Talking Heads — Give Me Back My Name Chords
Give me back my name
C#m Dm
There's a word for it
And words don't mean a thing
C#m Dm
There's name for it
And names make all the difference in the world
Gm
Some things can never be spoken
D#
Some things cannot be pronounced
G A
That word does not exist in any language
D F
It will never be uttered by a human mouth
C#m
Let X make a statement
Dm
Let breath pass through those cracked lips
C#m
That man was my hero
Dm
And now that word has been taken from us
(1)
Gm D#
Some things can never be spoken
Some things cannot be pronounced
G A
That word does not exist in any language
D F
It will never be uttered by a human mouth
G B A
Give me back my name
G B A
Give me back my name
G D
Something has been changed in my life
G D
Something has been changed in my life
G D
Something must be returned to us
G D
Something must me returned to us
first time: back to (1)
second time: C#m Dm C#m Dm A
(chords identified by Buck S.)