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Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (David Byrne, Tina Weymouth & Chris Franz)
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Barre chords used through the recording on 1st, 3rd & 5th frets (F, G & A) and on the 2nd & 3rd frets for
the C & Bm but open shapes will work if you can't manage those.
[Intro]
Bass part transcribed for guitar
A5 G
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|
E|---------------------------0-3--| (x6)
P.M.---------------------------->
Bass part alone for first two repeats then
Harm. Harm.
e|------------|-(12)-------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8--|
B|-(12)-------|-(12)-------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--|
G|-(12)-------|-(12)-------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8--|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8--|
D|-(12)-------|-(12)-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------|
A|------------|-(12)-------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|------------|------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
[Verse]
A G
I can't seem to face up to the facts
A G
I'm tense and nervous and I can't relax
A G
I can't sleep 'cause my bed's on fire
A G
Don't touch me I'm a real live wire
[Chorus]
F G A
Psycho killer, qu'est que c'est, fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
F G C F
Run run run run run run run a-way, ohhhh ohhhh oooh
F G A
Psycho killer, qu'est que c'est, fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
F G C F G A G A G
Run run run run run run run a-way, ohhhh ohhhh oooh aaye aaye ooh
[Verse]
A G
You start a conversation you can't even finish it
A G
You're talking a lot, but you're not sayin anything
A G
When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed
A G
Say something once, why say it again?
[Chorus]
F G A
Psycho killer, qu'est que c'est, fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
F G C F
Run run run run run run run a-way, ohhhh ohhhh oooh
F G A
Psycho killer, qu'est que c'est, fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
F G C F G
Run run run run run run run a-way, ohhhh ohhhh oooh aye aye aye aye aye
[Bridge]
Bm G Bm G
Ce que j'ai fais, ce soir la, ce qu' elle a dit, ce soir la
A G A G
Realisant mon espoir, je me lance vers la gloire o-kay
A G
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
A G A G
We are vain and we are blind, I hate people when they're not polite
[Chorus]
F G A
Psycho killer, qu'est que c'est, fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
F G C
Run run run run run run run a-way, ohhhh ohhhh
F G A
Psycho killer, qu'est que c'est, fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
F G C F G
Run run run run run run run a-way, ohhhh ohhhh oooh aye aye aye aye aye
[Outro]
A
Oooooohhhhhh (Repeat to fade over guitar and feedback)