{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1452731,"song":"Life During Wartime","artist":"Talking Heads","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11258856-life-during-wartime-chords-by-talking-heads/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1452731?type=chord","rating":4.54185,"votes":169,"content":"[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] ([ch]Am[/ch] /G /F# [ch]F[/ch]) x2  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHeard of a van that is loaded with weapons packed up and ready to go[/tab]\r\nHeard of some gravesites, out by the highway a place where nobody knows\r\nThe sound of gunfire, off in the distance, I'm getting used to it now\r\nLived in a brownstone, lived in the ghetto, I've lived all over this town\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nThis ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no fooling around[/tab]\r\nNo time for dancing, or lovey dovey, I ain't got time for that now\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nTransmit the message, to the receiver, hope for an answer some day[/tab]\r\nI got three passports, couple of visas, don't even know my real name\r\nHigh on a hillside, trucks are loading, everything's ready to roll\r\nI sleep in the daytime, I work in the nightime, I might not ever get home\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nThis ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no fooling around[/tab]\r\nThis ain't no mudd club, or C B G B,  I ain't got time for that now\r\n\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHeard about Houston? Heard about Detroit?  heard about Pittsburgh, PA?[/tab]\r\nYou oughta know not to stand by the window, somebody might see you up there\r\nI got some groceries, some peanut butter, to last a couple of days\r\nBut I ain't got no speakers, ain't got no headphones, ain't got no records to play\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhy stay in college? why go to night school?  gonna be different this time?[/tab]\r\nCan't write a letter, can't send a postcard,\r\nI ain't got no time for that now\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nTrouble in transit, got through the roadblock, we blended in with the crowd[/tab]\r\nWe got computers, we're tapping phone lines, I know that ain't allowed\r\nWe dress like students, we dress like housewives, or in a suit and a tie\r\nI changed my hairstyle so many times now, don't know what I look like!\r\n\r\nYou make me shiver, I feel so tender, we make a pretty good team\r\nDon't get exhausted, I'll do some driving, you ought to get you some sleep\r\nBurned all my notebooks, what good are notebooks?,  They won't help me survive\r\nMy chest is aching, burns like a furnace, the burning keeps me alive\r\n\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\n** See the TAB on UG if you need help with the Am pattern...","plain_text":"[Intro]\n\nAm (Am /G /F# F) x2  Am\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\nHeard of some gravesites, out by the highway a place where nobody knows\nThe sound of gunfire, off in the distance, I'm getting used to it now\nLived in a brownstone, lived in the ghetto, I've lived all over this town\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\nNo time for dancing, or lovey dovey, I ain't got time for that now\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\nI got three passports, couple of visas, don't even know my real name\nHigh on a hillside, trucks are loading, everything's ready to roll\nI sleep in the daytime, I work in the nightime, I might not ever get home\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\nThis ain't no mudd club, or C B G B,  I ain't got time for that now\n\n\n[Solo]\n\nAm\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\nYou oughta know not to stand by the window, somebody might see you up there\nI got some groceries, some peanut butter, to last a couple of days\nBut I ain't got no speakers, ain't got no headphones, ain't got no records to play\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\nCan't write a letter, can't send a postcard,\nI ain't got no time for that now\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\nWe got computers, we're tapping phone lines, I know that ain't allowed\nWe dress like students, we dress like housewives, or in a suit and a tie\nI changed my hairstyle so many times now, don't know what I look like!\n\nYou make me shiver, I feel so tender, we make a pretty good team\nDon't get exhausted, I'll do some driving, you ought to get you some sleep\nBurned all my notebooks, what good are notebooks?,  They won't help me survive\nMy chest is aching, burns like a furnace, the burning keeps me alive\n\n\n[Solo]\n\nAm\n\n** See the TAB on UG if you need help with the Am pattern...","chords":["Am","G","F","E","C","B"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]}}}