The Big Country Chords by Talking Heads

Tempo:
111.05 bpm
Chords used:

F

G

C

D

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Big Country chords
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[G] [C] [D]
[F] [G]
[C] [D]
[F] [G]
[C] [D]
[F] [G]
[C] [D]
[F] [G]
[C] I see [D] the ships,
[F] I remember thumbnaps.
[G]
[C] I see the [D] shoreline, [F] I see the white [G]
cast [C] of [D] baseball diamonds.
[F] Nice weather down there, [G]
[C] I [D] see the schools [F] and the houses where the kids [G]
are.
[C] Places [D] to park,
[F] other factories and [G]
buildings, [C] restaurants [D] and bars [F] for later in the [G] evening.
[Am] Then we come to the farmlands [F] and the undeveloped [G] areas.
[Am] And I have learned [F] how these things work [G] together.
[Am] I see the parkway [F] that passes through them [G] all.
[Am] And I have [F] learned how to look at these [G] things and I [Bb] say,
I [F] wouldn't live there if you [Eb] paid me.
[Bb] [A] I [F] wouldn't live there if [Eb] I had a nursery.
[Bb] [F] I wouldn't do the [G] things [Eb] that those people do.
[Bb] [F] I wouldn't live there [E] if you [Eb] paid me to.
[C] I [D] guess it's healthy,
[F] I guess the air [G] is clean.
[C] I guess [D] those people [F] have fun with their neighbors [G] and [C] friends.
Look at [D] that kitchen
[F] and all of that food.
[G]
[C] Look at [D] them eating,
[F] I guess it's edible.
[G]
[Am] They put it in those farmlands, [F] then they bring it to the store.
[G]
[Am] They put it in the car trunk, [F] then they bring it back [G] home.
And I [Bb] say, I [F] wouldn't live there [Eb] if you paid me.
[Bb] I [F] wouldn't live there if I [Eb] had a nursery.
[Bb] I [F] wouldn't do the [Eb] things that those people do.
[Bb] [F] I wouldn't live there [Eb] if you paid me to.
[C] I'm tired [D] of looking
[F] out the window of the [G] airplane.
[C] I'm [D] tired of traveling.
[F] I want to be [G]
somewhere.
[C] It's not even [D] worth talking
[F] about those people [G] down there.
[Bb] [F] [Eb]
[C] [Bb] [F]
[Eb] [Cm]
[Bb] [F]
[Eb] [Gm]
[Bb] [G] [F]
[Eb]
[Bb] [F]
[Eb] [Dm]
[Bb] [F] [Eb]
[A] [Bb]
Key:  
F
134211111
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
G
2131
C
3211
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To learn Talking Heads - The Big Country chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Bb, F, G, C, D, Eb, Bb, Am and F. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 55 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 111 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: Db Major.

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[G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ I see [D] the ships, _
_ [F] _ I remember thumbnaps.
[G] _
_ [C] _ _ I see the [D] shoreline, _ [F] _ _ I see the white [G]
cast [C] _ of [D] baseball diamonds.
_ [F] _ Nice weather down there, [G] _
_ [C] _ _ I [D] see the schools _ [F] _ and the houses where the kids [G]
are.
[C] _ _ Places [D] to park, _
_ [F] _ other factories and _ [G]
buildings, [C] _ _ restaurants [D] and bars _ [F] for later in the [G] evening.
_ [Am] _ Then we come to the _ farmlands [F] _ and the _ undeveloped [G] areas.
_ [Am] _ And I have learned [F] how these things work _ [G] together.
_ [Am] _ _ I see the _ parkway [F] _ that passes through them [G] all.
_ [Am] _ _ And I have _ _ [F] learned how to look at these [G] things and I [Bb] say,
_ I [F] wouldn't live there if you [Eb] paid me. _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [A] I [F] wouldn't live there if [Eb] I had a nursery. _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] I wouldn't do the [G] things [Eb] that those people do. _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] I wouldn't live there [E] if you [Eb] paid me to. _ _
_ [C] _ _ I [D] guess it's healthy, _
_ [F] _ _ I guess the air [G] is clean.
[C] _ _ I guess [D] those people _ [F] have _ fun with their neighbors [G] and [C] friends.
_ Look at [D] that kitchen _
_ [F] _ _ and all of that food.
[G] _
_ [C] _ _ Look at [D] them eating, _
_ [F] I guess it's edible.
[G] _
_ [Am] _ They put it in those _ farmlands, [F] _ then they bring it to the store.
[G] _
_ [Am] _ They put it in the car trunk, _ [F] _ then they bring it back [G] home.
And I [Bb] say, _ I [F] wouldn't live there [Eb] if you paid me. _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ I [F] wouldn't live there if I [Eb] had a nursery. _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ I [F] wouldn't do the [Eb] things that those people do. _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] I wouldn't live there [Eb] if you paid me to. _ _ _
_ [C] _ I'm tired [D] of looking _
_ [F] _ out the window of the [G] airplane.
_ [C] _ _ I'm [D] tired of traveling.
_ [F] _ _ I want to be [G]
somewhere.
[C] _ It's not even [D] worth talking _
_ [F] _ about those people [G] down there.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[Bb] _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

The More Songs About Buildings and Food album includes this song.