#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Life During Wartime Original Album: Fear Of Music Words and Music by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth Copyright © 1978 Warner Brothers Music Limited Published by Warner Brothers Music Publishing Limited Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net) NOTES: In the verses, there is a C ("[C]") that is played as passing notes by the rhythm guitar and the synth lead. You can pick it up in the tab, where the rhythm guitar plays a rather slinky xx55xx, and the synth lead plays a x0x01x. For an acoustic guitar, you could try playing a standard C (or a 5th), but the changes A - [C] - A are just semitones there and back. It's easier to play the rhythm guitar part. NOTES: Timing is 4/4. Key to Tab ---------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off / - slide up \ - slide down b - bend r - release x - muted note _ - tied note ~ - vibrato INTRO: Synth lead: A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------1---------------|-----------------1---------------|-----------------1---------------|---------------------------------| |---------0---2---0---2-----------|---------0---2---0---2-----------|-----0---2-------0-----------2______-------------------------------| |---------0---2-------------------|---------0---2-------------------|-----0---2-------------------2______-------------------------------| |-0-------0---0---0---0-------0---|-----0---0---0---0---0-----------|-0-----------0-------0---0-------|-----------------------------0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------0---0---3-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | | Rhythm Guitar: | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------5---5---5---5---5---5____ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------5---5---5---5---5---5____ |-----------------5---------------|-5-h-6---5-h-6---5---------------|-----------------5---------------|---------------------------------| |---------5-/-7---5---7-----------|-5-------5-------5---7-----------|-----5-/-7-------5---7-------7______-------------------------------| |---------5-/-7-------7-----------|---------------------7-----------|-----5-/-7-----------7-------7______-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5-------3---5-------0---3---0---|-5---0---3---0---5---0---3---0---|-5-------3---5-------0---3---0---|-5-------3---5-------0---3---0---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Synth lead: A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------1---------------|-----------------1---------------|-----------------1---------------|---------------------------------| |---------0---2---0---2-----------|---------0---2---0---2-----------|-----0---2-------0-----------2______-------------------------------| |---------0---2-------------------|---------0---2-------------------|-----0---2-------------------2______-------------------------------| |-0-------0---0---0---0-------0---|-----0---0---0---0---0-----------|-0-----------0-------0---0-------|-----------------------------0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------0---0---3-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | | Rhythm Guitar: | ___-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------5---5---5---5---5---5____ ___-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------5---5---5---5---5---5____ |-----------------5---------------|-5-h-6---5-h-6---5---------------|-----------------5---------------|---------------------------------| |---------5-/-7---5---7-----------|-5-------5-------5---7-----------|-----5-/-7-------5---7-------7______-------------------------------| |---------5-/-7-------7-----------|---------------------7-----------|-----5-/-7-----------7-------7______-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------5-------3---------------| |-5-------3---5-------0---3---0---|-5---0---3---0---5---0---3---0---|-5-------3---5-------0---3---0---|-5-------------------0---3---0---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE1: Synth lead: A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------1---------------|-----------------1---------------|-----------------1---------------|---------------------------------| |---------0---2---0---2-----------|---------0---2---0---2-----------|-----0---2-------0-----------2______-------------------------------| |---------0---2-------------------|---------0---2-------------------|-----0---2-------------------2______-------------------------------| |-0-------0---0---0---0-------0---|-----0---0---0---0---0-----------|-0-----------0-------0---0-------|-----------------------------0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------0---0---3-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | | Rhythm Guitar: | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------5---5---5---5---5---5____ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------5---5---5---5---5---5____ |-----------------5---------------|-5-h-6---5-h-6---5---------------|-----------------5---------------|---------------------------------| |---------5-/-7---5---7-----------|-5-------5-------5---7-----------|-----5-/-7-------5---7-------7______-------------------------------| |---------5-/-7-------7-----------|---------------------7-----------|-----5-/-7-----------7-------7______-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5-------3---5-------0---3---0---|-5---0---3---0---5---0---3---0---|-5-------3---5-------0---3---0---|-----5---3---5-------0---3---0---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | A [C] A [C] A [C] A Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons, packed up and ready to go. Synth lead: A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------1---------------|-----------------1---------------|-----------------1---------------|---------------------------------| |---------0---2---0---2-----------|---------0---2---0---2-----------|-----0---2-------0-----------2______-------------------------------| |---------0---2-------------------|---------0---2-------------------|-----0---2-------------------2______-------------------------------| |-0-------0---0---0---0-------0---|-----0---0---0---0---0-----------|-0-----------0-------0---0-------|-----------------------------0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------0---0---3-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | | Rhythm