Chords for Talking Heads - Girlfriend Is Better (Live 1984)

Tempo:
126.1 bpm
Chords used:

D

Dm

E

F

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Talking Heads - Girlfriend Is Better (Live 1984) chords
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[Em] [D]
Who [E]
[F] [D]
took the money?
Who took the money away?
It's always showtime here at the [A] edge of the [C] stage.
[D] And I, I, I wake up and wonder what was the place, [G] what was the [D] name?
We want to wait but here we go again.
Takes over slowly but still [E] lasts very [F]
long.
[D] No need to worry, everything's under control.
Not routine but real hard feelings.
What do you know, take it away.
We'll be in time, okay.
[Dm]
I've got a gun that's better than that.
She has the smoke in her eyes.
She's moving up and throwing it right through my heart.
She's gonna give [E] me some fire.
[Dm] Better than this, know that it's [Dm] right.
I [A] think you can [E] if you like.
[Dm] I've got a gun and we're posing [C] and [Dm] [D] nothing is better than [A] that.
Is it?
[D] Down, down in the basement, we hear the sound [E] of [F] machines.
[D] And I'm driving in circles, talking to my senses [E] sometimes.
[F]
[D] What, what, what, what started over happened, was lost, everything's clear.
I don't care how [E] it [Dm]
seems.
Somebody calls you but you cannot hear.
[A] Closer to be [G]
[Dm] fun, only when I'm done.
That's [C] all that it takes.
Maybe that's [F#] all that we need.
[Dm] All that it takes.
All that it takes.
All that [D] it takes, all that it [F] takes.
[Dm] I've got a gun, friend, that's better than that.
She [A] knows whatever she likes.
[D] Thanks, girls. What?
[Dm]
[D]
[Dm]
[C]
[Dm] Now [E] everyone's getting involved.
[D]
[Dm] As we get older and stop [C] making sense, [Dm] [D] you will find her waiting [Dm] long.
Stop making sense, stop making sense, stop making sense, making sense.
I've got a gun, friend, that's better than that.
And nothing is better than this.
Oh, is [D] it?
[A]
[D]
[Gm]
[D]
[F]
[D]
[G] [C]
[D]
[G#]
Key:  
D
1321
Dm
2311
E
2311
F
134211111
A
1231
D
1321
Dm
2311
E
2311
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To jam and learn Talking Heads - (2023 Remaster, Live) Girlfriend Is Better chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: D, Dm and D. Kick off your practice at a gentle 63 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 126 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of D Minor in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
Who _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ took the money?
Who took the money away?
_ _ _ _ _ _ It's always showtime here at the [A] edge of the [C] stage.
_ [D] And I, I, I wake up and wonder what was the place, [G] what was the [D] name?
We want to wait but here we go _ _ _ again.
_ _ _ _ _ Takes over slowly but still [E] lasts very _ [F]
long.
[D] _ _ No _ need to worry, _ _ everything's under control. _
_ Not routine but real hard feelings.
What do you know, take it away.
_ We'll be in time, _ _ _ _ _ okay.
_ [Dm] _
_ _ I've got a gun that's better than that.
She has the smoke in her eyes.
_ _ She's moving up and throwing it right through my heart.
_ She's gonna give [E] me some fire.
_ [Dm] _ Better than this, _ know that it's [Dm] right.
I [A] think you can [E] if you like. _
_ [Dm] _ I've got a gun and we're posing [C] and _ [Dm] _ [D] nothing is better than [A] that.
Is it?
[D] _ Down, _ _ down in the basement, _ we hear the sound [E] of [F] machines.
_ [D] And I'm _ _ driving in circles, talking to my senses [E] sometimes.
[F] _
_ [D] What, what, what, what started over happened, was lost, _ everything's clear.
_ I don't care how _ _ _ _ _ [E] it [Dm]
seems.
_ Somebody calls you but you cannot hear.
_ [A] Closer to be _ [G] _
_ [Dm] fun, only when I'm done.
That's [C] all that it takes.
Maybe that's [F#] all that we need.
_ [Dm] _ All that it takes.
All that it takes.
All that [D] it takes, all that it [F] takes.
_ [Dm] _ I've got a gun, friend, that's better than that.
_ She [A] knows whatever she likes. _
[D] Thanks, girls. What? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Dm] Now [E] everyone's getting involved.
[D] _
_ [Dm] _ As we get older and stop [C] making sense, [Dm] _ [D] you will find her waiting [Dm] long. _
_ _ Stop making sense, stop making sense, stop making sense, making sense. _
_ _ I've got a gun, friend, that's better than that.
And nothing is better than this.
Oh, is [D] it? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _

Facts about this song

It's Jerry Harrison, Chris Frantz, David Byrne and Tina Weymouth who authored this song.

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