Talking Heads

Drugs(Tabs)

Talking Heads

Key: G

roll up this ad to continue

	        Riff 1 
E|--------------------------|-- 
B|--------------------------|-- 
G|--------------------------|-- 
D|--5-(5)---5--3--4--5-(5)--|-- 
A|--------------------------|-- 
E|--------------------------|-- 

Riff 2 
E|------------------------------------|-- 
B|------------------------------------|-- 
G|------------------------------------|-- 
D|--5--5--5--5--5---------------------|-- 
A|---------------------5--5--5--5--5--|-- 
E|------------------------------------|-- 

Riff 3 
E|------------------------|-- 
B|------------------------|-- 
G|--------5-----------3~--|-- 
D|-----7-----7-----5------|-- 
A|--5-----------3---------|-- 
E|------------------------|-- 

Riff 4 
E|-----7------------|-----7------------|----------------|-----7------------|-- 
B|--9---------------|--9---------------|-----7--7~------|--9---------------|-- 
G|--------7--9--9~--|--------7--9--9~--|--9---------9~--|--------7--9--9~--|-- 
D|------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|-- 
A|------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|-- 
E|------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|-- 

Intro: the bass plays riff 1, guitar plays riff 2. (riff 1 x2, riff 1 and 2 together x2,  

riff 3, riff 1 and 2 together x3, riff 3, riff 1 and 2 together, riff 4) 

Riff 1 and 2 x2 

Riff 1 and 2 
And all I see is little dots 
Riff 1 and 2 
Some are smeared and some are spots 
Riff 3 
Feels like a murder but that's alright 
Riff 1 and 2 
Riff 1 and 2 
Somebody said there's too much light 
Riff 1 and 2 
Pull down the shade and it's alright 
Riff 3 
It'll be over in a minute or two. 
Riff 1 and 2 

Riff 4 
I'm charged up...don't put me down 
Don't feel like talking...don't mess around 
I feel mean...I feel o.k. 
I'm charged up...electricity 

Riff 1 and 2 
The boys are making a big mess 
Riff 1 and 2 
This makes the girls all start to laugh 
Riff 3 
I don't know what they're talking about 
Riff 1 and 2 
Riff 1 and 2 
The boys are worried, the girls are shocked 
Riff 1 and 2 
They pick the sound and let it drop 
Riff 3 
Nobody knows what they're talking about 
Riff 1 and 2 

Riff 4 
I'm charged up...I'm kinda wooden 
I'm barely moving...I study motion 
I study myself...I fooled myself 
I'm charged up...it's pretty intense. 
Riff 4 
I'm charged up...don't put me down 
Don't feel like talking...don't mess around 
I feel mean...I feel o.k. 
I'm charged up...electricity...That's what I call it 

Riff 1 and 2 x8 
(after every other play on the high E--13~--) 

Outro: 
Guitar 1: 
E|-----------------------|------------------|----------10~--\---10p9-|-- 
B|----------8------9b10--|------------------|------------------------|-- 
G|--10---------7~--------|--10------10--7~--|--10--------------------|-- 
D|------9~---------------|------9~----------|------9~----------------|-- 
A|-----------------------|------------------|------------------------|-- 
E|-----------------------|------------------|------------------------|-- 

E|----------10----------------------10--|----------7--------9b10--|-- 
B|-------------------------------9------|-------------------------|-- 
G|--10----------7~----10-----10---------|--10---------7~----------|-- 
D|------9~----------------9-------------|------9~-----------------|-- 
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|-- 
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|-- 

Guitar 2: 
Strumming G and variations
	        

Written by David Byrne/Brian Eno

See Also: