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Television Man

Talking Heads
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
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
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.
I'm looking  and  I'm  dreaming  for the first time
And I'm inside  and  I'm  outside at the same time
 And  everything is real
 Do  I like the way I  feel?
When  the  world  crashes into my  living room
Television  made  me what  I  am
People  like to  put the television  down but
We  are just  good friends,  I'm a
television  man
 repeat pt2 two times
I  knew  a  girl she was a  macho man
But its alright  I wasnt  fooled for long
This  is the place for me
I'm  the king and you're  the queen
When  the  world  crashes into my  living room
Television  made  me what I am
People  like to  put the television  down but
We  are just  good friends,  I'm a
television  man
 Take  a walk in the  beautiful garden
 Everyone  would like  to say hello
 It  doesnt matter what  you say
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---------------------------------------------------|
The world  crashes in, into  my  living room
 repeat 4 times^
And  we  are  still  good friends  (television man)
Im  watching everything  (television  man)
Television  man  (television  man)
Im  watching everything  (television man)
Television  Man,  and  Im gonna say
we  are still good  friends,  and Im trying to be
watching  everything,  and  I gotta say
we  are still good  friends,  you know the way it is
Television  man,  Ive got  what you need
We  are still good  friends,  I know the way you are
Television  man,  I know  what your trying to be
Watching  everything,  and  I gotta say
Thats  how the  story ends
 Thanks to crmrz for a correction. I had a D chord where I should have had an F

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Readable chord sheet for Television Man by Talking Heads

[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]I'm [C#m]look[F#]ing[F#] an[C#m]d I'[C#m]m dr[A]eaming for the first time

[C#m] [C#m] [F#] [F#] [C#m] [C#m] [A] [A]
[C#m]And [C#m]I'm [F#]ins[F#]ide[C#m] and[C#m] I'm[A] outside at the same time

A[E]nd everything is r[A]eal
D[E]o I like the way I[A] feel?

[C#m]When[C#m] the[C#m] wor[C#m]ld crashes [A]in[A]to[A] [A]my living room
[C#m]Tele[C#m]visi[C#m]on m[C#m]ade me what[A] I[A] a[A]m[A]
[C#m]Peop[C#m]le l[C#m]ike [C#m]to put the [A]te[A]le[A]v[A]ision down but

[E]We are ju[B]st good fr[A]iends, I'm a
[E]telev[B]ision ma[A]n

repeat pt2 two times

[C#m] [C#m] [F#] [F#] [C#m] [C#m] [A] [A]
[C#m]I kn[C#m]ew a[F#] gi[F#]rl [C#m]she [C#m]was [A]a macho man

[C#m] [C#m] [F#] [F#] [C#m] [C#m] [A] [A]
[C#m]But [C#m]its [F#]alr[F#]igh[C#m]t I [C#m]wasn[A]t fooled for long

[E]This is the place for [A]me
[E]I'm the king and yo[A]u're the queen

[C#m]When[C#m] the[C#m] wor[C#m]ld crashes i[A]nt[A]o [A]m[A]y living room
[C#m]Tele[C#m]visi[C#m]on m[C#m]ade me what [A]I [A]am[A] [A]
[C#m]Peop[C#m]le l[C#m]ike [C#m]to put the t[A]el[A]ev[A]i[A]sion down but

[E]We are j[B]ust good fr[A]iends, I'm a
[E]televi[B]sion m[A]an

T[C]ake a walk in the[G] beautiful garde[F]n
E[C]veryone would lik[G]e to say hello  [F]
I[Dm]t doesnt matter wha[Am]t you say
[E]Come and take u[A]s a[B]way

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]The [C#m]worl[C#m]d cr[C#m]ashe[A]s [A]in[A], [A]int[C#m]o my[C#m] liv[C#m]ing [C#m]room[A]  [A]    [A]      [A]

repeat 4 times^

[C#m]And w[C#m]e ar[C#m]e st[C#m]ill g[A]oo[A]d [A]fr[A]iends (television man)

[C#m]Im w[C#m]atch[C#m]ing [C#m]everyt[A]hi[A]ng[A] ([A]television man)

[C#m]Tele[C#m]visi[C#m]on m[C#m]an  (t[A]el[A]ev[A]is[A]ion man)

[C#m]Im w[C#m]atch[C#m]ing [C#m]every[A]th[A]in[A]g [A] (television man)

[C#m]Television M[A]an, an[B]d Im gonna say

[C#m]we are still [A]good frie[B]nds, and Im trying to be

[C#m]watching every[A]thing, an[B]d I gotta say

[C#m]we are still [A]good friend[B]s, you know the way it is

[C#m]Television ma[A]n, Ive go[B]t what you need

[C#m]We are still [A]good frie[B]nds, I know the way you are

[C#m]Television ma[A]n, I know[B] what your trying to be

[C#m]Watching ever[A]ything, an[B]d I gotta say

[C#m]Thats how the[A] story end[B]s

[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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