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The Big Country

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THE BIG COUNTRY- The Talking Heads
 C   D    F   F   G(rpt 3 more times)
I sCee the shDapes, FI remember from FmaGps
I Csee the shDoreline, FI see the whiteFcaGps
A Cbaseball diDamond, nFice weather down tFheGre
I sCee the scDhools, Fand the houses where the kFids aGre
PlCaces to paDrk, Fby the factories and buFildiGngs
RCestaurants and bDars Ffor later in the eFveniGng
TAmhen we come to the farmlGands Fand the undeveloped areaGs
AAmnd I have learned Ghow thFese things work togetGher
I Amsee the parkways GthFat passes through them alGl
AAmnd I have learneGd hFow to look at these thingGs
CHORUS
And I say, BbI wouldn't lFive there if you paiEbd me
BbI wouldn't lFive there, ooh, nEbo siree
BbI wouldn't dFo the things the Ebway those people do
BbI wouldn't lFive there if you pEbaid me to
I guess it's healthy, I guess the air is clean
And I guess those people have fun with their neighbors and friends
Look at that kitchen and all of that food
Look at them eat, I guess it tastes real good
TAmhey're growin' in those farmlandGs, Fthen they bring it to the sFtorGes
TAmhey put it in their car trunksG, tFhen they bring it back FhomGe
CHORUS
I'm tired of looking out the window of the airplane
I'm tired of travelling, I want to be somewhere
And it's not even worth talking about those people down there
DBbo do da da da   FDo do da da da EbDo do
(keep on doing chorus with various noises)
(eventually hold the Eb a while and end on Bb)

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The Big Country

by Talking Heads

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THE BIG COUNTRY- The Talking Heads

C D F F G

(rpt 3 more times)

C D F F G

I see the shapes, I remember from maps

C D F F G

I see the shoreline, I see the whitecaps

C D F F G

A baseball diamond, nice weather down there

C D F F G

I see the schools, and the houses where the kids are

C D F F G

Places to park, by the factories and buildings

C D F F G

Restaurants and bars for later in the evening

Am G F G

Then we come to the farmlands and the undeveloped areas

Am G F G

And I have learned how these things work together

Am G F G

I see the parkways that passes through them all

Am G F G

And I have learned how to look at these things

CHORUS

Bb F Eb

And I say, I wouldn't live there if you paid me

Bb F Eb

I wouldn't live there, ooh, no siree

Bb F Eb

I wouldn't do the things the way those people do

Bb F Eb

I wouldn't live there if you paid me to

I guess it's healthy, I guess the air is clean

And I guess those people have fun with their neighbors and friends

Look at that kitchen and all of that food

Look at them eat, I guess it tastes real good

Am G F F G

They're growin' in those farmlands, then they bring it to the stores

Am G F F G

They put it in their car trunks, then they bring it back home

CHORUS

I'm tired of looking out the window of the airplane

I'm tired of travelling, I want to be somewhere

And it's not even worth talking about those people down there

Bb F Eb

Do do da da da Do do da da da Do do

(keep on doing chorus with various noises)

(eventually hold the Eb a while and end on Bb)

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