Biography:
David Byrne (Dumbarton, Scotland, May 14, 1952) was a founding member and principal songwriter of the American New Wave band Talking Heads, which was active between 1975 and 1991. Since then, Byrne has released his own solo recordings and worked with various media including film, photography, opera, and non-fiction. He has received Grammy, Oscar, and Golden Globe awards and been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
David Byrne was born in Dumbarton, Scotland.
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Other songs:
- Glass, Concrete And Stone
- One Fine Day
- Toe Jam
- Astronaut
- Burning Down The House
- Burnt By The Sun
- Dirty Old Town
- Everybodys Coming To My House
- Everyones In Love With You
- Finite Alright
- Gasoline And Dirty Sheets
- Girls On My Mind
- God Draws Straight
- Home
- Life Is Long
- Like Humans Do
- Miss America
- My Big Nurse
- My Love Is You
- Outside Of Space And Time
- Pirates
- Strange Overtones
- The Forest Awakes
- The Gates Of Paradise
- The Great Intoxication
- This Is That
- Who
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The album version of this song is in the key of F though David plays it in G on
the acoustic bootlegs.
Intro: (2x)
F Gm Dm
F Gm C
Verse:
F Gm
Well, there are sixteen people in Danny's apartment
F Gm
Sixteen people are living in there
F Dm
Remember the days of rent control
C Bb
Grandpa remembers rock and roll
F Gm
These days won't last forever
F Gm
These days won't last for long
F Gm
You know, somebody somewhere owes us a favor
F Gm
That's how things really get done
C Bb C Bb
In this World of Opportunities, it's a Land of Possibilities
Chorus:
F Bb C Bb
We wanna live in a dirty old town
F Bb C Bb
Building it up, tearing us down
F Bb C Bb
With our head in the clouds and our feet on the ground
F Bb F Gm Dm
We wanna live - dirty old town
Dm F Gm C
Dirty old town
F Gm Dm
F Gm C
Verse:
F Gm
Now when the ladies come from Kansas
F Gm
They wear their traditional colors
F Dm
Today the fabrics are ragged and torn
C Bb
The clothes on their backs is all that they own
F Gm
They say, "Don't draw attention to yourself
F Gm
They'll tear you apart for a couple of bucks
F Dm
Keep you head down and keep you nose clean
C Bb
'Cause people who're scared do dangerous things"
F Gm
These days can't last forever
F Gm
These days can't last for long
F Gm
You know someday things'll get better
F Gm
Somehow things'll get done
C Bb C Bb
In this World of Possibilities, it's the Land of Opportunities
Chorus:
F Bb C Bb
We wanna live in a dirty old town
F Bb C Bb
Building it up, tearing us down
F Bb C Bb
With our head in the clouds and our feet on the ground
F Bb F Gm Dm
We wanna live - dirty old town
Dm F Gm C
Dirty old town
Verse:
F Gm
These days shoes are worn only on special occasions
F Gm
Battles are fought for fam'ly and nations
F Dm
Maybe you'll pray, but God isn't home
C Bb
And there's no guarantee that justice be done
Chorus:
F Bb C Bb
We wanna live in a dirty old town
F Bb C Bb
Building it up, tearing us down
F Bb C Bb
With our head in the clouds and our feet on the ground
F Bb F Gm Dm
We wanna live - dirty old town
Dm F Gm C
Dirty old town
Outro:
(Horns play melody)
F--------
Gm C
(Notes are sung along)
(2x)
F Gm Dm
F Gm C
the acoustic bootlegs.
Intro: (2x)
F Gm Dm
F Gm C
Verse:
F Gm
Well, there are sixteen people in Danny's apartment
F Gm
Sixteen people are living in there
F Dm
Remember the days of rent control
C Bb
Grandpa remembers rock and roll
F Gm
These days won't last forever
F Gm
These days won't last for long
F Gm
You know, somebody somewhere owes us a favor
F Gm
That's how things really get done
C Bb C Bb
In this World of Opportunities, it's a Land of Possibilities
Chorus:
F Bb C Bb
We wanna live in a dirty old town
F Bb C Bb
Building it up, tearing us down
F Bb C Bb
With our head in the clouds and our feet on the ground
F Bb F Gm Dm
We wanna live - dirty old town
Dm F Gm C
Dirty old town
F Gm Dm
F Gm C
Verse:
F Gm
Now when the ladies come from Kansas
F Gm
They wear their traditional colors
F Dm
Today the fabrics are ragged and torn
C Bb
The clothes on their backs is all that they own
F Gm
They say, "Don't draw attention to yourself
F Gm
They'll tear you apart for a couple of bucks
F Dm
Keep you head down and keep you nose clean
C Bb
'Cause people who're scared do dangerous things"
F Gm
These days can't last forever
F Gm
These days can't last for long
F Gm
You know someday things'll get better
F Gm
Somehow things'll get done
C Bb C Bb
In this World of Possibilities, it's the Land of Opportunities
Chorus:
F Bb C Bb
We wanna live in a dirty old town
F Bb C Bb
Building it up, tearing us down
F Bb C Bb
With our head in the clouds and our feet on the ground
F Bb F Gm Dm
We wanna live - dirty old town
Dm F Gm C
Dirty old town
Verse:
F Gm
These days shoes are worn only on special occasions
F Gm
Battles are fought for fam'ly and nations
F Dm
Maybe you'll pray, but God isn't home
C Bb
And there's no guarantee that justice be done
Chorus:
F Bb C Bb
We wanna live in a dirty old town
F Bb C Bb
Building it up, tearing us down
F Bb C Bb
With our head in the clouds and our feet on the ground
F Bb F Gm Dm
We wanna live - dirty old town
Dm F Gm C
Dirty old town
Outro:
(Horns play melody)
F--------
Gm C
(Notes are sung along)
(2x)
F Gm Dm
F Gm C
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