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I looked on here like a month ago for this song
and it wasnt here to my surprise so I figured it out the best I
could and here it is.
Talking Heads
Television Man
Intro
pt1
F#
B
e-4-4--2-2--4-4--5-|-4-4-2-2-4--4-4---------------|
b-5-5--2-2--5-5--5-|-5-5-2-2-5--5-5--4------------|
G-6-6--3-3--6-6--6-|-6-6-3-3-6--6-6--4------------|
D-6-6--4-4--6-6--7-|-6-6-4-4-6--6-6--4------------|
A-4-4--4-4--4-4--7-|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4--2------------|
E------2-2-------5-|-----2-2----------------------|
play pt 1 one time
pt2
F#
B
e-4-4-2-2-4-4--5-|-4-4-2-2-5-5-5--7-----------------|
b-5-5-2-2-5-5--5-|-5-5-2-2-5-5-5--7-----------------|
G-6-6-3-3-6-6--6-|-6-6-3-3-6-6-6--8-----------------|
D-6-6-4-4-6-6--7-|-6-6-4-4-7-7-7--9-----------------|
A-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7--9-----------------|
E-----2-2------5-|-----2-2-5-5-5--7-----------------|
repeat pt2 three times.
A
A
I'm looking and I'm dreaming for the first time
A
A
And I'm inside and I'm outside at the same time
A
And everything is real
A
Do I like the way I feel?
A
When the world crashes into my living room
A
Television made me what I am
A
People like to put the television down but
A
We are just good friends, I'm a
A
television man
repeat pt2 two times
A
A
I knew a girl she was a macho man
A
A
But its alright I wasnt fooled for long
A
This is the place for me
A
I'm the king and you're the queen
A
When the world crashes into my living room
A
Television made me what I am
A
People like to put the television down but
A
We are just good friends, I'm a
A
television man
F
Take a walk in the beautiful garden
F
Everyone would like to say hello
Am
It doesnt matter what you say
B
Come and take us away
rythm part
solo at end of rythm part
e----------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------4b------------------|
D---------2-----4b---------2----------------2-----4b-|
A-2-4-4-4---4-4----2-4-4-4---4-4----2-4-4-4---4-4----|
E----------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------/9----------------------------|
b---------5-----------------------------------------|
G-4-6-6-6---6-6--4-6--------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
A
A
The world crashes in, into my living room
repeat 4 times^
A
A
And we are still good friends (television man)
A
A
Im watching everything (television man)
A
Television man (television man)
A
A
Im watching everything (television man)
B
Television Man, and Im gonna say
B
we are still good friends, and Im trying to be
B
watching everything, and I gotta say
B
we are still good friends, you know the way it is
B
Television man, Ive got what you need
B
We are still good friends, I know the way you are
B
Television man, I know what your trying to be
B
Watching everything, and I gotta say
B
Thats how the story ends
B
C#m
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Last Updated: September 10, 2025