From: Harlan L Thompson <harlant@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu> THE BIG COUNTRY- The Talking Heads C D F F G (rpt 3 more times)

I s^Cee the sh^Dapes, ^FI remember from ^Fma^Gps I ^Csee the sh^Doreline, ^FI see the white^Fca^Gps A ^Cbaseball di^Damond, n^Fice weather down t^Fhe^Gre I s^Cee the sc^Dhools, ^Fand the houses where the k^Fids a^Gre Pl^Caces to pa^Drk,^F by the factories and bu^Fildi^Gngs R^Cestaurants and b^Dars ^Ffor later in the e^Fveni^Gng T^Amhen we come to the farml^Gands ^Fand the undeveloped area^Gs A^Amnd I have learned^G how th^Fese things work toget^Gher I ^Amsee the parkways ^Gth^Fat passes through them al^Gl A^Amnd I have learne^Gd h^Fow to look at these thing^Gs

CHORUS

And I say, ^BbI wouldn't l^Five there if you pai^Ebd me ^BbI wouldn't l^Five there, ooh, n^Ebo siree ^BbI wouldn't d^Fo the things the ^Ebway those people do ^BbI wouldn't l^Five there if you p^Ebaid me to

I guess it's healthy, I guess the air is clean And I guess those people have fun with their neighbors and friends Look at that kitchen and all of that food Look at them eat, I guess it tastes real good

T^Amhey're growin' in those farmland^Gs, ^Fthen they bring it to the s^Ftor^Ges T^Amhey put it in their car trunks^G, t^Fhen they bring it back ^Fhom^Ge CHORUS

I'm tired of looking out the window of the airplane I'm tired of travelling, I want to be somewhere And it's not even worth talking about those people down there

D^Bbo do da da da ^FDo do da da da ^EbDo do (keep on doing chorus with various noises) (eventually hold the Eb a while and end on Bb)

(from More Songs About Buildings and Food, 1978) (sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)

Talking Heads - The big country