Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) — Talking Heads
Chords and lyrics for Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) by Talking Heads (key of D#).
Intro
[Gm7] [Ebmaj7] [Gm] [Gm7] [Ebmaj7] [Gm] [Gm7] [Ebmaj7] [Gm] [Gm7] [Ebmaj7] [Gm] [Gm7]
Verse
Take a look at these [Ebmaj7]hands, [Gm7] take a look at these hands
The hand [Ebmaj7]speaks, the hand of a [Gm7]government man
Well, I'm a [Ebmaj7]tumbler, [Gm]born under [Gm7]punches,[Gm] I'm so thin
Chorus
[Gm7]All [Ebmaj7]I want [Gm]is to breathe[Gm7] (I'm too thin)
Won't [Ebmaj7]you [Gm]breathe with [Gm7]me?
Find a [Ebmaj7]little space,[Gm] so we move in-between (In-between it)
[Gm7]And keep one[Ebmaj7] step ahead [Gm]of [Gm7]yourself
Verse
Don't you miss it, don't you [Ebmaj7]miss it
Some of you people just about missed [Gm]it[Gm7]
Last time to make [Ebmaj7]plans[Gm]
And I'm a [Gm7]tumbler, [Gm]I'm a government man
Chorus
Never seen [Ebmaj7]anything like [Gm]that before
Falling bodies [Ebmaj7]tumble [Gm]'cross the floor (Well I'm a tumbler)
When you get to [Ebmaj7]where you [Gm]wanna be (Thank you, thank you)
When you [Ebmaj7]get to where you wanna [Gm]be (Well, don't even mention it)
Verse
Oh, take a look at these [Ebmaj7]hands, they're [Gm]passing in-between us
[Gm]Take a look at these hands
Take a look at these [Ebmaj7]hands, you don't have to mention [Gm]it
No thanks, I'm a government [Gm7]man
Solo
[Eb7] [Gsus4] [Gm7] [Eb7] [Gsus4] [Gm7] [Ebmaj7] [Gm] [Gm7] [Ebmaj7] [Gm] [Gm7] [Ebmaj7] [Gm]
[Gm7]
Outro
And the heat goes on and the [Ebmaj7]heat goes [Gm]on
[Gm7]And the heat goes on and the heat [Gm]goes on
And the heat goes on where the [Ebmaj7]hand has [Gm]been
[Gm7]And the heat goes on and the heat [Gm]goes on
And the heat goes on (I got time) and the[Ebmaj7] heat goes [Gm]on
[Gm7]And the heat goes on and the heat [Gm]goes on
And the heat goes on, where the [Ebmaj7]hand has [Gm]been
[Gm]And the heat goes on and the heat [Gm7]goes on
I'm not a drowning [Ebmaj7]man, [Gm] and I'm not a burning building
[Gm]I'm a tumbler
Drowning cannot hurt a[Ebmaj7] man, [Gm] fire cannot hurt a man
[Gm]Not the government man
[Ebmaj7]All I want [Gm]is to breathe (Thank you, thank you)
[Gm]Won't you breathe with me?
[Gm]Find a little space so we move [Gm7]in-between (I'm so thin)
And keep one step [Ebmaj7]ahead of [Dsus4]yourself (I'm catching up with [Ebmaj7]myself)
[Gm]All [Ebmaj7]I want [Gm]is to breathe
Won't you [Ebmaj7]breathe [Gm]with me? (Hands of a government man)
[Gm]Find a little space so we move in-between
And [Ebmaj7]keep one step ahead of [Dsus4]yourself [Gm](Don't you miss it, don't you miss it)
All[Ebmaj7] I want is to [Gm]breathe
Won't you [Ebmaj7]breathe with [Gm]me?
[Gm]Find a little space so we move in-between
And [Ebmaj7]keep one step ahead of [Dsus4]yourself[Gm]
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