• Song:

    A Clean Break

  • Artist:

    Talking Heads

  • Album:

    Once in a Lifetime (dis...

A Clean Break
By TALKINGHEADS


Intro/Verse Chords:
(These chords are repeated continuosly for most of the song)


  Em  C   B7(probably not the right name for this chord)
--0---0------------|
--0---1---0--------|
--0---0---2--------|
--2---2---1--------|
--2---3---2--------|
--0----------------|


Bridge Chords:

  Am (x02210@1)Gm (355333@1)D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) F--5---3-----------1--| (133211@1)--5---3---7---5---1--|
--5---3---7---5---2--|
--7---5---7---5---3--|
--7---5---5---3---3--|
--5---3-----------1--|

Intro lead:

  Em (022000@1)                           C (x32010@1)             B7--12-----12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12------| (x21202@1)--15b17h-17h-17h-17h-17h-17h-17h-17h-17h-17h-17h-17ub15--|
-------------------------------------------------tremolo-|pick
---------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------|


Verse/Chorus:

Em (022000@1)              C (x32010@1)       B7Just (x21202@1)beginning to take that love away
Em (022000@1)              C (x32010@1)       B7Just (x21202@1)beginning to take that love away
Em (022000@1)              C (x32010@1)       B7 (x21202@1)Em (022000@1)  C (x32010@1)  B7 (x21202@1)   Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1)B7In (x21202@1)a minute I'll wash that love awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

Em (022000@1)              C (x32010@1)       B7Even (x21202@1)now we remember what we used to say
Em (022000@1)              C (x32010@1)       B7Takes (x21202@1)a minute to wash that love away
Em (022000@1)              C (x32010@1)       B7 (x21202@1)   Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) B7 (x21202@1)  Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1)B7Take (x21202@1)a clean break: wash that love awaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

Em (022000@1)              C (x32010@1)       B7Even (x21202@1)now we remember what we used to say
Em (022000@1)              C (x32010@1)       B7Even (x21202@1)now we remember what we used to say
Em (022000@1)              C (x32010@1)       B7 (x21202@1)       Em (022000@1)C (x32010@1)B7 (x21202@1)Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1)B7We'll (x21202@1)be together if we wash that love awaaaaaaaaaay


Bridge:

Am (x02210@1)               Gm (355333@1)name="chord_x02210@1">Am
What's tha matter ?
Am (x02210@1)               Gm (355333@1)name="chord_x02210@1">Am
Have to clean up ?
C (x32010@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
  That's true
C (x32010@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
  That's true
Am (x02210@1)               Gm (355333@1)name="chord_x02210@1">Am
And it's taken
Am (x02210@1)               Gm (355333@1)name="chord_x02210@1">Am
To extreme extent
C (x32010@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
  That's why we
C (x32010@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
  Work so hard to
FTake (133211@1)that love away
FTake (133211@1)that love away
FTake (133211@1)that love away
FTake (133211@1)that love away


--5---5-5---7---7-7------------------------------------------------|
--5---5-5---7---7-7------------------------------------------------|
--5---5-5---7---7-7------------------------------------------------|
--5---5-5---7---7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
----------------------slowly bend a whole step---------------------|
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--5---5-5---7---7-7---15--12---------------------------------------|
--5---5-5---7---7-7-----------15--12-------------------------------|
--5---5-5---7---7-7-------------------12---------------------------|
--5---5-5---7---7-7------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|

--5---5-5---7---7-7---x-x-x-15-x-15---x-x-x-15-x15-----------------|
--5---5-5---7---7-7---x-x-x-15-x-15---x-x-x-15-x15-----------------|
--5---5-5---7---7-7------------------------------------------------|
--5---5-5---7---7-7------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|

This song is so excellent. I cant believe that Ive never been able to find an accurate 
of it

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