can't, till I can't, I can't take no _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [E] _ _ _
_ more.
Drop me in the river, [G] _ [C#m] _ [E] _ [F#] _
[Em] _ [E] _ _ _ [G] [E] dip _ _
[Em] _ [E] me in [A] the river.
Wash [E] it down, wash it down.
[Em] _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [G] _ [A] _ [Em] I don't know [E] why, loving like [D] I do, [A] _ _ [E] [Em] all the [E] troubles we put [D] in [A] you.
[E] Sixteen candles, they're [D] on my [A] wall.
[E] And am I the biggest fool of [D] them [A] all?
[C] I wanna know, _ _
[G] _ tell me [A] am I [F#m]
[Em] strange? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ Drop me in the [Em] water, _ [E] _ _ _
dip me in the [A] river.
[E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] Wash [E] it down, wash it down.
_ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ [Em] _ [F#] _ [E] _ [F#] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
I _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ don't [Em] know [E] why, loving like [D] I [A] do, _ [E] [Em] all the [E] changes we put [D] in [A] you.
[E] [G] Take my [E] money, my [D] cigarettes, [A] _ [Em] I haven't seen [E] the worst [D] of it [A] yet.
[C] Oh, and you, _ [G] can you tell [A] me I'm [D] out of [G] control?
_ Take _ _ [E] me to the river, [A] _ [E] _ _ _
drop me in the [Gm] water.
[E] _ Take me to the [A] river, _ [E] _ _
dip me in the [A] water.
[E] Wash it down, _ wash it down.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ [Em] don't know [E] why, she treats me so [D] bad.
[A] _ [Em] Think of all the [E] things we could [D] have [A] had.
[E] Love is an ocean that I can't [D] [A] forget.
_ [E] [G] I'm [E] sixteen, I would [D] never regret.
I [C] wanna know, can [G] you _ tell me [A] I'm _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
out of control?
[F#m] _ [A] Drop [E] _ _ me in the [F#m] [A] water, _ [E] _ _ push me to the [Em] [A] river.
[E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ [C#m]
Take me, _ hold [A] me, _ squeeze [C#m] me, _ love [A] me, tease [G] me.
Till I [Em] can't, till I can't, I can't take no _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [E] _ _ _
_ more.
Drop me in the river, [G] _ [C#m] _ [E] _ [F#] _
[Em] _ [E] _ _ _ [G] [E] dip _ _
[Em] _ [E] me in [A] the river.
Wash [E] it down, wash it down.
[Em] _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [G] _ [A] _ [Em] I don't know [E] why, loving like [D] I do, [A] _ _ [E] [Em] all the [E] troubles we put [D] in [A] you.
[E] Sixteen candles, they're [D] on my [A] wall.
[E] And am I the biggest fool of [D] them [A] all?
[C] I wanna know, _ _
[G] _ tell me [A] am I [F#m]
[Em] strange? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ Drop me in the [Em] water, _ [E] _ _ _
dip me in the [A] river.
[E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] Wash [E] it down, wash it down.
_ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _