TAKE ME TO THE RIVER ~ TALKING HEADS ~ (Lyrics) Chords

Tempo:
102.85 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

Em

G

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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TAKE ME TO THE RIVER ~ TALKING HEADS  ~ (Lyrics) chords
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[E] [Em]
[E] [F#]
[G] [E] [A] [E]
[Em]
[E] [Em]
[F#] [Em] [E] I [D] [A] [Em] don't know why [E]
I love it like I [D] do [A] [E] [Em] All the [E] changes in me
[D] [A] Take [E] [E] my money, my [D] cigarettes [A] [E] I [Em] haven't [E] seen [D] worse stuff
And [A] yet I [C] wanna know Can [G] you tell me [A] I'm [F#m] high [Em]
[E] [A] enough
[E] Take me to the water [A] [E] Take me to the [C#] river
[E]
In the [G] water, [E]
don't you die
[G] [E]
[D] [A] [G] Don't [E] treat [D] me so bad [A] [Em] Think of all the things [E]
we could've [D] had
[A] [E] Love is an ocean that I can't [D] [A] forget [E] Sweet [G] [E] sixteen, I would [D] never regret
[C] I wanna know, [G] can you tell me [A] I'm [F#m]
[Em]
high enough
[F#m] [G] [E] Take me to the [A] water [E] Push me to [F#] the [E] [A] river
[E] And dip me in [F#] the [G] water
I'll [E] be [G] down [C#m] with you, [A] all day Sweet [C#m] 16, [A] love me, kiss [G] me
Till I [Em] can, till I can, I can't get no
[C#m] [E]
To the [G] river, [E]
[Em] [E] to the river
[G] [E]
You can't live [A] without a [E] whiskey shot
[Em] Won't you drink with me
[A] [E] [Em] [E]
[G] [A] [Em]
I [D] [A] [G] [E] don't know why I love it like I [D] do [A] [E] All the changes in me
[D] [A] [E]
Where am [D] I, [A] am [E] I the biggest fool [D] in the world
[C] I wanna know, can [G] you tell me [A] [F#m] I'm high enough
[Em] Take [E] me to the [Em] water [E]
[Em] [E] Take me to the [G] river
[A] [E]
In the [Em] water, don't [E] you die Don't treat me [Em] so [E]
bad
[A] [G] [E] [A] [E]
Think of all the things [F#] we [E] could've
[D]
[A] [E] had
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
G
2131
D
1321
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
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To learn Talking Heads - (2003 Remaster) Take Me To The River chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: D, A, E, D, E, E, Em and E. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 51 BPM before aiming for the song's 103 BPM. With an eye on the song's key E Minor, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _
[G] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ [Em] _ [E] I _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [Em] don't know why [E]
I love it like I [D] do [A] _ [E] [Em] All the [E] changes in me
[D] _ [A] Take [E] [E] my money, my [D] cigarettes [A] _ [E] I [Em] haven't [E] seen _ [D] worse stuff
And [A] yet I [C] wanna know Can [G] you tell me [A] I'm [F#m] high _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [A] enough
_ [E] _ Take me to the water [A] _ [E] _ Take me to the [C#] river
_ [E] _
In _ the [G] water, [E] _ _ _
don't you die
_ [G] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ [G] Don't [E] treat _ [D] me so bad [A] _ [Em] Think of all the things [E]
we could've [D] had
[A] _ [E] Love is an ocean that I can't [D] [A] forget [E] Sweet [G] [E] sixteen, I would [D] never regret
[C] I wanna _ know, [G] can you tell me [A] I'm _ [F#m] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
high enough
[F#m] _ [G] _ [E] _ _ Take me to the [A] water [E] _ Push me to [F#] the [E] [A] river
[E] And dip me in [F#] the [G] water
I'll [E] be [G] down [C#m] with you, [A] all day _ Sweet [C#m] 16, [A] love me, _ kiss [G] me
_ Till I [Em] can, till I can, I can't get no
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [E] _ _
_ To the [G] river, [E] _ _ _
_ [Em] [E] to the river
[G] _ [E] _ _
_ You can't live [A] without a [E] whiskey shot
[Em] Won't you drink with me _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [Em] _ [E] _ _
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [G] [E] don't know why I love it like I [D] do [A] _ _ [E] All the changes in me
[D] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
Where am [D] I, [A] am [E] _ I the biggest fool [D] in the world
[C] I wanna know, can [G] you tell me [A] _ [F#m] I'm high enough
[Em] _ Take _ _ _ [E] me to the [Em] water [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] Take _ me to the [G] river
[A] _ [E] _ _ _
In the [Em] water, don't [E] you die Don't treat me [Em] so _ [E] _ _ _
_ bad _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [G] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ Think of all _ _ _ _ the _ _ _ things [F#] we [E] could've _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ had _ _

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This song was authored by Mabon Hodges and Al Green.

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