Wild Wild Life
Talking Heads
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From: danielp%** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I grabbed John's (*) post from Nevada, listened to the disc, made corrections, and here is the result. This is how a bud of mine and I play it (two guitars). I included a rhythm and lead for each part, and the lyrics at the bottom (they may have errors). There really isn't a rhythm guitar on the album, so the rhythm part is sort of a combination of the bass and drums. There is timing below the tab (1 + 2 + etc), I hope it helps. If there are brackets around tab: [-2-3-], it means to repeat what's in the brackets. I hope somebody else likes this tune; thanks again to John for his original post. * Figure A (Intro and First Verse) Rhythm LeadE e|-----0-----0---0-|-----0-----0- b|-----5-----5---5-|-----5-----5- g|-----4-----4---4-|-----4-----4- d|-----------------|------------- a|-----------------|------------- e|-0-----0-----0---|-0-----0----- E e|--0-| e|-----------------|------- b|--5-| b|-----------------|------- g|--4-| g|-----------------|------- d|----| d|-2---------------|------- a|----| a|-----------------|------- e|0---| e|-----------------|------- ----------| ----4-----| 2/4---4\2-| ----------| ----------| ----------|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Figure B (Bridge) Rhythm LeadC F G e|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-1---1-1-3--- b|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|-1---1-1-3--- g|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-2---2-2-4--- d|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-3---3-3-5--- a|-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-3---3-3-5--- e|-----------------|-1---1-1-3--- C e|3-3-| e|-----------------|-----------------| b|3-3-| b|-5-----5---------|-----------------| g|4-4-| g|-5---------5-----|-2-------4-------| d|5-5-| d|-5-----------5---|-3-------5-------| a|5-5-| a|-3---3-----------|-3-------5-------| e|3-3-| e|-----------------|-1-------3-------|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Figure C (Chorus) RhythmA e|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0--- b|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2--- g|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2--- d|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2--- a|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0--- e|-----------------|------------- E e|0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-----------------| b|2-2-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-9-------7-------| g|2-2-|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|-9---x-x-7---x-x-| d|2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-9---x-x-7---x-x-| a|0-0-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-7---x-x-5---x-x-| e|----|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-----------------|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +Lead A e|-----------------|------------- b|-------2---------|-------2----- g|-----2-----2-----|-----2-----2- d|---2---------2---|---2--------- a|-0---------------|-0----------- e|-----------------|------------- E D e|----|-----------------|----------- b|----|-------9---------|-------7--- g|----|-----9-----9-----|-----7----- d|2---|---9---------9---|---7------- a|----|-7---------------|-5--------- e|----|-----------------|----------- ------| ------| 7-----| --7---| ------| ------|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Figure D (Intro to second verse and Second verse itself) Rhythm LeadE e|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-0-0---0-0-0- b|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-0-0---0-0-0- g|-1-1---1-1-1---1-|-1-1---1-1-1- d|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2- a|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2- e|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0- E e|--0-| e|-----------------|------- b|--0-| b|---5-5-4-4-------|------- g|--1-| g|-----------2-2-4-|-4----- d|x-2-| d|-----------------|---2-2- a|x-2-| a|-----------------|------- e|x-0-| e|-----------------|------- ----------| ----------| ----------| 4-4-------| ----0-0-2-| ----------|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Figure E (Pre solo) RhythmF# e[---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G b[---------------------------------|---------------------------------| g[---------------------------------|---------------------------------| d[-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-| a[-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-| e[-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-|Continues