Chord Booklet

David Byrne

10 songs|30 chords used|Hard

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Chords used

G#7

F/A

G/B

A#m

F#m

F#7

Amaj7

C#m7

Bm7

Cdim

F#m7

G#aug

God Draws Straight

Key: GHard

GAs I left my house, as I wBalked out today

Thought I walkeAmd out my marriage. Thought ICm walked out on grace

As the dawnG it was Ambreaking at thCe end of theD street

I didn't kAmnow what would happen, didn't Cknow what I'd see

I saw twoG transit buses blocked the Broad on our side

Saw a coupAmle of joggers who chancedCm to run by

Saw some sGoldiers come oGmut and they miCxed with thDe crowd

Tears cAmame to my eyes we're justCm walking around

And there'reG so maDny peCople - GEverDybody is hCere!

I saw the Ggirls Dfrom the offCice G

I saw those Dguys from the Cstreet

You might Gthink you are lost, but tBhen you will find

That Emgod CdrawsG straight, butD with crookedG linesC G D

GI saw a matron in white, her face Blifted to heaven

Saw Amnuns on their knees and Cmsome who were weeping

Saw a mGiddle-agedAm man and CgovernmentD clerk

An AmAfromestizo held his Crosary up

I saw nobGody leave, I didn't Bfeel fear or terror

It Amfelt like a movie , like the Cmend of an era

GNobody got Amhurt and nCobodyD died

I'll Amremember this day, I'll Cmremember this time

And there're Gso mDany pCeople - GEveDrybody is Chere!

I saw the Ggirls Dfrom the offCice G

I saw thoseD guys from the Cstreet

You might Gthink you are lost, but Bthen you will find

That Emgod drCaws strGaight, butD with crookedG linCes G D

As I Gturned on my walkman, and Ball I could hear -

Every Amstation was Marcos, he's on Cmevery TV

An aGppliance store Amwindow he fills CeveryD screen

Then theAm TVs went blank and his Cface disappeared

Then the dGarkness it thickened

There was Bno time for choices

AmHalf blind I ran, I was Cmguided by voices

When the Gchoppers tookAm off leaviCng MalacañDang

We knew itAm was over knewCm it was the end

And there'rGe so mDany pCeople - GEverybody isD here! C

I saw the gGirls fDrom thCe office G

I saw those guys froDm the Cstreet

You might Gthink you are lost, but Bthen you will find

That Emgod Cdraws Gstraight, butD with crookedG lines C G

Yea, gEmod Cdraws Gstraight, butD with crookedG lines

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Dirty Old Town

Key: FHard

FGmDm

FGmC

Well, there are Fsixteen people in GmDanny's apartment

FSixteen people are Gmliving in there

FRemember the days of Dmrent control

CGrandpa remembers Bbrock and roll

These days Fwon't last forGmever

These days Fwon't last for lGmong

You know, Fsomebody somewhere Gmowes us a favor

FThat's how things really get Gmdone

In this CWorld of OpportBbunities, it's a CLand of PossBbibilities

FWe wanna Bblive in a Cdirty old Bbtown

FBuilding it Bbup, Ctearing us Bbdown

With our Fhead in the Bbclouds and our fCeet on the Bbground

FWe wanna Bblive - dirty old Ftown Gm Dm

DmDirty old Ftown Gm C

FGmDm

FGmC

Now when the Fladies come from GmKansas

They Fwear their traditional Gmcolors

FToday the fabrics are Dmragged and torn

The Cclothes on their backs is Bball that they own

They say, F"Don't draw attention Gmto yourself

They'll Ftear you apart for a Gmcouple of bucks

FKeep you head down and Dmkeep you nose clean

'Cause Cpeople who're scared do Bbdangerous things"

These days Fcan't last forGmever

These days Fcan't last for Gmlong

You know Fsomeday Gmthings'll get better

FSomehow things'll Gmget done

In thisC World of PossibBbilities, it's theC Land of OpporBbtunities

FWe wanna Bblive in a Cdirty old Bbtown

FBuilding it Bbup, Ctearing us Bbdown

With our Fhead in the Bbclouds and our fCeet on the Bbground

FWe wanna Bblive - dirty old tFown Gm Dm

DmDirty old Ftown Gm C

These days Fshoes are worn only on Gmspecial occasions

FBattles are fought for Gmfam'ly and nations

FMaybe you'll pray, but DmGod isn't home

And there's Cno guarantee that Bbjustice be done

FWe wanna Bblive in a Cdirty old Bbtown

FBuilding it Bbup, Ctearing us Bbdown

With our Fhead in the Bbclouds and our fCeet on the Bbground

FWe wanna Bblive - dirty old Ftown Gm Dm

DmDirty old Ftown Gm C

(Horns play melody)

