When We Are Singing chords by David Byrne

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Intro:

C B E


Verse 1:
C     Bm     E
 When we are singing
C           Bm     E
 I know the way we look
C          Bm        E
 Swimming, drifting, floating on
C         Bm       E
 And everything is true
C     Bm       E
 Everything is true

Instrumental:
C Bm E
C Bm E


Verse 2:
C     Bm     E
 When we are singing
C           Bm   E
 When we're far away
C     Bm       E
 What were you thinking of
C        Bm      E
 In that distant place?
C           Bm         E
 The look on someone's face, yeah


Chorus:
Cm         D        G     Bb
  When you turn the pages
Cm            D       G
  I heard you call my name

We've got
Cm         D      G      Bb
  One foot in the pearly gates and
Cm         E      B
  One foot in the flames


Instrumental:
C Bm E
C Bm E


Verse 3:
C     D      E
 When we are singing
Em        D         E
  Can you name that tunе?
C             Bm       E
 The words go round in circles
   C     Bm       E
But evеrything is true, yeah
C     Bm       E
 Everything is true now


Chorus:
Cm         D        G     Bb
  When you turn the pages
Cm            D       G
  I heard you call my name

We've got
Cm         D      G      Bb
  One foot in the pearly gates and
Cm         E      B
  One foot in the flames


Instrumental:
C Bm E
C Bm E
C Bm E


Outro:
C     Bm       E
 Everything is true, yeah
C     Bm       E
 Everything is true

C Bm E
C Bm E