Guitar: | ___-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------5---5---5---5---5---5____ ___-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------5---5---5---5---5---5____ |-----------------5---------------|-5-h-6---5-h-6---5---------------|-----------------5---------------|---------------------------------| |---------5-/-7---5---7-----------|-5-------5-------5---7-----------|-----5-/-7-------5---7-------7______-------------------------------| |---------5-/-7-------7-----------|---------------------7-----------|-----5-/-7-----------7-------7______-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------5-------3---------------| |-5-------3---5-------0---3---0---|-5---0---3---0---5---0---3---0---|-5-------3---5-------0---3---0---|-5-------------------0---3---0---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A [C] A [C] A [C] A Heard of some gravesites out by the highway, a place that no-bo -dy knows. [continue as previous 8 measures:] | A [C] | A [C] The sound of gunfire, off in the distance, | A [C] | A I’m getting used to it now. | A [C] | A [C] Lived in a brownstone, lived in a ghetto, | A [C] | A I’ve lived all over this town CHORUS1: Synth lead: E5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------2---------------2______-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-----------2-------2-------2______-----------2---------------2______-----------2---------------2______-----------2---------------2____ |-2-----------2-------2-------2______-----------0---------------0______-----------2---------------2______-----------2---------------2____ |-0-----------0-------0-------0______-------------------------------|-------------0---------------0______-----------0---------------0____ | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | | Rhythm Guitar: | | E | |-0-------0---0---0---0---0---0______-------0---0-------------------|---------0---0---0---0-------0______-------5---5---5---5---5---5____ |-0-------0---0---0---0---0---0______-------0---0-------------------|---------0---0---0---0-------0______-------5---5---5---5---5---5____ |-1---------------------------1______-------------------------------|-----------------------------1______-------------------------------| |-2---------------------------2______-------------------------------|-----------------------------2______-------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------|-----------------2-p-0-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-0-------------------------------|-------------------------3---0______-------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------2-------2-------|-----2---2---------------2-------|-----------------2-----------2---|-----2---2---------------2-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-------0-----------------------|-0-----------0-------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-----------0-------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | E % % % This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco, this ain’t no fooling a - round Synth lead: E5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------2---------------2______-------------------------------|---------------------------------| ___-----------2-------2-------2______-----------2---------------2______-----------2-------2-------2______-----------2-------------------| ___-----------2-------2-------2______-----------0---------------0______-----------2-------2-------2______-----------2-------------------| ___-----------0-------0-------0______-------------------------------|-------------0-------0-------0______-----------0-------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | | Rhythm Guitar: | |---------0---0---0---0-------0______-------0---0-------------------|---------0---0---0---0-------0______---0---0-----------------------| |---------0---0---0---0-------0______-------0---0-------------------|---------0---0---0---0-------0______---0---0-----------------------| |-----------------------------1______-------------------------------|-----------------------------1______-------------------------------| |-----------------------------2______-------------------------------|-----------------------------2______-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------2-p-0-----------|-----------------------------------------------2-p-0---------------| ___-------------------------------|-------------------------3---0______-------------------------------|---------------------3b___-------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------2-------2-------|-----2---2---------------2-------|-----------------2-----------2---|-----2---2---------------2-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-------0-----------------------|-0-----------0-------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-----------0-------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | % % % % No time for dancing or lovey-dovey, I ain’t got time for that now. VERSE2: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: A 577655 or x0222x C x3555x or x3201x | A [C] | A [C] Transmit the message to the receiver, | A [C] | A Hope for an answer some day | A [C] | A [C] I got three passports, a couple of visas. | A [C] | A You don’t even know my real name. | A [C] | A [C] High on a hillside, the trucks are loading, | A [C] | A Everything’s ready to roll. | A [C] | A [C] I sleep in the daytime, I work in the night-time, | A [C] | A I might not ever get home. CHORUS2: Notes: Play as for CHORUS1. Chords: E 022100 | E | % This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco, | E | % This ain’t no fooling a - round. | E | % This ain’t no Mudd Club or C.B.G.B. | E | % I ain’t got time for that now. INTERLUDE: Lead guitar: |-----12------12------12------12--|-----12------12------12------12--|-----12------12------12------12--|-----12------12------12------12--| |-----13------13------12------13--|-----13------13------12------13--|-----13------13------12------13--|-----13------13------12------13--| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | | Synth lead: | A | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------1---------------|-----------------1---------------|-----------------1---------------|---------------------------------| |---------0---2---0---2-----------|---------0---2---0---2-----------|-----0---2-------0-----------2______-------------------------------| |---------0---2-------------------|---------0---2-------------------|-----0---2-------------------2______-------------------------------| |-0-------0---0---0---0-------0---|-----0---0---0---0---0-----------|-0-----------0-------0---0-------|-----------------------------0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------0---0---3-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | | Rhythm Guitar: | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------5---5---5---5---5---5____ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------5---5---5---5---5---5____ |-----------------5---------------|-5-h-6---5-h-6---5---------------|-----------------5---------------|---------------------------------| |---------5-/-7---5---7-----------|-5-------5-------5---7-----------|-----5-/-7-------5---7-------7______-------------------------------| |---------5-/-7-------7-----------|---------------------7-----------|-----5-/-7-----------7-------7______-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5-------3---5-------0---3---0---|-5---0---3---0---5---0---3---0---|-5-------3---5-------0---3---0---|-5-------3---5-------0---3---0---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar: |-----12------12------12------12--|-----12------12------12------12--|-----12------12------12------12--|-----12------12------12------12--| |-----13------13------12------13--|-----13------13------12------13--|-----13------13------12------13--|-----13------13------12------13--| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | | Synth lead: | A | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------1---------------|-----------------1---------------|-----------------1---------------|---------------------------------| |---------0---2---0---2-----------|---------0---2---0---2-----------|-----0---2-------0-----------2______-------------------------------| |---------0---2-------------------|---------0---2-------------------|-----0---2-------------------2______-------------------------------| |-0-------0---0---0---0-------0---|-----0---0---0---0---0-----------|-0-----------0-------0---0-------|-----------------------------0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------0---0---3-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | | Rhythm Guitar: | ___-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------5---5---5---5---5---5____ ___-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------5---5---5---5---5---5____ |-----------------5---------------|-5-h-6---5-h-6---5---------------|-----------------5---------------|---------------------------------| |---------5-/-7---5---7-----------|-5-------5-------5---7-----------|-----5-/-7-------5---7-------7______-------------------------------| |---------5-/-7-------7-----------|---------------------7-----------|-----5-/-7-----------7-------7______-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------5-------3---------------| |-5-------3---5-------0---3---0---|-5---0---3---0---5---0---3---0---|-5-------3---5-------0---3---0---|-5-------------------0---3---0---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE3: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: A 577655 or x0222x C x3555x or x3201x | A [C] | A C Heard about Houston? Heard about Detroit? | A [C] | A Heard about Pittsburgh, P. A.? | A [C] | A C You oughta know not to stand by the window, | A [C] | A Somebody might see you up there. | A [C] | A C I got some groceries, some peanut butter | A [C] | A C To last a couple of days But I | A [C] | A C ain’t got no speakers, ain’t got no headphones, | A [C] | A Ain’t got no records to play. | A [C] | A C Why stay in college? Why go to nightschool? | A [C] | A Gonna be different this time | A [C] | A C Can’t write a letter, can’t send a postcard, | A [C] | A I can’t write nothing at all. CHORUS3: Notes: Play as for CHORUS1. Chords: E 022100 | E | % This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco, | % | % This ain’t no fooling a - round. | % | % I’d like to kiss you, I’d love to hold you | % | % I ain’t got time for that now. VERSE4: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: A 577655 or x0222x C x3555x or x3201x | A [C] | A C Trouble in transit, got through the road-block | A [C] | A We blended in with the crowd. | A [C] | A C We got computers, we’re tapping phone-lines, | A [C] | A I know that that ain’t al - lowed. | A [C] | A C We dress like students, we dress like housewives, | A [C] | A Or in a suit and a tie. | A [C] | A C I changed my hairstyle so many times now, | A [C] | A I don’t know what I look like! | A [C] | A C You make me shiver, I feel so tender, | A [C] | A We make a pretty good team. VERSE5: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: A 577655 or x0222x C x3555x or x3201x | A [C] | A C Don’t get exhausted, I’ll do some driving, | A [C] | A You ought to get some sleep. | A [C] | A C Get your instructions, follow directions, | A [C] | A Then you should change your address. | A [C] | A C Maybe tomorrow, maybe the next day, | A [C] | A Whatever you think is best. | A [C] | A C Burned all my notebooks, what good are notebooks? | A [C] | A They won’t help me survive. | A [C] | A C My chest is aching, burns like a furnace, | A [C] | A The burning keeps me a - live. | A [C] | A C Try to stay healthy, physical fitness, | A [C] | A Don’t want to catch a dis-ease. | A [C] | A C Try to be careful, don’t take no chances, | A [C] | A You better watch what you say.