GmC

(Notes are sung along)

(2x)

FGmDm

FGm

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Burnt By The Sun

Key: EmHard

G#7

EmAtom-smashers in the cCocktail lounge tonight

EmOpera singers in the grCaveyard keeping time

And the EmDJ mixes them Call

And the mEmusic rhymes but it crCawls

And the mEmusic comes from hCydrogen bombs

EmRock bands died when Camateurs won

EmData in a hurry, Cusing the new rubble

EmWipe it up baby, gonna gCet yourself in trouble

We were bBmurnt by the sEmun

Having wBmay too much fAun

SlFeepless dGowntown CoverlAmoad

Does the G#7daylight bring you dB7own?

Instrumental

EmC

EmMoney pours down and it drCowns the little man

EmParking lot attendants stuff their pCockets with their hands

And the chEmildren laugh in your fCace

They can sEmee what you have erCased

When dEmogs make love they don't lCook at themselves

EmChecking out each other by the wCay that they smell

EmRubbing and a'scratching, Citching all the time

EmStop me if I talk too much, Cdo another line

We were bBmurnt by the sEmun

Having wBmay too much fAun

The chFurch of prGivate CenterprAmise

Did the dG#7aylight bring you dB7own?

EmI love salt,C I love sweets

EmI know there's danger but CI fall asleep

The cEmurves, the gasps, the lCove of life

EmHeadlines, gum box, fCaceless paradise

EmLife rafts bobbing at the bCottom of the pier

EmWood burns faster if it's sCoaked in gasoline

EmAll these towns look the same, eCverybody's clean

EmRoll 'em out, cheap and fast, kCiss me when I fall

We were bBmurnt by the sEmun

Having wBmay too much fAun

SlFeepless dGowntown CoverlAmoad

Did I sG#7tay outside too lB7ong?

Instrumental

EmC

EmAlcohol, rCazor-blades

EmAll the clouds are mCiles away

EmTake me down, fCar away

EmEveryone's on hColiday

EmAlcohol, rCazor-blades

EmAll the clouds are mCiles away

EmTake me down, fCar away

EmEveryone's on hColiday

EmAll the clouds are mCiles away

EmEveryone's on hColiday

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I Wanna Dance With Somebody

Key: CHard

AmFGC

Clock strikes upon the hour and the sun begins to fade

GStill enough time to figure out how to Amchase my blues away

FDone alright Gup to now, it's the Clight of day thatF shows me how

And Dmwhen the Gnight falls, loneliness Fcalls

C I wanna dance with somebody

C Feel the heat with somebody

Am Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody

F With somebody who Gloves me

C I wanna dance with somebody

C Feel the heat with somebody

Am Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody

F With somebody who Gloves me C

I've been in love and lost my senses, spinning through the town

GSooner or later, the fever ends and I Amwind up feeling down

FI need a girl Gwho'll take a chance Con a love that burns hot Fenough to last

So wDmhen the nGight falls, my loneliness Fcalls

C I wanna dance with somebody

C Feel the heat with somebody

Am Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody

F With somebody who Gloves me

C I wanna dance with somebody

C Feel the heat with somebody

Am Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody

F With somebody who Gloves me

Somebody oo Somebody oo

G Somebody who loves me

AmSomebody oo Somebody oo

G Somebody who loves me

I need a girl who'll take a chance on a love that burns hot enough to last

So wDmhen the nGight falls, my loneliness Fcalls

D I wanna dance with somebody

D Feel the heat with somebody

Bm Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody

G With somebody who Aloves me

D I wanna dance with somebody

D Feel the heat with somebody

Bm Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody

G With somebody who Aloves me

Instrumental

Post-ChorusD

Don'tcha wanna dance with me baby

DDontcha wanna dance with me baby

BmDon'tcha wanna dance with me baby

G With someAbody who loves me

DDon'tcha wanna dance say you wanna dance, don'tcha wanna dance

BmDon'tcha wanna dance say you wanna dance, don'tcha wanna dance

G With someAbody who loves me

DDon'tcha wanna dance say you wanna dance, don'tcha wanna dance

BmDon'tcha wanna dance say you wanna dance, don'tcha wanna dance

G With someAbody who loves meD

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Everybodys Coming To My House

