Girlfriend Is Better chords by Talking Heads
Guitar chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Girlfriend Is Better - Talking Heads (from Speaking In Tongues 1983)
Verse 1:
Dm Am7 Dm Dm Am7 Dm Dm Am7 Dm Dm C Csus4 C
I Who took the money? Who took the money away?
Dm Am7 Dm Dm Am7 Dm Dm Am7 Dm Dm C Csus4 C
I, I, I, I, It's always showtime Here at the edge of the stage
Dm Am7 Dm Dm Am7 Dm Dm Am7 Dm Dm C Csus4 C
And I, I, I, wake up and wonder What was the place? What was the name?
Dm Am7 Dm Dm Am7 Dm Dm Am7 Dm Dm C Csus4 C
We want to wait but here we go again
Verse 2:
Dm Am7 Dm Dm Am7 Dm Dm Am7 Dm Dm C Csus4 C
Life takes over slowly but doesn't last very long
Dm Am7 Dm Dm Am7 Dm Dm Am7 Dm Dm C Csus4 C
Ah, ah, ah, ah, no need to worry, everything's under control
Dm Am7 Dm Dm Am7 Dm Dm Am7 Dm Dm C Csus4 C
O - U - T But no hard feelings What do you know? Take you away
Dm Am7 Dm Dm Am7 Dm Dm Am7 Dm Dm C Csus4 C
We're being taken for a ride again
Chorus:
Dm C Dm C
I got a girlfriend that's better than that
Dm C Dm F G A7
She has the smoke in her eyes
Dm C Dm C
She's coming up, going right through my heart
Dm C Dm F G A7
She's gonna give me surprise
Dm C Dm C
I think it's right, it's better than this,
Dm C Dm F G A7
I think you can if you like
Dm C Dm C
I got a girlfriend with bows in her hair
Dm C Dm F G A7
And nothing is better than that is it?
Verse 3:
Dm Am7 Dm Dm Am7 Dm Dm Am7 Dm Dm C Csus4 C
Oh, down in the basement we hear the sound of machines
Dm Am7 Dm Dm Am7 Dm Dm Am7 Dm Dm C Csus4 C
I -hi -hi -hi, I'm driving in circles come to my senses sometime
Dm Am7 Dm Dm Am7 Dm Dm Am7 Dm Dm C Csus4 C
Why, why, why? Why start it over? Nothing was lost, everything's free
Dm Am7 Dm Dm Am7 Dm Dm Am7 Dm Dm C Csus4 C
I don't care how im- poss-i-ble it seems
Chorus:
Dm C Dm C
Somebody calls you but you cannot hear
Dm C Dm F G A7
Get closer to be far away
Dm C Dm C
Only one look and that's all that it takes
Dm C Dm F G A7
Maybe that's all that we need
Dm C Dm C
All that it takes, I'll bet it's right,
Dm C Dm F G A7
All it takes if it's right
Dm C Dm C
I got a girlfriend that's better than that
Dm C Dm F G A7
And she goes wherever she likes There she goes
{Instrumental]
Dm Am7 Dm Dm Am7 Dm Dm Am7 Dm Dm C Csus4 C x4
Chorus:
Dm C Dm C
I got a girlfriend that's better than that
Dm C Dm F G A7
now everyone's getting involved
Dm C Dm C
She's moving up going right through my heart
Dm C Dm F G A7
We might not ever get caught
Dm C Dm C
Going right through try to stay cool
Dm C Dm F G A7
Going through, staying cool
Dm C Dm C
I got a girlfriend she's better than that
Dm C Dm F G A7
And nothing is better than you, wait a minute
Chorus:
Dm C Dm C
I got a girlfriend that's better than this
Dm C Dm F G A7
But you don't remember at all
Dm C Dm C
As we get older and stop making sense
Dm C Dm F G A7
You won't find her waiting long
Dm C Dm C
Stop making sense, stop making sense
Dm C Dm F G A7
Stop making sense, making sense
Dm C Dm C
I got a girlfriend she's better than that
Dm C Dm F G A7
And nothing is better than this, Is it?
Coda:
Dm Am7 Dm Dm Am7 Dm Dm Am7 Dm Dm C Csus4 C
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