Chords for Take Me To The River - Talking Heads [Live]
Tempo:
103.5 bpm
Chords used:
E
G
F#
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[G] [E] [G]
[E] [G] [E]
[G] [E]
[G] [F#]
[E] [G] [E]
[G] [E]
[F#]
[E] [G] [E]
[G]
[E] I [A]
don't know [E] why, but I [D] do.
[E] All the trouble you put me [F#] through.
Take my [E] money, my [D] cigarettes.
[E] I haven't seen no worse of it.
Yet I [C] wanna know, can [G] you tell me,
Can you hear [A] me?
[Em]
[G]
[E] [G] Drop [E] me in the water.
[F#]
[E] [G] Put [E] me in the [G] river.
[E] [G] [E] Lay me in the [G] water.
[E] [D] I [F#] [G]
[E] [G]
[F#] [B]
[G]
[D] [F#] [G] don't know why, treat me so bad.
[E] Think of [G] all the things we could [E] have had.
[G] Love is an ocean, I can't [E] forget.
I [G] haven't seen no [E] worse of it.
Yet I [C] wanna know, can you [G] tell [A] me,
I'm a
[Em] slave to the [G] river.
Take [E] me to the river.
Drop [E] me in the [F#m] water.
Drop [E]
me in the river.
[F#m]
Push [E] me in the [F#m] water.
Push [E] [Em]
[C#m] me in the water.
[A]
Squeeze [C#m] me, love [A] me, tease [G] me.
Yet I [Em] can't, yet I can't, I can't take no more.
Take [E] [E] me to the river.
[Em] And I'll [E] be in the [G] water.
[E] [G] And I'll [E] be in the [G] river.
[E] [G] Push [E] me in the water.
[G] [E] [F#m]
[E] [C#m] [G]
[E] [G] [E]
[D]
[E] Don't know why, but I do.
All the changes you put [D] me through.
[E]
Sixteen candles, and I'm out of water.
You're my biggest fool of them all.
I wanna [C] know, can [G] you tell me,
[A] I'm a [Em]
slave to the river.
Take [E] me to the [G] river.
Drop [E] me in the water.
[G] [E]
Drop me in the river.
Push
[G] [E]
[G] [E]
[Bm] [E]
me in the water.
Take me to the [Bm] river.
[E] [G] Push me in the water.
Take me to the river.
[Em] Drop me [E] [G] in the water.
Take me to the river.
[E] [G] Drop [E] me.
[G] [E]
[G] Wash me.
[E]
[Em] [E] Me to the [Bm] river.
[E] [G] [E] Me in the water.
[G] [E] Me to the river.
[G] [E] Me to the river.
[D] Yeah, [E] yeah, yeah.
Me to the water.
[A] [E]
Water.
Thank you.
[F#]
[G] [E] [G]
[E] [G] [E]
[G] [E]
[G] [F#]
[E] [G] [E]
[G] [E]
[F#]
[E] [G] [E]
[G]
[E] I [A]
don't know [E] why, but I [D] do.
[E] All the trouble you put me [F#] through.
Take my [E] money, my [D] cigarettes.
[E] I haven't seen no worse of it.
Yet I [C] wanna know, can [G] you tell me,
Can you hear [A] me?
[Em]
[G]
[E] [G] Drop [E] me in the water.
[F#]
[E] [G] Put [E] me in the [G] river.
[E] [G] [E] Lay me in the [G] water.
[E] [D] I [F#] [G]
[E] [G]
[F#] [B]
[G]
[D] [F#] [G] don't know why, treat me so bad.
[E] Think of [G] all the things we could [E] have had.
[G] Love is an ocean, I can't [E] forget.
I [G] haven't seen no [E] worse of it.
Yet I [C] wanna know, can you [G] tell [A] me,
I'm a
[Em] slave to the [G] river.
Take [E] me to the river.
Drop [E] me in the [F#m] water.
Drop [E]
me in the river.
[F#m]
Push [E] me in the [F#m] water.
Push [E] [Em]
[C#m] me in the water.
[A]
Squeeze [C#m] me, love [A] me, tease [G] me.
Yet I [Em] can't, yet I can't, I can't take no more.
Take [E] [E] me to the river.
[Em] And I'll [E] be in the [G] water.
[E] [G] And I'll [E] be in the [G] river.
[E] [G] Push [E] me in the water.
[G] [E] [F#m]
[E] [C#m] [G]
[E] [G] [E]
[D]
[E] Don't know why, but I do.
All the changes you put [D] me through.
[E]
Sixteen candles, and I'm out of water.
You're my biggest fool of them all.
I wanna [C] know, can [G] you tell me,
[A] I'm a [Em]
slave to the river.
Take [E] me to the [G] river.
Drop [E] me in the water.
[G] [E]
Drop me in the river.
Push
[G] [E]
[G] [E]
[Bm] [E]
me in the water.
Take me to the [Bm] river.
[E] [G] Push me in the water.
Take me to the river.
[Em] Drop me [E] [G] in the water.
Take me to the river.
[E] [G] Drop [E] me.
[G] [E]
[G] Wash me.
[E]
[Em] [E] Me to the [Bm] river.
[E] [G] [E] Me in the water.
[G] [E] Me to the river.
[G] [E] Me to the river.
