Chords for The B-52's - Lava (1979) {Vinyl Rip}

Tempo:
144.6 bpm
Chords used:

E

D

Dm

B

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The B-52's  - Lava (1979) {Vinyl Rip} chords
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[Ab]
[E] [D]
[E] [D]
[E] [D]
[E]
[B] [E] [D]
[E]
Arrarrgh!!!
My [D] heart's heart heartin like a lav jus'.
I'mmaa adn alone~!
My heart is a-Breakin like a tiger [E] [D]
jaaaaaAAAaa-
Weeeeee cracking soooo- ideasatever!
I'm a mountain body fire.
[E] [D]
A burning bright.
Turn on your lava.
Lava.
Turn on your lava [Dm] light.
Oh, [E] volcano.
[Dm] [B] [F] Oh.
[D]
[E] [D] Oh.
[F] [D]
[F] Don't [E] stop.
[D] [F] [E]
[Dm] Let it [B] keep on appearing.
[E]
[D]
[B] [D]
[E] [D]
[E] Hot lava.
[B] [E] [D]
[E] Hot lava.
[B]
Oh.
[D] Maybe as high as the highest volcano.
But the altitude is way too high.
Well, it gets so cold when you look at me that way.
I just want to have a hot lava.
Lava me away.
My love mountain.
My love the fronting.
Like a red hot volcano.
[G] [Dm] [E]
[D] Volcano.
[E] [D] Oh.
[Dm] [E]
[Dm] [Abm] [F] [Bm]
Lava.
Lava.
[F] Lava. Lava.
[E]
[Dm] [Bm] My [F] [E] love the lava [D] palm.
Knee you in [B] the head.
Knock you in the head.
Kick you in the leg.
Hot lava.
[E]
[D]
[B] Sun laps.
[D] Oh, what a lovely view.
Oh, my God, it's a moth or rat.
Oh, my body's gonna make a lava from a moth.
[E]
[D]
He's freaking funny.
[E]
Red hot [D]
lava.
Red hot lava.
[E] [D]
Burrito.
[E] [D]
Let it blow like pump air.
Herculean.
[E] [D]
[G] Let [Dm] it sit down.
Let [E]
[D] [E] [Dm] [E] your [Dm] lava love [B] blow.
[F] Turn the [D] stove.
[E] [F] [E]
[Dm] [Bm] [Dm] [E]
[Dm] [D] [B] Keep it burning.
Keep it burning here at home.
[E]
[D] I'm gonna jump in a club.
See [Db] you later.
[E] [D]
[E] Hot lava.
[D]
[E] [D]
[E] Hot lava.
[D]
[E] [D]
[E]
[D]
[E] Yeah.
[A]
Key:  
E
2311
D
1321
Dm
2311
B
12341112
F
134211111
E
2311
D
1321
Dm
2311
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Learn the basic chords of The B-52S - Lava chords, with this master sequence: E, D and E. Set your pace at 72 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 145. With Bb Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Arrarrgh!!!
My [D] heart's heart heartin like a lav jus'.
I'mmaa adn _ alone~!
My _ _ _ _ _ _ _ heart is a-Breakin like a tiger [E] _ [D] _ _ _
jaaaaaAAAaa-
_ Weeeeee cracking soooo- _ ideasatever!
_ I'm a mountain body fire.
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
A burning bright.
Turn on your lava.
Lava.
Turn on your lava [Dm] light. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, [E] volcano.
[Dm] _ [B] _ [F] Oh.
_ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] _ [D] Oh.
[F] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [F] Don't _ [E] stop.
[D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _
[Dm] Let it [B] keep on _ appearing. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] Hot lava. _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [E] Hot lava.
_ [B] _
_ _ _ _ Oh.
[D] Maybe as high as the highest volcano. _ _
_ _ _ But the altitude _ is _ way too high. _
_ _ _ Well, it gets so cold when you look at me that _ way.
_ _ _ I just want to have a hot lava.
Lava me away. _
_ _ _ _ My love mountain.
_ My love the fronting.
Like a red hot volcano. _ _
[G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [E] _
[D] Volcano.
_ [E] [D] Oh.
[Dm] _ _ _ [E] _
[Dm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bm] _ _
Lava.
Lava.
[F] Lava. Lava.
[E] _
[Dm] _ [Bm] My _ [F] _ [E] love the lava [D] palm.
Knee you in [B] the head.
Knock you in the head.
Kick you in the leg.
Hot lava.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] Sun laps.
[D] Oh, what a lovely view.
Oh, my God, it's a moth or rat.
_ _ Oh, my body's gonna make a lava from a moth.
[E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
He's freaking funny.
_ [E] _ _ _ _
Red hot _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ lava.
Red hot lava.
[E] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ Burrito. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
_ Let it blow like pump air.
_ _ Herculean.
[E] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] Let [Dm] it sit down.
Let _ _ _ _ [E] _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [E] your [Dm] lava love [B] blow.
[F] Turn the [D] stove. _
_ _ [E] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [E] _
[Dm] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [E] _
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ Keep it burning.
Keep it burning _ here at home. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D] I'm gonna jump in a club. _ _
See [Db] you later.
[E] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] Hot lava.
[D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [E] Hot lava.
[D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ Yeah. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, Ricky Wilson, Fred Schneider and Cindy Wilson.

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