Independence Day chords by David Byrne

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:

Dm F Bb A
Dm F Bb A
Dm F Bb A
Dm F Bb A
Dm


Verse 1:
F         Bb  A
Now and then I get horny
Gm
At night you do
F      A
At night you do
D   Eb      C
Smile from side to side
Gm
At night you do
F      A
At night you do

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


♫ Instrumental:
Dm F Bb A
Dm F Bb A
Dm F Bb A
Dm F Bb A


♫ Verse 2:
F          Bb    A
We’ll pretend we are married
Gm
At night we do
F      A
At night we do
D   Eb      C
Slide your hand in mine
Gm
At night we do
F      A
At night we do


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


Pre-Chorus 3:
Gm  D    Eb    Bb
Rub-a-dub on 57th street
Bbm  F      E
On our independence day
Gm   D    Eb    Bb
Arm in arm on 82nd street
Bbm   F      C
It’s our independence day


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


Interlude:
F C Gm Bb
F C Bb C
C D Eb Bb
Bb F E


Pre-Chorus:
F      C       Gm    Bb
This compass points in two directions
F       C         Bb    C
And north and south are both the same
Gm     D       Eb    Bb
We’ll look forward to the good times
Bbm   F      E
Come our independence day


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


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


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


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


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


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


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