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The Big Country by Talking Heads
The Big Country
Intro:
Guitar 1
play with a slide and let all the notes ring
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|-/7----||:------9-----9/12---12-12/14----14/19--:||
|-/7----||--------9-9--9/12---12-12/14----14/19---||
|-/7----||---------9---9/12---12-12/14----14/19---||
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|Guitar 2
| D E G A D
|--2----||-------0-------3----3-3-3-----------2---||
|--3----||:------0-------3----3-3-3-----------3--:||
|--2----||-------1-------0----0-0-0--2--------2---||
|--0----||-------2-------0----0-0-0--2--------0---||
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Guitar 1 and 2 basically play the same thing throughout the verse...
D E
I see the shapes,
G A
I remember from maps.
D E
I see the shoreline.
G A
I see the whitecaps.
D E G A
A baseball diamond, nice weather down there.
D E G A
I see the school and the houses where the kids are.
D E G A
Places to park by the fac’tries and buildings.
D E G A
Restaunts and bar for later in the evening.
D E G A
Then we come to the farmlands, and the undeveloped areas.
D E G A
And I have learned how these things work together.
D E G A
I see the parkway that passes through them all.
D E G A
And I have learned how to look at these things and I say,
Here's the pattern for the Chorus:
Guitar 1 (slide)
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|-17-----1712-----1210----------------------|
|-17-----1712-----1210----------------------|
|-17-----1712-----1210----------------------|
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|Guitar 2
| C G F
|-0---------3---------1----1-0-1-0-1-0---------|
|-1---------3---------1----------------1-------|
|-0---------0---------2------------------------|
|-2---------0---------3------------------------|
|-3---------2---------3------------------------|
|-----------3---------1------------------------|
C G F
I wouldn’t live there if you paid me.
C G F
I couldn’t live like that, no siree!
C G F
I couldn’t do the things the way those people do.
C G F
I couldn’t live there if you paid me to.
Outro: (While he goes Goo goo ga ga ga)
C G F
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|-17--17--17-17-17---12--12--12-12-12---10--10--10-10-10----------------|
|-17--17--17-17-17---12--12--12-12-12---10--10--10-10-10----------------|
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version 2
Chords used in this song :
C
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|-x-|---|---|
E ---|---|-o-|---|---| D
e ---|-x-|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| F
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B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|-x-|---|---|
A ---|---|-x-|---|---|
E -x-|---|---|---|---| G
e ---|---|-x-|---|---|
B ---|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|---|-x-|---|---|
Am
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| Bb
e -o-|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|---|-x-|---|---|
D ---|---|-x-|---|---|
A -x-|---|---|---|---|
E -o-|---|---|---|---| Eb
3 fr.
e -x-|---|---|---|---|
B ---|-x-|---|---|---|
G -x-|---|---|---|---|
D ---|---|-x-|---|---|
A ---|---|---|-x-|---|
E ---|---|---|-o-|---|
C D F F G (rpt 3 more times)
C D F F G
I see the shapes, I remember from maps
C D F F G
I see the shoreline, I see the whitecaps
C D F F G
A baseball diamond, nice weather down there
C D F F G
I see the schools, and the houses where the kids are
C D F F G
Places to park, by the factories and buildings
C D F F G
Restaurants and bars for later in the evening
Am G F G
Then we come to the farmlands and the undeveloped areas
Am G F G
And I have learned how these things work together
Am G F G
I see the parkways that passes through them all
Am G F G
And I have learned how to look at these things
CHORUS
Bb F Eb
And I say, I wouldn't live there if you paid me
Bb F Eb
I wouldn't live there, ooh, no siree
Bb F Eb
I wouldn't do the things the way those people do
Bb F Eb
I wouldn't live there if you paid me to
I guess it's healthy, I guess the air is clean
And I guess those people have fun with their neighbors and friends
Look at that kitchen and all of that food
Look at them eat, I guess it tastes real good
Am G F F G
They're growin' in those farmlands, then they bring it to the stores
Am G F F G
They put it in their car trunks, then they bring it back home
CHORUS
I'm tired of looking out the window of the airplane
I'm tired of travelling, I want to be somewhere
And it's not even worth talking about those people down there
Bb F Eb
Do do da da da Do do da da da Do do
(keep on doing chorus with various noises)
(eventually hold the Eb a while and end on Bb)
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