#--------------------------------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: Wild, Wild Life Original Album: True Stories Words and Music by David Byrne Copyright © 1986 Warner Brothers Music Limited Published by Warner Brothers Music Publishing Limited Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net) NOTES: Key to tab ---------- / - slide up \ - slide down b - bend r - release x - mute note _ - tied note INTRO: [play:] [x2] Lead Guitar: A B A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------2-/-4---4---4-\-2---|---------------------------------|-------------2-/-4---4---4-\-2---| |-2____________-------------------|-------------2-/-4-------4-\-2---|-2____________-------------------|-------------2-/-4-------4-\-2---| |-2-----------x-------------------|-x-----------2-/-4-------4-\-2---|-2-----------x-------------------|-x-----------2-/-4-------4-\-2---| |-------------x-------------------|-x-------------------------------|-------------x-------------------|-x-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm Guitar1: | | E5 | |---------0-----------0-------0---|---------0-----------0-------0---|---------0-----------0-------0---|---------0-----------0-------0---| |---------5-----------5-------5---|---------5-----------5-------5---|---------5-----------5-------5---|---------5-----------5-------5---| |---------4-----------4-------4---|---------4-----------4-------4---|---------4-----------4-------4---|---------4-----------4-------4---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0____-------0____-------0-------|-0____-------0____-------0-------|-0____-------0____-------0-------|-0____-------0____-------0-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE1: Lead Guitar: A B A E A B A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------2-/-4---4---4-\-2---|---------------------------------|-------------2-/-4---4---4-\-2---| |-2____________-------------------|-------------2-/-4-------4-\-2---|-2____________-------------------|-------------2-/-4-------4-\-2---| |-2-----------x-------------------|-x-----------2-/-4-------4-\-2---|-2-----------x-------------------|-x-----------2-/-4-------4-\-2---| |-------------x-------------------|-x-------------------------------|-------------x-------------------|-x-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm Guitar1: | | E5 | |---------0-----------0-------0---|---------0-----------0-------0---|---------0-----------0-------0---|---------0-----------0-------0---| |---------5-----------5-------5---|---------5-----------5-------5---|---------5-----------5-------5---|---------5-----------5-------5---| |---------4-----------4-------4---|---------4-----------4-------4---|---------4-----------4-------4---|---------4-----------4-------4---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0____-------0____-------0-------|-0____-------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 A B A E A B A I'm wear - ing fur pa -ja - mas, E A B A E A B A I ride a hot po -ta - to PRE-CHORUS1: Lead guitar1: C F G C F G |---------------------------------|-1---------------3---------------|---------------------------------|-1---------------3---------------| |-5-----------5-------------------|-1---------------3---------------|-5-----------5-------------------|-1---------------3---------------| |-5-------------------5-----------|-2---------------4---------------|-5-------------------5-----------|-2---------------4---------------| |-5-----------------------5-------|-3---------------5---------------|-5-----------------------5-------|-3---------------5---------------| |-3-------3-----------------------|-3---------------5---------------|-3-------3-----------------------|-3---------------5---------------| |---------------------------------|-1---------------3---------------|---------------------------------|-1---------------3---------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | C F G C F G It's tick - lin' my fan - cy Speak up, I can't hear you CHORUS1: Lead guitar1: A D E D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------|-------------7-------------------|-------------9---------------7---| |---------2-----------2-----------|---------2-----------2-----------|---------7-----------7-----------|---------9---------------7-------| |-----2-----------------------2---|-----2-----------------------2---|-----7-----------------------7---|-----9---------------7-----------| |-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|-7---------------5---------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A D E D Here on this mountain top, oh oh oh, I got some wild, wild A D E D life. I got some news to tell you, oh oh, a - bout some wild, wild A D E D life. Here comes the doctor in charge, oh oh oh, she's got some wild, wild A D E D life. Ain't that the way you like it? Oh oh, living wild, wild A life VERSE2: [play:] Lead guitar1: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----5---5---4---4---------------|---------------------------------|-----5---5---4---4---------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------2---2---4---|-4-------------------------------|---------------------2---2---4---|-4-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----2---2---4---4---------------|---------------------------------|-----2---2---4---4---------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------0---0---2---|---------------------------------|---------------------0---0---2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar1: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----5---5---4---4---------------|---------------------------------|-----5---5---4---4---------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------2---2---4---|-4-------------------------------|---------------------2---2---4---|-4-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----2---2---4---4---------------|---------------------------------|-----2---2---4---4---------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------0---0---2---|---------------------------------|---------------------0---0---2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | I wres - tle with your conscience You wres - tle with your partner PRE-CHORUS2: Lead guitar1: C F G C F G |---------------------------------|-1---------------3---------------|---------------------------------|-1---------------3---------------| |-5-----------5-------------------|-1---------------3---------------|-5-----------5-------------------|-1---------------3---------------| |-5-------------------5-----------|-2---------------4---------------|-5-------------------5-----------|-2---------------4---------------| |-5-----------------------5-------|-3---------------5---------------|-5-----------------------5-------|-3---------------5---------------| |-3-------3-----------------------|-3---------------5---------------|-3-------3-----------------------|-3---------------5---------------| |---------------------------------|-1---------------3---------------|---------------------------------|-1---------------3---------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | C F G C F G Sittin' on a win-dow-sill, but he spends his time be - hind closed doors CHORUS2: Lead guitar1: A D E D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------|-------------7-------------------|-------------9---------------7---| |---------2-----------2-----------|---------2-----------2-----------|---------7-----------7-----------|---------9---------------7-------| |-----2-----------------------2---|-----2-----------------------2---|-----7-----------------------7---|-----9---------------7-----------| |-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|-7---------------5---------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A D E D Check out Mr. Business - man, oh oh oh, he bought some wild, wild A D E D life. On the way to the stock-ex - change, oh oh oh, he got some wild, wild A D E D life. Break it up when he opens the door, oh oh oh, he do -in' wild, wild A D E D life. I know that's the way you like it, oh oh, living wild, wild BRIDGE: Lead guitar1: F# G C D5 C |-2-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|-5---------------3---------------| |-2-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|-----7---------------5-----------| |-3-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|---------7---------------5-------| |-4-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-4-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | | Rhythm guitar1: | | F#5 G5 C D5 C | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-3---3-3-3---3-3-----------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-0---0-0-0---0-0-| |-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-2---2-2-2---2-2-| |-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-----------------3---3-3-3---3-3-| |-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | F# G C D5 C Peace of mind, it's a piece of cake Lead guitar1: F# G C F5 F G5 G |-2-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|-----10--------------12----------| |-3-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|-10--10----------12--12----------| |-4-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|-10--10----------12--12----------| |-4-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|-8---------------10--------------| |-2-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | | Rhythm guitar1: | | F#5 G5 C F5 G5 | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|---------------------------------| |-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-5---5-5-5---5-5-| |-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-5---5-5-5---5-5-| |-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-|---------------------------------|-1---1-1-1---1-1-3---3-3-3---3-3-| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | F# G C F5 G5 Thought con - trol You get on board an -y time you like Guitar SOLO: Lead guitar1: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------12--14----------12--14--|---------12--14--16b----r1412----|---------12--14----------12--14--|---------12--14--16b----14-12----| |-12--14----------12--14----------|-12--14-----------------------14-|-12--14----------12--14----------|-12--14-----------------------14-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar1: |---------12--15----------12--15--|---------12--15--17b----r1512----|---------12--15----------12--12--|-15--12--------------------------| |-12--15----------12--15----------|-12--15----------------------15--|-12--15----------12--15----------|---------15--12------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------14--12----------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------14--12--| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | PRE-CHORUS3: Lead guitar1: C F G C F G |---------------------------------|-1---------------3---------------|---------------------------------|-1---------------3---------------| |-5-----------5-------------------|-1---------------3---------------|-5-----------5-------------------|-1---------------3---------------| |-5-------------------5-----------|-2---------------4---------------|-5-------------------5-----------|-2---------------4---------------| |-5-----------------------5-------|-3---------------5---------------|-5-----------------------5-------|-3---------------5---------------| |-3-------3-----------------------|-3---------------5---------------|-3-------3-----------------------|-3---------------5---------------| |---------------------------------|-1---------------3---------------|---------------------------------|-1---------------3---------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | C F G C F G Like sitting on, pins and nee - dles Things fall apart, it's scien -ti - fic CHORUS3: Lead guitar1: A D E D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------|-------------7-------------------|-------------9---------------7---| |---------2-----------2-----------|---------2-----------2-----------|---------7-----------7-----------|---------9---------------7-------| |-----2-----------------------2---|-----2-----------------------2---|-----7-----------------------7---|-----9---------------7-----------| |-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|-7---------------5---------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A D E D Sleeping on the Inter - state, oh oh oh, gettin' wild, wild A D E D life. Checkin' in, a - checkin' out, oh oh oh, I got a wild, wild A D E D life. Spendin' all of my money and time, oh oh oh, done too much wild, wild A D E D life. We wanna go and we go where we go, oh oh oh, I do -in' wild, wild A D E D life. I know it, that's how we start, oh oh, got some wild, wild A D E D life. Take a picture, here in the daylight, oh, oh, and it's some wild, wild A D E D life. You've grown so tall, you've grown so fast, oh oh oh, wild, wild Lead guitar1: A D E5 A5 E5 D5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------|-------------7-------------------|---------------------------------| |---------2-----------2-----------|---------2-----------2-----------|---------7-----------7-----------|-9---------------9-------7-------| |-----2-----------------------2---|-----2-----------------------2---|-----7-----------------------7---|-9-------7-------9-------7-------| |-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|-7-------7-------7-------5-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------5-----------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | A D E A E D life. I know that's the way you like it, oh, oh, living wild wild, wild wild Lead guitar1: A5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2__________________________________-------------------------------| |-2__________________________________-------------------------------| |-0__________________________________-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A life