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Independence Day Chords by David Byrne

Independence Day chords by David Byrne

Guitar chords with lyrics

  • 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
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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 AVerse 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

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