Talking Heads – Book I Read (Bass Tab)

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Note: Listen to proper timing of notes before any violent/negative reactions. Key - Dm
[Intro]
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D|---7--------7--------|---5--------5p0------|---7--------7--------|---5--------5p0------|
A|---------------------|----------------5p0--|---------------------|----------------5p0--|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|  2x

[Verse 1]
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D|-7-------------------|---------------------|--7------------------|---------------------|
A|----------------x--x-|--3------------x-x-0-|----------------x--x-|--3------------x-x-0-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

     I'm writing 'bout       Book I read           I have to sing       Book I read I'm em -
                   the                                  about the
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D|-7-------------------|---------------------|--7------------------|---------------------|
A|----------------x--x-|--3------------x-x-0-|----------------x--x-|--3------------x-x-0-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
     barrassed to admit     soft spot in my       I found out you       Book I read so
             it hit the           heart  when         wrote the

[Chorus]
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D|-7---x-x---7----0----|---------------------|-7---x-x---7----0----|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

    Feel my fingers as       Touch your arms     I'm spinning around      feel alright
                 they                                       but I
G|---------------------|---5----x----5----7~-|---3-----------------|---------------------|
D|-7---x-x---7----0----|---------------------|--------x-5-----0----|----5----x-3-----0---|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
    Book I read was           in your eyes       oh     hoo             woh    oh

G|---------------------|
D|---5~-------x-5p0----|
A|-----------------5p0-|
E|---------------------|
     oh         oh

[Verse 2]
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D|-7-------------------|---------------------|--7------------------|---------------------|
A|----------------x--x-|--3------------x-x-0-|----------------x--x-|--3------------x-x-0-|
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     Oh ...                 I'm living in the    I feel wonderful       I'm tipping over 
                                    future                                     backwards
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D|-7-------------------|---------------------|--7------------------|-------------5p0-----|
A|----------------x--x-|--3------------x-x-0-|----------------x--x-|--3--------------5p0-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
     I'm so ambitious       I'm looking back      Running a race and  Book I read so
                                        I'm              you're the

[Chorus]
G|---------------------|---5----x----5----7~-|---------------------|---5----x----5----7~-|
D|-7---x-x---7----0----|---------------------|-7---x-x---7----0----|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

    Feel my fingers as       Touch your arms     I'm spinning around      feel alright
                 they                                       but I
G|---------------------|---5----x----5----7~-|---3-----------------|---------------------|
D|-7---x-x---7----0----|---------------------|--------x-5-----0----|----5----x-3-----0---|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
    Book I read was           in your eyes       oh     hoo             woh    oh

G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---5~-------x-5p0----|---7~----------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------5p0-|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
     woh      oh              (indestict chatter)         Na na na...

[Bridge]
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A|---5-------5---------|---5-------5---------|--3--5----5--3--5--5-|--3--5----5--3--5--5-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 3x
     na...                    na na na na....   na..                          Na na na..

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D|-----3-5-3---3-5-3---|-----3-5-3---3-5-3---|--------3---------3--|--------3---------3--|
A|---5-------5---------|---5-------5---------|--3--5----5--3--5--5-|--3--5----5--3--5--5-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
    oooh..                       hoo oh         oh na na na...                whoop whoop

G|---------------------|---------------------|--3------------------|---------------------|
D|-----3-5-3---3-5-3---|-----3-5-3---3-5-3---|--------x-5-----0----|----5----x-3-----0---|
A|---5-------5---------|---5-------5---------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
    na na na na....                             oh       hoo            woh     oh      

G|---------------------|
D|---5~-------x-5p0----|
A|-----------------5p0-|
E|---------------------|
     oh       oh

[Verse 3]
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D|-7-------------------|---------------------|--7------------------|---------------------|
A|----------------x--x-|--3------------x-x-0-|----------------x--x-|--3------------x-x-0-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

     Oh ...    I'm          I'm living in the    I feel wonderful       I'm tipping over 
                                    future                                     backwards
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-7-------------------|---------------------|--7------------------|-------------5p0-----|
A|----------------x--x-|--3------------x-x-0-|----------------x--x-|--3--------------5p0-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
     I'm so ambitious       I'm looking back      Running a race and  Book I read so
                                        I'm              you're the

[Chorus]
G|---------------------|---5----x----5----7~-|---------------------|---5----x----5----7~-|
D|-7---x-x---7----0----|---------------------|-7---x-x---7----0----|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

    Feel my fingers as       Touch your arms     I'm spinning around      feel alright
                 they                                       but I
G|---------------------|---5----x----5----7~-|--3------------------|---------------------|
D|-7---x-x---7----0----|---------------------|--------x-5-----0----|----5----x-3-----0---|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
    Book I read was           in your eyes      oh      hoo              woh   oh       

G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---5~-------x-5p0----|--0-7~---------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------5p0-|-----------5----5----|--5----5-------r-----|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
     oh       oh           (indestict chatter)         Na na na...

[Outro]
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A|---5-------5---------|---5-------5---------|--3--5----5--3--5--5-|--3--5----5--3--5--5-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 10x

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D|-----3-5-3---3-5-3---|-----3-5-3---3-5-3---|--------x-5-----0----|----5----x-3-----0---|
A|---5-------5---------|---5-------5---------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
     na na na na....                            woh    oh              oh       oh

G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---5~-----x-5--0-----|-\7~-----------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|
    woh       oh...
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