Biography:
Talking Heads were a new wave band which formed in 1974 in New York City, New York, United States. The band originally consisted of David Byrne (vocals, guitar), Tina Weymouth (bass) and Chris Frantz (drums), who had met while attending the Rhode Island School of Design. The band added Jerry Harrison (keyboards & guitar) in early 1977. The band released eight studio albums before disbanding in 1991. Talking Heads were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.
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Other songs:
- Burning Down The House
- Love -> Building -> Fire
- Love For Sale
- Nothing But Flowers
- Psycho Killer
- Psycho Killer (intro)
- Road To Nowhere
- The Big Country
- This Must Be The Place (naive Melody)
- A Clean Break Lets Work
- Air
- And She Was
- Building On Fire
- Cities
- City Of Dreams
- Creatures Of Love
- Dont Worry About The Government
- Dream Operator
- Electric Guitar
- First Week Last Week Carefree
- Found A Job
- Girlfriend Is Better
- Give Me Back My Name
- Happy Day
- Heaven
- Heven
- I Wanna Live
- I Want To Live
- I Wish You Wouldnt Say That
- Life During Wartime
- Lifetime Piling Up
- Listening Wind
- Love Building On Fire
- Memories Cant Wait
- Once In A Lifetime
- People Like Us
- Perfect World
- Pulled Up
- Radio Head
- Stay Hungry
- Stay Up Late
- Sugar On My Tounge
- Take Me To The River
- Television Man
- Tentative Decisions
- Thank You For Sending Me An Angel
- The Book I Read
- The Good Thing
- The Lady Dont Mind
- This Must Be The Place
- This Must Be The Place Naive Melody
- Totally Nude
- Turn To Salt
- Uh
- Wild Wild Life
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
I looked on here like a month ago for this song
and it wasnt here to my surprise so I figured it out the best I
could and here it is.
Talking Heads
Television Man
Intro
pt1
C#m F# C#m A C#m F# C#m B
e-4-4--2-2--4-4--5-|-4-4-2-2-4--4-4---------------|
b-5-5--2-2--5-5--5-|-5-5-2-2-5--5-5--4------------|
G-6-6--3-3--6-6--6-|-6-6-3-3-6--6-6--4------------|
D-6-6--4-4--6-6--7-|-6-6-4-4-6--6-6--4------------|
A-4-4--4-4--4-4--7-|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4--2------------|
E------2-2-------5-|-----2-2----------------------|
play pt 1 one time
pt2
C#m F# C#m A C#m F# A B
e-4-4-2-2-4-4--5-|-4-4-2-2-5-5-5--7-----------------|
b-5-5-2-2-5-5--5-|-5-5-2-2-5-5-5--7-----------------|
G-6-6-3-3-6-6--6-|-6-6-3-3-6-6-6--8-----------------|
D-6-6-4-4-6-6--7-|-6-6-4-4-7-7-7--9-----------------|
A-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7--9-----------------|
E-----2-2------5-|-----2-2-5-5-5--7-----------------|
repeat pt2 three times.
C#m C#m F# F# C#m C#m A A
C#m C#m F# F# C#m C#m A
I'm looking and I'm dreaming for the first time
C#m C#m F# F# C#m C#m A A
C#m C#m F# F# C#m C#m A
And I'm inside and I'm outside at the same time
E A
And everything is real
E A
Do I like the way I feel?
C#m C#m C#m C#m A A AA
When the world crashes into my living room
C#m C#m C#m C#m A A AA
Television made me what I am
C#m C#m C#m C#m A A AA
People like to put the television down but
E B A
We are just good friends, I'm a
E B A
television man
repeat pt2 two times
C#m C#m F# F# C#m C#m A A
C#m C#m F# F# C#m C#m A
I knew a girl she was a macho man
C#m C#m F# F# C#m C#m A A
C#m C#m F# F# C#m C#m A
But its alright I wasnt fooled for long
E A
This is the place for me
E A
I'm the king and you're the queen
C#m C#m C#m C#m A A AA
When the world crashes into my living room
C#m C#m C#m C#m A A AA
Television made me what I am
C#m C#m C#m C#m A A AA
People like to put the television down but
E B A
We are just good friends, I'm a
E B A
television man
C G F
Take a walk in the beautiful garden
C G F
Everyone would like to say hello
Dm Am
It doesnt matter what you say
E A B
Come and take us away
rythm part
solo at end of rythm part
e----------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------4b------------------|
D---------2-----4b---------2----------------2-----4b-|
A-2-4-4-4---4-4----2-4-4-4---4-4----2-4-4-4---4-4----|
E----------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------/9----------------------------|
b---------5-----------------------------------------|
G-4-6-6-6---6-6--4-6--------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
C#m C#m C#m C#m A A A A C#m C#m C#m C#m A A A A
The world crashes in, into my living room
repeat 4 times^
C#m C#m C#m C#m A A A A
And we are still good friends (television man)
C#m C#m C#m C#m A A A A
Im watching everything (television man)
C#m C#m C#m C#m A A A A
Television man (television man)
C#m C#m C#m C#m A A A A
Im watching everything (television man)
C#m A B
Television Man, and Im gonna say
C#m A B
we are still good friends, and Im trying to be
C#m A B
watching everything, and I gotta say
C#m A B
we are still good friends, you know the way it is
C#m A B
Television man, Ive got what you need
C#m A B
We are still good friends, I know the way you are
C#m A B
Television man, I know what your trying to be
C#m A B
Watching everything, and I gotta say
C#m A B
Thats how the story ends
C#m A B
C#m
Thanks to crmrz for a correction. I had a D chord where I should have had an F#
and it wasnt here to my surprise so I figured it out the best I
could and here it is.
