#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##THE BIG COUNTRY- The Talking HeadsC D F F G (rpt 3 more times)C D F F GI see the shapes, I remember from mapsC D F F GI see the shoreline, I see the whitecapsC D F F GA baseball diamond, nice weather down thereC D F F GI see the schools, and the houses where the kids areC D F F GPlaces to park, by the factories and buildingsC D F F GRestaurants and bars for later in the eveningAm G F GThen we come to the farmlands and the undeveloped areasAm G F GAnd I have learned how these things work togetherAm G F GI see the parkways that passes through them allAm G F GAnd I have learned how to look at these thingsCHORUSBb F EbAnd I say, I wouldn't live there if you paid meBb F EbI wouldn't live there, ooh, no sireeBb F EbI wouldn't do the things the way those people doBb F EbI wouldn't live there if you paid me toI guess it's healthy, I guess the air is cleanAnd I guess those people have fun with their neighbors and friendsLook at that kitchen and all of that foodLook at them eat, I guess it tastes real goodAm G F F GThey're growin' in those farmlands, then they bring it to the storesAm G F F GThey put it in their car trunks, then they bring it back homeCHORUSI'm tired of looking out the window of the airplaneI'm tired of travelling, I want to be somewhereAnd it's not even worth talking about those people down thereBb F EbDo do da da da Do do da da da Do 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)
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