Take Me To The River Chords by Talking Heads

Tempo:
103.1 bpm
Chords used:

E

G

Em

A

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Talking Heads - Take me to the River 1980 chords
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[F#] I [Em]
[E]
[A] [F#m] [G] [E] [F#m] [Em]
[G] [E]
[D] [A] [F#m] [Em] don't know [E] how I've ever [D] liked [E] all [Em] the [E] changes
[Bm] [A] [E] [G] I took [E] my morning, my second [D] rest
[A] [Em] I haven't [E] seen worth [D] nothing [A] yet
[C] I wanna know, [G] can you tell [A] me I'm high [F#m]
[Em] [E]
enough
Drop me in the [Gm] water, [E] [Em] take [E] me to the [G] [A] river
[E] [G] Put [E] me in the water, [G] [E] wash me down, wash it down
[G] [E]
[F#] [G] [E] I
[D] [A] wanna [G] know, [E] treat me [D] so bad
[A] [B] Think of [Em] all the [E] things we [D] could've [A] had
[E] Love [G] is an [E] ocean, I [D] can't forget
[A] [E] [G] [E] 16, I would [D] never regret
[C] [G]
Drop [A] [Em]
[F#m] [G] [E] me in the [F#m] [G] water, [E] [Em] wash [E] me down, wash it [Gm] [A] down
[E] Take
[B] [G] [E] [C#m]
me, oh, [A] sweet [C#m] 16
[E] Love [A] me, [G] teasing
[Em] Till I can't
[G]
[Em] no [C#] longer
[E] In the [G] river
[C#m] [E] Wash [F#] [Em]
[E] me in the water
[G] [E] [Em] In [E] the [F#] [G] river
Wash [E] me down, wash it [F#] down
[Em] [E] [G]
[F#m] [Em] [E] [Em]
[A] [Em] [E]
[G] [E] [Em] [E]
[G] [A] [F#m] I [G] don't know [E] how I've ever liked [G] [A] all [E] [Em] the [E] changes
I took [G] [A] [E] [Em] my [E] [B]
[G] morning, [A] [E] my second rest
I [D] [F#m] haven't [C] seen worth nothing yet
I wanna know, can [G] you tell me [A] I'm high enough
[Em] Stay in the river
[E] Drop me in the [G] water
[E] In the [G] river
[E] In the [G] water
[E] Wash me down, [G] [E]
wash [G] it [E]
down
I wanna know, treat me so bad
Love is an ocean, I can't forget
16, I would never regret
[N]
Key:  
E
2311
G
2131
Em
121
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
G
2131
Em
121
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Learn the basic chords of Talking Heads - (2003 Remaster) Take Me To The River chords, with this master sequence: G, E, G, A and E. Ease into the song by practicing at 51 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 103 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of E Minor in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] I _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[A] _ _ [F#m] _ [G] _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ [F#m] [Em] don't know [E] how I've ever [D] liked [E] all [Em] the [E] changes _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ [E] [G] I took [E] my morning, my second [D] rest
[A] _ [Em] I haven't [E] seen worth [D] nothing [A] yet
[C] I wanna know, [G] can you tell [A] me I'm high [F#m] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ enough
_ _ _ Drop me in the [Gm] water, [E] _ _ _ [Em] take [E] me to the [G] [A] river
[E] _ _ [G] Put [E] me in the water, [G] [E] wash me down, wash it down
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ [G] _ _ [E] I _
[D] _ [A] _ wanna [G] know, [E] treat me [D] so bad
[A] _ [B] Think of [Em] all the [E] things we [D] could've [A] had
[E] Love [G] is an [E] ocean, I [D] can't forget
[A] _ [E] _ [G] [E] 16, I would [D] never regret
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ Drop [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [G] _ [E] _ _ me in the [F#m] [G] water, [E] _ _ [Em] _ wash [E] me down, wash it [Gm] [A] down
[E] Take _ _ _
_ [B] _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m]
me, _ oh, [A] _ _ sweet [C#m] 16
[E] Love [A] me, _ [G] teasing
_ [Em] Till I can't _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Em] no [C#] longer
[E] In _ _ the [G] river
[C#m] [E] Wash [F#] _ [Em]
[E] me in the water
[G] _ [E] _ _ [Em] In [E] the [F#] [G] river
Wash [E] me down, _ wash it [F#] down
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
[F#m] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[G] _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ [F#m] I [G] don't know [E] how I've ever liked [G] _ [A] all [E] [Em] the [E] changes
I took [G] _ [A] _ _ [E] [Em] my [E] _ _ [B]
[G] morning, _ [A] _ [E] _ my second rest
I [D] [F#m] haven't [C] seen worth nothing yet
I wanna know, can [G] you tell me [A] _ I'm high enough
[Em] Stay in _ _ _ the _ river
[E] Drop _ _ me in the [G] water
_ [E] _ _ _ In the _ [G] river
[E] In _ _ the [G] water
_ [E] _ _ Wash me down, _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ _
wash [G] it [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ down
I wanna know, _ _ treat me so bad
Love is _ _ an ocean, _ I can't forget
16, I would never regret _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Mabon Hodges and Al Green.

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