Key: AmCapo 4Medium

F/A

G/B

Am I wish I was a F/Acamera

Am I wish I was a Dmpostcard

Am I welcome you to F/Amy house

Am You didn't have to Dmgo far

Am A house and a gF/Aarden, there are

Am There's plants and Dmtrees, make a

Am A closer inspF/Aection, if you get

Am Get?down on your kDmnees

Now Ameverybody's coming to myF house

And I'm Gnever gonna ?be aFlone

And Ameverybody's coming to myF house

And they're Gnever gonna go back Fhome

Am I'm pointing and desF/Acribing

Am And I can be your Dmguide

Am The skin is just a F/Aroadmap

Am The view is very Dmnice

Am Imagine looking at a F/Apicture

Am Imagine driving in a DmcarF

Am Imagine rolling down the F/Awindow

G/B Imagine opening the F/Adoor

Am Everybody's cFoming to my house

G Everybody's cFoming to my house

I'm Amnever gonna be alFone

And they're Gnever gonna go back Fhome

AmFGF

Am We're only tourists in this Flife

Only Amtourists but the view is Dmnice

And we're Amnever gonna go back Fhome

No we're Amnever gonna go back Dmhome (all right) Am

Am We're only tourists in this Flife

Only Amtourists but the view is DmnicFe

Now Ameverybody's coming to myF house

And I'm Gnever gonna ?be aFlone

And Ameverybody's coming to myF house

And they're Gnever gonna go back Fhome

Am Everybody's cFoming to my house

G Everybody's cFoming to my house

I'm Amnever gonna be alFone

And I'm Gnever gonna go back Fhome

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Pirates

Key: AHard

A#m

A distaCnt car, a quietCm night

Like A#mstarin' at the CceilingG

MCy sleepy eyes, you Cmsmell so nice

It'sA#m such a funny CfeelingG

AmGot no idea, what Etime it is

AmDelightfully coA#mnfusEing

The Amtrees outside, the A#mmorning light

CArrives, like Epirates on paraCde

CSurprise, it's Epirates on paraCde

A ray of light, between the blinds

I lie there in a stupor

I hear a thud, and then a flush

Guess it must be the neighbors

I blink my eyes, I laugh inside

Imagine what they're saying

I see your shape and through the night

Here come, those pirates on parade

Ahoy, it's pirates on parade

EmThrough the rough and stormy weather

BmOn a search for buried treasure

BThere's an island to explEmore

EmEv'ry wave that whispers softly

Bm"Stay in bed, 'cause it's still early"

BDolphins frolic by the shEmore

And the Cphone never Grings when the Cpirates are GsingiDng

Well there's 16 men on a dead man's chest

In this hallucination

The map we got, x marks the spot

We're following directions

The 7 seas, the balmy breeze

The pleasure of surrender

The end is nigh, the sun is high

It's late, for pirates on parade

Too late, for pirates on parade

Traffic noises down below me

A helicopter circles slowly

Monsters sink into the deep

Mountainous and downy billows

Float among those fluffy pillows

Maybe I'll go back to sleep

And the phone never rings when the pirates are singing

This wicked life

So what's in store behind that velvet curtain?

The night is gone

And the day is here

The stupid sun is shinin'

The moon reflects

Your hair's a mess

It's lovely imperfections

My crew and I

The clear blue skies

Sail on, with pirates on parade

Sail on, you pirates on parade

CYo, EYo, CYo

CYo, EYo, CYo...

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My Love Is You

Key: DHard

F#m

F#7

i like david byrne and i assume you do as well.

this song is pretty east to play. its just basic chords with a few little licks

intermittently. listen for the timing.

