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Born under punches Chords

Music by: David Byrne
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[Intro 1]
[Em][C][Em][F#][Em]
[C][Em]

[Verse 1]
Take a look at these [C]hands
[Em]
Take a look at these [F#]hands[Em]
The hand [C]speaks
[Em]The hand of a government man
Well, I'm [C]a tumbler
[Em]Born under punches

[Verse 2]
I'm so thin
[Em]All [C]I wa[Em]nt is to breathe
Won't [C]you [Em]breathe with me?
[C]Find a little [Em]space
So we move in- between
And [C]keep one step ahead
[Em]of yourself

[Verse 3]
[Em]
Don't you miss [C]it,
don't you mis[Em]s it
Some of you people just about missed it
Last time [C]to make [Em]plans
I'm a tumbler
I'm a government man
Never seen [C]anything

[Verse 4]
like [Em]that before
Falling bod[C]ies [Em]tumble 'cross the floor
I said I'm a tumbler
When you [C]get to where
you [Em]wanna be
I don't even mention it
When you get [C]to where you [Em]wanna be
Thank you! Thank you!
Take a look at these hand[C]s
They're passing in- [Em]between us
Take a look at these hands
Take a look at these hands
[C]You don't have to [Em]men tion it
No thanks, no thanks

[Interlude 1]
I'm a government man
[Em][C][Em]
[C][Em]
[C][Em]
[C][Em]

[Verse 5]
And the heat goes on and [C]the
heat goes [Em]on
And the heat goes on and
the heat goes [F#]on
[Em]And the heat goes on where the
[C]hand has [Em]been
And the heat goes on and
the heat goes on

[Verse 6]
And [Em]the heat goes [C]on and
the heat goes [Em]on
And the heat goes on and the heat goes on
[Bm]And the heat[Em] goes on
where the [C]hand has [Em]been
And the heat goes on and
the heat goes on
I'm not a drowning [C]man

[Verse 7]
(And the heat
goes on [Em]and the heat goes on)
And I'm not a burning building (And the
heat goes on and the heat goes on)
I'm a tumbler (And the heat goes on where
the hand has been)
Drowning cannot hurt a man
Fire [C]cannot [Em]hurt a man (And the heat
goes on and the heat goes on)

[Verse 8]
Not the government man
[Em]All I want [C]is [Em]to breathe (And the heat
goes on and the heat goes on)
Breathe with me
Won't [C]you [Em]breathe with me? (And the
heat [F#]goes on [Em]and the heat goes on)
Find a [C]little space (And the heat goes
on and the [Em]heat goes on)
So we move in- between (And the heat goes on
and the heat goes on)
Between it!
And keep one step [C]ahead [Em]of yourself (And the
heat goes on and the heat goes on)
I'm catching up with myself
All [C]I want [Em]is to breathe (And the heat
goes on and the heat [C]goes on)
Won't [Em]you breathe with me? (And the heat
goes on and the heat goes on)
[C]Find [Em]a little space (And the heat
goes on and the heat goes on)
So we move in- between (And the heat
goes on and the heat goes on)
And keep [C]one step ahead of your[Em]self
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