Psycho Killer — Talking Heads

Chords and lyrics for Psycho Killer by Talking Heads (key of Am).

Verse 1

Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (David Byrne, Tina Weymouth & Chris Franz)
Barre chords used through the recording on 1st, 3rd & 5th frets (F, G & A)
and on the 2nd & 3rd frets for
the C & Bm but open shapes will work if you can't manage those.

Intro

[A5] [G]
Bass part alone for first two repeats then
Harm. Harm.

Verse

[A]I can't seem to face up to the facts[G]
[A]I'm tense and nervous and I can't relax[G]
[A]I can't sleep 'cause my bed's on fire[G]
[A]Don't touch me I'm a real live wire[G]

Chorus

[F] Psycho killer, [G] qu'est-ce que c'est? [A]Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far
better
[F] Run run run [G]run run run run [C]away, ohhhh ohhhh [F]oooh
[F] Psycho killer, [G] qu'est-ce que c'est? [A]Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far
better
[F] Run run run [G]run run run run [C]away, ohhhh ohhhh [F]oooh [G]aaye aaye [A]ooh[A][G]
[G]

Verse

[A]You start a conversation you can't even finish it[G]
[A]You're talking a lot, but you're not sayin anything[G]
[A]When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed[G]
[A]Say something once, why say it again?[G]

Chorus

Bridge

[Bm]Ce que j'ai fait, ce [G]soir-là, [Bm] ce qu' elle a dit, ce [G]soir-là
[A]Realisant mon espoir, [G] je me lance vers la gloire [A]okay[G]
[A]Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah[G]
[A]We are vain and we are blind, [G] [A]I hate people when they're not polite[G]

Chorus

[F] Psycho killer, [G] qu'est-ce que c'est? [A]Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far
better
[F] Run run run [G]run run run run [C]away, ohhhh ohhhh
[F] Psycho killer, [G] qu'est-ce que c'est? [A]Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far
better
[F] Run run run [G]run run run run [C]away, ohhhh ohhhh [F]oooh [G]aye aye aye aye aye

Outro

[A]Oooooohhhhhh (Repeat to fade over guitar and feedback)
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Psycho Killer — Talking Heads

Verse 1

Intro

Verse

Chorus

Verse

Chorus

Bridge

Chorus

Outro

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