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1/35

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 35Position: 4

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Intro:
A B
E Esus4
E Esus4
A B
E Esus4
E
I. Verse
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EMommy, Daddy come and look at me nowEsus4  
EI'm a big man in a great big townEsus4  
EYears ago who would believe it's trueEsus4  
EGoes to show what a little faith can do
II. Chorus
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AI was comEplaining
I was Bdown in the dumps
AI felt so Estrong now cause you
BPulled me up
Pulled me Aup-up-up-up
BUp-up-up-up
III. Movement 1
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Riff 1:
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-----------4-6-4--|
D|-------4-6--------|
A|--7---------------|
E|------------------|
Riff 2:
e|--12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11--9--9--9--9-11--9--|
B|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
G|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
EI slipped
And I got pulled
Pulled up
I tripped
And then you pulled
You pulled me up
I slipped
And I got pulled
Pulled up
I slipped
And then you pulled
You pulled me up
Pulled me Aup
Pulled me Bup
E
E
Pulled me AUp-up-up-up
BUp-up-up-up
E
E
EI drift away to another landEsus4  
ESleeping dreaming such a simple thingEsus4  
EI think of things that I might beEsus4  
EI see my name go down in history
|--CHORUS--|
|--MOVEMENT 1--|
|--CHORUS--|
IV. Movement 2
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Riff: I think you get what I'm going for here.
e|--5--4--3----3--4--5--|
B|--5--4--3----3--4--5--|
G|--6--5--4----4--5--6--|
D|--7--6--5----5--6--7--|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
I got up
And you pulled me up
I stood up
And you pulled me up
I got up
And that was because you pulled me up
I got up
In a little while you pulled me up
|--CHORUS--|
EI cast a shadow on the living room wallEsus4  
EDark and savage with a profile so sharpEsus4  
EKeep that wonderful food on the tableEsus4  
EThere's really no hurry, I'll eat in a while
|--Chorus--|
|--Movement 1--|
|--CHORUS--|
End on E

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Pulled Up

by Talking Heads

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus4

Intro:

A B

E Esus4

A B

E Esus4

I. Verse

--------

E Esus4

Mommy, Daddy come and look at me now

E Esus4

I'm a big man in a great big town

E Esus4

Years ago who would believe it's true

Goes to show what a little faith can do

II. Chorus

----------

A E

I was complaining

I was down in the dumps

A E

I felt so strong now cause you

Pulled me up

Pulled me up-up-up-up

Up-up-up-up

III. Movement 1

-----------

Riff 1:

e|------------------|

B|------------------|

G|-----------4-6-4--|

D|-------4-6--------|

A|--7---------------|

E|------------------|

Riff 2:

e|--12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11--9--9--9--9-11--9--|

B|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|

G|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|

D|---------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------|

I slipped

And I got pulled

Pulled up

I tripped

And then you pulled

You pulled me up

I slipped

And I got pulled

Pulled up

I slipped

And then you pulled

You pulled me up

Pulled me up

Pulled me Up-up-up-up

Up-up-up-up

E Esus4

I drift away to another land

E Esus4

Sleeping dreaming such a simple thing

E Esus4

I think of things that I might be

I see my name go down in history

|--CHORUS--|

|--MOVEMENT 1--|

|--CHORUS--|

IV. Movement 2

--------------

Riff: I think you get what I'm going for here.

e|--5--4--3----3--4--5--|

B|--5--4--3----3--4--5--|

G|--6--5--4----4--5--6--|

D|--7--6--5----5--6--7--|

A|----------------------|

E|----------------------|

I got up

And you pulled me up

I stood up

And you pulled me up

I got up

And that was because you pulled me up

I got up

In a little while you pulled me up

|--CHORUS--|

E Esus4

I cast a shadow on the living room wall

E Esus4

Dark and savage with a profile so sharp

E Esus4

Keep that wonderful food on the table

There's really no hurry, I'll eat in a while

|--Chorus--|

|--Movement 1--|

|--CHORUS--|

End on E

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