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
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Talking Heads - Take me to the river (with lyrics in description) chords
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[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
2311
A
1231
Em
121
D
1321
G
2131
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
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Let's start jamming Talking Heads - (2003 Remaster) Take Me To The River chords, practice the chord sequence A, E, D, A, Em, E and Em. For best results, commence at 51 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 103. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: E Minor.

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[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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Mabon Hodges and Al Green.

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