Independence Day chords by David Byrne

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:

DmDm FF Bb majorBb A augmentedA
DmDm FF Bb majorBb A augmentedA
DmDm FF Bb majorBb A augmentedA
DmDm FF Bb majorBb A augmentedA
DmDm


Verse 1:
FF         Bb majorBb  A augmentedA
Now and then I get horny
G minorGm
At night you do
FF      A augmentedA
At night you do
D MajorD   Eb MajorEb      C majorC
Smile from side to side
G minorGm
At night you do
FF      A augmentedA
At night you do

Pre-Chorus 1:
FF     C majorC        G minorGm    Bb majorBb
She’ll be comin’ round the mountain
FF     C majorC       Bb majorBb    C majorC
Six white horses by her side
G minorGm      D MajorD      Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb
No stops for gas, food or lodging
BbmBbm      FF       E MajorE
She’s wearing nothing but a smile
FF       C majorC        G minorGm    Bb majorBb
And though we struggle for our freedom
FF      C majorC      Bb majorBb    C majorC
Our need for others still remains
G minorGm   DmDm        Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb
We know what will make us happy
FF             E MajorE
We know what will ease our pain


♫ Instrumental:
DmDm FF Bb majorBb A augmentedA
DmDm FF Bb majorBb A augmentedA
DmDm FF Bb majorBb A augmentedA
DmDm FF Bb majorBb A augmentedA


♫ Verse 2:
FF          Bb majorBb    A augmentedA
We’ll pretend we are married
G minorGm
At night we do
FF      A augmentedA
At night we do
D MajorD   Eb MajorEb      C majorC
Slide your hand in mine
G minorGm
At night we do
FF      A augmentedA
At night we do

♫ Pre-Chorus 2:
FF     C majorC       G minorGm    Bb majorBb
My bed is flyin’ out the window
  FF       C majorC       Bb majorBb    C majorC
I’m pullin’ up my covers to the rain
C majorC     D MajorD      Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb
And down below cats are howlin’
BbmBbm  FF   E MajorE
It’s a family affair
FF        C majorC       G minorGm    Bb majorBb
They’re selling vegetables on broadway
FF    C majorC        Bb majorBb    C majorC
A augmentedA man is runnin’ for the train
C majorC     D MajorD   Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb
Strollin’ down 42nd street
BbmBbm  FF      E MajorE
On our independence day


Pre-Chorus 3:
G minorGm  D MajorD    Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb
Rub-a-dub on 57th street
BbmBbm  FF      E MajorE
On our independence day
G minorGm   D MajorD    Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb
Arm in arm on 82nd street
BbmBbm   FF      C majorC
It’s our independence day


Chorus 1:
  D MajorD      A augmentedA
Hey mister, hey lady
  D MajorD            A augmentedA
Hey sisters walkin’ hand in hand
     D MajorD       A augmentedA
We’ll be lovers in the open
     D MajorD           A augmentedA
We’ll be lovers on independence day
    D MajorD       A augmentedA
Hand in hand, hand in hand
    D MajorD          A augmentedA
Hand in hand on independence day


Interlude:
FF C majorC G minorGm Bb majorBb
FF C majorC Bb majorBb C majorC
C D MajorD Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
Bb FF E MajorE


Pre-Chorus:
FF      C majorC       G minorGm    Bb majorBb
This compass points in two directions
FF       C majorC         Bb majorBb    C majorC
And north and south are both the same
G minorGm     D MajorD       Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb
We’ll look forward to the good times
BbmBbm   FF      E MajorE
Come our independence day


Chorus 2:
  D MajorD         A augmentedA
Hey lady, you make me giggle
   D MajorD             A augmentedA
We’ll squiggle like honeymooners do
       D MajorD        A augmentedA
I’m struck by lightnin’, it’s frightnin’
  D MajorD             A augmentedA
So excitin’, on independence day
   D MajorD      A augmentedA
Uncle Vera, Auntie Ida
    D MajorD            A augmentedA
Get so excited on independence day


Post-Chorus 1:
       D MajorD
Been waiting such a long time, waiting such a long time
    A augmentedA
waiting such a long time
    D MajorD                 A augmentedA
Waiting such a long time ’til independence day


Post-Chorus 2:
    D MajorD
Waiting such a long time, waiting such a long time
    A augmentedA
Waiting such a long time
       D MajorD
And now it’s here!
       A augmentedA
Independence day!


Post-Chorus 3:
    D MajorD
Waiting such a long time, such a long time, such a long
A augmentedA
Such a long time
    D MajorD                 A augmentedA
Waiting such a long time ’til independence day


Post-Chorus 4:
     D MajorD
It’s been such a long time, such a long time, such a long
A augmentedA
Such a long time
       D MajorD
And now it’s here
       A augmentedA
Independence day


Post-Chorus 5:
    D MajorD
Waiting such a long time, such a long time, such a long
A augmentedA
Such a long time
    D MajorD                 A augmentedA
Waiting such a long time ’til independence day


Post-Chorus 6:
    D MajorD
Waiting such a long time, such a long time, such a long
A augmentedA
Such a long time
       D MajorD
And now it’s here