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Turn To Salt

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Gsun at its meridian
Bbwhen the walls start caving in
i dCo this every dayEb  
Gi can smell the smoke and ash
Bbi can hear the columns crash
but i Ccan’t look awayEb  
PRE-CHORUS
Bbask me what it looked like, say you Cwant to know whBbat it looked lCikeEb  
CHORUS
Gi turn to salt, i can’t not turn
my eyes to sAmee, our city burnF  
Gi fall on my, own bayonette
ill pAmull out all my stitches without a cone around mFy neck
It’s my Bbfault, BwatAmch Cme turn to Gsalt
VERSE 2
was it out of mourning?
or did i miss the warnings?
either could be true
call it curiosity
i think it's humanity
and i can’t find it in you
PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS
BRIDGE
Emleave me here in my dumb reminiscence
Gyou and your sons are safe in the distance
Emi hope the halo on your head weighs a tonG  
Emso run away, cut the cord, keep ignoring the ignGored
turn away fCrom me with perfect symmetry anCmd run
CHORUS 2x
enjoy :)

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Turn To Salt

by Talking Heads

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

sun at its meridian

when the walls start caving in

C Eb

i do this every day

i can smell the smoke and ash

i can hear the columns crash

C Eb

but i can’t look away

PRE-CHORUS

Bb C Bb C Eb

ask me what it looked like, say you want to know what it looked like

CHORUS

i turn to salt, i can’t not turn

Am F

my eyes to see, our city burn

i fall on my, own bayonette

Am F

ill pull out all my stitches without a cone around my neck

Bb B Am C G

It’s my fault, watch me turn to salt

VERSE 2

was it out of mourning?

or did i miss the warnings?

either could be true

call it curiosity

i think it's humanity

and i can’t find it in you

PRE-CHORUS

CHORUS

BRIDGE

leave me here in my dumb reminiscence

you and your sons are safe in the distance

Em G

i hope the halo on your head weighs a ton

Em G

so run away, cut the cord, keep ignoring the ignored

C Cm

turn away from me with perfect symmetry and run

CHORUS 2x

enjoy :)

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