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Wild Wild Life

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro] / [Verse1]
  E1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + B3 + A4 +  
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----5-----5---5-|----5-----7-----|
G|----4-----4---4-|----4-----8-----|
D|6---------------|------7/9---9\7-|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
[Verse 2]
  E1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|--9-9-8-8-------|----------------|
D|----------7-7-9-|9---------------|
A|----------------|--7-7-9-9-------|
E|----------------|----------7-7-9-|
[Intro]
|  E|     E   B   A|  E|     E   B   A|  
|  E|     E   B   A|  E|     E   B   A|
[Verse 1]
 EI'm wearinB',  A   Efur pajamaBsA  
 EI ride a,   B    A   Ehot potatoB  A  
[Pre-Chorus]
 CIt's ticklin',  Fmy Gfancy
 CSpeak up, FI can't Ghear you
[Chorus 1]
  AHere on this mountaintop
Oh oh Doh
I got some Ewild, Dwild Alife
   AI got some news to tell you
Oh Doh
About some Ewild, Dwild Alife
   AHere comes the doctor in charge
Oh oh Doh
She's got some Ewild, Dwild Alife
   AAin't that the way you like it?
Oh Doh
            E     D|  E| % | % | % | 
Living wild, wild life (lick 2)
[Verse 2]
 EI wrestle with your conscience
 EYou wrestle with your partner
[Pre-Chorus]
  CSittin' on a Fwindow Gsill, 
But he Cspends his time beFhind closed Gdoors
[Chorus 2]
  ACheck out Mr. Businessman
Oh oh Doh
He bought some Ewild, Dwild Alife
 AOn the way to the stock exchange
Oh oh Doh
He got some Ewild, Dwild Alife
ABreak it up when he opens the door
Oh oh Doh
He doin' Ewild, Dwild Alife
 AI know that's the way you like it
Oh Doh
Living Ewild, Dwild
[Bridge]
   F#Peace of Gmind
 CIt's a piece of cakeD  C  
   F#Thought conGtrol
 CYou get on board anyFtime you Glike
[Interlude/Solo] 
|  E| % | % | % |
|  E| % | % | % | 
[Pre-Chorus]
  CLike sitting on, Fpins and Gneedles
 CThings fall apart, Fit's scienGtific
[Chorus 3]
  ASleeping on the interstate
Oh oh Doh
Gettin' Ewild, Dwild Alife
  ACheckin' in, a checkin' out
Oh oh Doh
I got a Ewild, Dwild Alife
  ASpendin' all of my money and time
Oh oh Doh 
Done too much Ewild, Dwild Alife
 AWe wanna go, where we go, where we go
Oh oh Doh
I doin' Ewild, Dwild Alife
 AI know it, that's how we start
Oh Doh
Got some Ewild, Dwild Alife
 ATake a picture, here in the daylight
Oh, Doh
And it's some Ewild, Dwild Alife
 AYou've grown so tall, you've grown so fast
Oh oh Doh
EWild, Dwild Alife
 AI know that's the way you like it
Oh, Doh
[Coda]
Living Ewild wild, Dwild wild .A.. li-ife

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Wild Wild Life

by Talking Heads

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro] / [Verse1]

E B A

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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

B|----5-----5---5-|----5-----7-----|

G|----4-----4---4-|----4-----8-----|

D|6---------------|------7/9---9\7-|

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

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

[Verse 2]

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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

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

G|--9-9-8-8-------|----------------|

D|----------7-7-9-|9---------------|

A|----------------|--7-7-9-9-------|

E|----------------|----------7-7-9-|

[Intro]

E E B A E E B A

| | | | |

E E B A E E B A

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

E B A E B A

I'm wearin', fur pajamas

E B A E B A

I ride a, hot potato

[Pre-Chorus]

C F G

It's ticklin', my fancy

C F G

Speak up, I can't hear you

[Chorus 1]

Here on this mountaintop

Oh oh oh

E D A

I got some wild, wild life

I got some news to tell you

Oh oh

E D A

About some wild, wild life

Here comes the doctor in charge

Oh oh oh

E D A

She's got some wild, wild life

Ain't that the way you like it?

Oh oh

E D E

| | % | % | % |

Living wild, wild life (lick 2)

[Verse 2]

I wrestle with your conscience

You wrestle with your partner

[Pre-Chorus]

C F G

Sittin' on a window sill,

C F G

But he spends his time behind closed doors

[Chorus 2]

Check out Mr. Businessman

Oh oh oh

E D A

He bought some wild, wild life

On the way to the stock exchange

Oh oh oh

E D A

He got some wild, wild life

Break it up when he opens the door

Oh oh oh

E D A

He doin' wild, wild life

I know that's the way you like it

Oh oh

E D

Living wild, wild

[Bridge]

F# G

Peace of mind

C D C

It's a piece of cake

F# G

Thought control

C F G

You get on board anytime you like

[Interlude/Solo]

| | % | % | % |

[Pre-Chorus]

C F G

Like sitting on, pins and needles

C F G

Things fall apart, it's scientific

[Chorus 3]

Sleeping on the interstate

Oh oh oh

E D A

Gettin' wild, wild life

Checkin' in, a checkin' out

Oh oh oh

E D A

I got a wild, wild life

Spendin' all of my money and time

Oh oh oh

E D A

Done too much wild, wild life

We wanna go, where we go, where we go

Oh oh oh

E D A

I doin' wild, wild life

I know it, that's how we start

Oh oh

E D A

Got some wild, wild life

Take a picture, here in the daylight

Oh, oh

E D A

And it's some wild, wild life

You've grown so tall, you've grown so fast

Oh oh oh

E D A

Wild, wild life

I know that's the way you like it

Oh, oh

[Coda]

E D A

Living wild wild, wild wild ... li-ife

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