after the ad1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a1st time C e|------------------------------- b|------------------------------- g|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0- d|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2- a|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3- e|------------------------------- D C e|--||---------------------------------| b|--||-3---3-3-3---3-3-----------------| g|0-||-2---2-2-2---2-2-0---0-0-0---0-0-| d|2-||-0---0-0-0---0-0-2---2-2-2---2-2-| a|3-||-----------------3---3-3-3---3-3-| e|--||---------------------------------|1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2nd timeF G e||---------------------------------] b||---------------------------------] g||---------------------------------] d||-3---3-3-3---3-3-5---5-5-5---5-5-] a||-3---3-3-3---3-3-5---5-5-5---5-5-] e||-1---1-1-1---1-1-3---3-3-3---3-3-] 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a Lead 1st timeF# G e[-2---------------|-3---------------|-0---------------||-5-------3-------|C D C b[-2---------------|-3---------------|-1---------------||---7-------5-----| g[-3---------------|-4---------------|-0---------------||-----7-------5---| d[-4---------------|-5---------------|-2---------------||-----------------| a[-4---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------||-----------------| e[-2---------------|-3---------------|-----------------||-----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 2nd timeD G e||-----------------] b||-----------------] g||-10--10--12--12--] d||-10--10--12--12--] a||-----------------] e||-----------------] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Solo (rhythm plays Figure D) e[-------------------------|-----------------------------] b[-------------------------|-----------------------------] g[-------12-14-------12-14-|-------12-14-b16----14p12----] d[-12-14-------12-14-------|-12-14--------------------14-] a[-------------------------|-----------------------------] e[-------------------------|-----------------------------] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +| |--t--| e|-------12-15-------12-15-|---- b|-12-15-------12-15-------|-12- g|-------------------------|---- d|-------------------------|---- a|-------------------------|---- e|-------------------------|---- e|---12-15-b17----15p12----| b|15--------------------15-| g|-------------------------| d|-------------------------| a|-------------------------| e|-------------------------| | |--t--| e|-------12-15-------12-12-|-15- b|-12-15-------12-15-------|---- g|-------------------------|---- d|-------------------------|---- a|-------------------------|---- e|-------------------------|---- e|12-------------------| b|---15-12-------------| g|---------14-12-------| d|---------------14-12-| a|---------------------| e|---------------------|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Intro - FIGURE A 4 TIMES Verse - FIGURE A 4 TIMES "I'm wearin' my fur pajamas I ride a hot potatoe" Bridge - FIGURE B 2 TIMES "It's ticklin' her fancy speak up I can't hear you" Chorus - FIGURE C 4 TIMES "Here on this mountain top woah-oh (I got some wild wild life) I got some news to tell you woah-oh (about some wild wild life) Here come the doctor in charge woah-oh (she's got some wild wild life) Ain't that the way you like it woah-oh (livin' wild wild life)" Intro - FIGURE D 2 TIMES Verse - FIGURE D 4 TIMES "I wrestle with your conscious you wrestle with your partner" Bridge - FIGURE B 2 TIMES "sittin' on a windowsill but he spends his time behind closed doors" Chorus - FIGURE C 4 TIMES "Check out mister business man woah-oh (he bought some wild wild life) on the way to the stockage stage woah-oh (he got some wild wild life) wakin' up when he opens the door woah-oh (and doin' wild wild life) I know that's the way you like woah-oh (livin' wild wild life)" Break - FIGURE E "He's a man it's a piece of cake Thought control you get 'em both anytime you like" Solo - RHYTHM PLAYS FIGURE D 4 TIMES, LEAD PLAYS SOLO Bridge - FIGURE B 2 TIMES "Like sittin' on pins and needles Things fall apart it's scientific" Chorus - FIGURE C 8 TIMES "sleepin' on the interstate woah-oh (gettin' wild wild life) checkin' in checkin' out woah-oh (I got 'em wild wild life) spending all of my money and time woah-oh (on too much wild wild life) we wanna go and we know where we go woah-oh (ah doin' wild wild life) I know it, that's how we start it woah-oh (find some wild wild life) take a picture here in (Madayla)? woah-oh (I got 'em wild wild life) you want some talk, you want some ? woah-oh (wild wild life) And I know that's the way you like it woah-oh (livin' wild wild wild wild whaoo)"