[D] Yeah, [E] yeah, yeah.
Me to the water.
[A] [E]
Water.
Thank you.
[F#]
Key:
E
G
F#
A
Em
E
G
F#
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ I _ [A] _
_ don't know [E] why, but I [D] do. _
[E] _ All the trouble you put me [F#] through.
_ Take my [E] money, my [D] cigarettes.
[E] _ I haven't seen no worse of it.
Yet I [C] wanna know, can [G] you tell me,
Can you hear [A] me?
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ [G] Drop [E] me in the water.
[F#] _
[E] _ _ [G] Put [E] me in the [G] river. _
[E] _ _ [G] _ [E] Lay me in the [G] water. _
[E] _ _ _ [D] I _ [F#] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F#] [G] don't know why, treat me so bad.
_ [E] Think of [G] all the things we could [E] have had.
_ [G] Love is an ocean, I can't [E] forget.
_ I [G] haven't seen no [E] worse of it.
Yet I [C] wanna know, can you [G] _ tell [A] me,
I'm a _
_ [Em] slave to _ _ _ _ _ the [G] river.
Take [E] me to the river.
Drop [E] me in the [F#m] water.
Drop [E] _ _ _
me in the river.
_ _ _ [F#m]
Push [E] me in the [F#m] water.
Push [E] _ _ [Em] _
_ [C#m] _ me in the water.
_ [A] _ _
Squeeze [C#m] me, love [A] me, tease [G] me.
Yet I [Em] can't, yet I can't, I can't take no more.
Take [E] _ _ [E] me to the river.
[Em] And I'll [E] be in the [G] water.
_ [E] _ _ [G] And I'll [E] be in the [G] river.
_ [E] _ _ [G] Push [E] me in the water.
_ [G] _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ Don't know why, but I do. _
All the changes you put [D] me through.
[E] _
_ Sixteen candles, and I'm out of water.
_ You're my biggest fool of them all.
I wanna [C] know, can [G] you tell me,
[A] I'm a _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ slave to the river.
Take [E] me to the [G] river.
Drop [E] me in the water.
[G] _ [E] _
_ Drop me in the river.
Push _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ me in the water.
Take me to the [Bm] river.
_ [E] _ _ _ [G] Push me in the _ _ _ _ _ water.
Take me to the river.
_ _ _ [Em] Drop me [E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] in the water.
Take me to the river.
_ [E] _ _ [G] Drop [E] me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Wash me.
[E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [E] Me to the [Bm] river.
_ [E] _ _ _ [G] [E] Me in the water.
_ _ _ [G] _ [E] Me to the river. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] Me to the river.
[D] Yeah, [E] yeah, yeah.
Me to the water.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ Water. _ _ _
_ _ Thank you.
_ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ I _ [A] _
_ don't know [E] why, but I [D] do. _
[E] _ All the trouble you put me [F#] through.
_ Take my [E] money, my [D] cigarettes.
[E] _ I haven't seen no worse of it.
Yet I [C] wanna know, can [G] you tell me,
Can you hear [A] me?
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ [G] Drop [E] me in the water.
[F#] _
[E] _ _ [G] Put [E] me in the [G] river. _
[E] _ _ [G] _ [E] Lay me in the [G] water. _
[E] _ _ _ [D] I _ [F#] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F#] [G] don't know why, treat me so bad.
_ [E] Think of [G] all the things we could [E] have had.
_ [G] Love is an ocean, I can't [E] forget.
_ I [G] haven't seen no [E] worse of it.
Yet I [C] wanna know, can you [G] _ tell [A] me,
I'm a _
_ [Em] slave to _ _ _ _ _ the [G] river.
Take [E] me to the river.
Drop [E] me in the [F#m] water.
Drop [E] _ _ _
me in the river.
_ _ _ [F#m]
Push [E] me in the [F#m] water.
Push [E] _ _ [Em] _
_ [C#m] _ me in the water.
_ [A] _ _
Squeeze [C#m] me, love [A] me, tease [G] me.
Yet I [Em] can't, yet I can't, I can't take no more.
Take [E] _ _ [E] me to the river.
[Em] And I'll [E] be in the [G] water.
_ [E] _ _ [G] And I'll [E] be in the [G] river.
_ [E] _ _ [G] Push [E] me in the water.
_ [G] _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ Don't know why, but I do. _
All the changes you put [D] me through.
[E] _
_ Sixteen candles, and I'm out of water.
_ You're my biggest fool of them all.
I wanna [C] know, can [G] you tell me,
[A] I'm a _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ slave to the river.
Take [E] me to the [G] river.
Drop [E] me in the water.
[G] _ [E] _
_ Drop me in the river.
Push _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ me in the water.
Take me to the [Bm] river.
_ [E] _ _ _ [G] Push me in the _ _ _ _ _ water.
Take me to the river.
_ _ _ [Em] Drop me [E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] in the water.
Take me to the river.
_ [E] _ _ [G] Drop [E] me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Wash me.
[E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [E] Me to the [Bm] river.
_ [E] _ _ _ [G] [E] Me in the water.
_ _ _ [G] _ [E] Me to the river. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] Me to the river.
[D] Yeah, [E] yeah, yeah.
Me to the water.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ Water. _ _ _
_ _ Thank you.
_ _ [F#] _