Talking Heads
Television Man
Intro
pt1
C#m F# C#m A C#m F# C#m B
e-4-4--2-2--4-4--5-|-4-4-2-2-4--4-4---------------|
b-5-5--2-2--5-5--5-|-5-5-2-2-5--5-5--4------------|
G-6-6--3-3--6-6--6-|-6-6-3-3-6--6-6--4------------|
D-6-6--4-4--6-6--7-|-6-6-4-4-6--6-6--4------------|
A-4-4--4-4--4-4--7-|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4--2------------|
E------2-2-------5-|-----2-2----------------------|
play pt 1 one time
pt2
C#m F# C#m A C#m F# A B
e-4-4-2-2-4-4--5-|-4-4-2-2-5-5-5--7-----------------|
b-5-5-2-2-5-5--5-|-5-5-2-2-5-5-5--7-----------------|
G-6-6-3-3-6-6--6-|-6-6-3-3-6-6-6--8-----------------|
D-6-6-4-4-6-6--7-|-6-6-4-4-7-7-7--9-----------------|
A-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7--9-----------------|
E-----2-2------5-|-----2-2-5-5-5--7-----------------|
repeat pt2 three times.
C#m C#m F# F# C#m C#m A A
C#m C#m F# F# C#m C#m A
I'm looking and I'm dreaming for the first time
C#m C#m F# F# C#m C#m A A
C#m C#m F# F# C#m C#m A
And I'm inside and I'm outside at the same time
E A
And everything is real
E A
Do I like the way I feel?
C#m C#m C#m C#m A A AA
When the world crashes into my living room
C#m C#m C#m C#m A A AA
Television made me what I am
C#m C#m C#m C#m A A AA
People like to put the television down but
E B A
We are just good friends, I'm a
E B A
television man
repeat pt2 two times
C#m C#m F# F# C#m C#m A A
C#m C#m F# F# C#m C#m A
I knew a girl she was a macho man
C#m C#m F# F# C#m C#m A A
C#m C#m F# F# C#m C#m A
But its alright I wasnt fooled for long
E A
This is the place for me
E A
I'm the king and you're the queen
C#m C#m C#m C#m A A AA
When the world crashes into my living room
C#m C#m C#m C#m A A AA
Television made me what I am
C#m C#m C#m C#m A A AA
People like to put the television down but
E B A
We are just good friends, I'm a
E B A
television man
C G F
Take a walk in the beautiful garden
C G F
Everyone would like to say hello
Dm Am
It doesnt matter what you say
E A B
Come and take us away
rythm part
solo at end of rythm part
e----------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------4b------------------|
D---------2-----4b---------2----------------2-----4b-|
A-2-4-4-4---4-4----2-4-4-4---4-4----2-4-4-4---4-4----|
E----------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------/9----------------------------|
b---------5-----------------------------------------|
G-4-6-6-6---6-6--4-6--------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
C#m C#m C#m C#m A A A A C#m C#m C#m C#m A A A A
The world crashes in, into my living room
repeat 4 times^
C#m C#m C#m C#m A A A A
And we are still good friends (television man)
C#m C#m C#m C#m A A A A
Im watching everything (television man)
C#m C#m C#m C#m A A A A
Television man (television man)
C#m C#m C#m C#m A A A A
Im watching everything (television man)
C#m A B
Television Man, and Im gonna say
C#m A B
we are still good friends, and Im trying to be
C#m A B
watching everything, and I gotta say
C#m A B
we are still good friends, you know the way it is
C#m A B
Television man, Ive got what you need
C#m A B
We are still good friends, I know the way you are
C#m A B
Television man, I know what your trying to be
C#m A B
Watching everything, and I gotta say
C#m A B
Thats how the story ends
C#m A B
C#m
Thanks to crmrz for a correction. I had a D chord where I should have had an F#
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