D9B7

D7D9F#mB7

B7AB7E

D9Some men desire a B7princess

And D9others lust for a B7temptress

Well D7I don't D9need one of F#mthose B7cause,

B7My lAove B7is yEou

D9Some men replace their B7mamas

And D9some want a young baiB7ana

D7I have D9no use for F#mthose B7cause,

B7My lAove B7is yEou

BmSometimes dear

You F#7tell me I'm an asshole

GSometimes you're an asshole too Em E

BmEven though we're

F#7Filled with imperfections

I Gdon't think any less of you B E

D9I'm primitive and B7selfish

I'm D9childlike and I'm B7helpless

Well, D7I got D9that way beB7cause of

B7My lAove B7for yEou

B7My lAove B7is yEou

there are two main licks in this song.

Lick 1, this is after the first B7:

Lick 2, this is after the E at the end of each stanza:

the chords i use are as follows:

D9B7D7F#mAE

F#7GB

so thats pretty much it. enjoy.

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Like Humans Do

Key: CHard

F#m

Verse 1:

For Cmillions of Dmyears, In Emmillions of Dmhomes

A Cman loved a Dmwoman, A Emchild then was Dmborn

It Clearned how to Ehurt and it Flearned how to Fmcry

C Like Dmhumans Cdo

C I'm bDmreathing Emin

I'm Dmbreathing Cout Dm WEmhoah Dm

C So Dmslip inEmside this Dmfunky hoCuse Dm WEmhoah Dm

AmDishes in the Esink

The AmTV's in reEpair

AmDon't look at the Efloor

AmDon't go up the sEtairs

I'm Amachin' and

I'm Gshakin' and

I'm F#mbreakin'

FLike humans Amdo F#m

I'm Amachin' and

I'm Gshakin' and

I'm F#mbreakin'

FLike humans Amdo F#m

CDmC

VERSO 2 (a mesma coisa que o VERSO 1)

(virada de bateria)

CDm

I'm breathing in

I'm breathing out

So slip inside this funky house

Wiggle while you work

Anybody can

The rain is pourin' in

On a woman and a man

I'm achin' and

I'm shakin' and

I'm breakin'

Like humans do

C I'm Dmbreathing Emin

I'm Dmbreathing Cout Dm Em Dm C

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Everyones In Love With You

Key: DmHard

Amaj7

F#m

C#m7

Bm7

F#7

Cdim

F#m7

G#aug

yo yo yo my peeps, this is an amazing song so you should love it as much as i do. im

sure this is right. the timing is pretty straight forward, but some of the chords might

a little difficult for n00bs. im not tabbing them out so if they arnt blue than look

up elsewhere. it starts by arpeggioing a Dm followed by an E7 . have fun kids!

I Aintroduce you Amaj7to my F#mfriends A

& Athat's the last I Amaj7see of C#m7you C#m7

Bm7All the world's disAcovered F#7my big secret F#7

and Bm7everyone's in Elove with Ayou A

They're fascinated by your smile

They copy all the things you do

I wish that you & I could be together, but

Everyone's in love with you, yeah

Everyone's in love with you

F#m God gives,

Cdim God's wise

The F#mway that she smiles

It should B7be no surprise

F#m7 At work,

G#aug at home

I'm Bm7introduced to so & so

But Eyou're the one they want to know

I'm jealous & a little proud

I want to kill & kiss you too

You belong to everyone who meets you

Everyone's in love with you

God gives, God takes

Don't misunderstand I'm a satisfied man

So sweet, so strange

I guess I'll never understand the things she does to all my friends

I'm jealous & a little proud

I want to kill & kiss you too

You belong to everyone who meets you

Everyone's in love with you

the whole song ends on an A .

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10.

Love for Sale

Key: AHard

ABCBAA

I was Aborn in a house Bwith the Ctelevision alBways Aon

Guess I Fgrew up too fast

And I forGgot my name

We're in Acities at night and Bwe got Ctime on Bour Ahands

So leave the Fdriving to us

And it's the Greal thing

And you're Crolling in the Dblender with Cme

And I can Clove you like a Dcolor TCV

Now Alove is here, D c'mon and Etry it

I got Alove for sale, D got Elove for sale

And now Alove is here, D c'mon and Etry it

Got Alove for sale, D got Elove for sale

You can put your lipstick all over my designer jeans

I'll be a video for you

If you turn my dial

You can cash my check if you go down to the bank

You get two for one

For a limited time

Push my button the toast pops up

Love and money gettin' all mixed up

And now love is here, c'mon and try it

I got love for sale, got love for sale

ABCBAA

Love is here, c'mon and try it

I got love for sale, I got love

Love, love, love, love

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