Psycho Killer

Words & Music:

Talking Heads

 

Am   Am/E  Am/G  [vamp for intro & verses]

 

Am                                  Am/E  Am/G  [etc.]

I can't seem to face up to the facts.

I'm tense and nervous and I can't relax.

I can't sleep cause my bed's on fire.

Don't touch me I'm a real live wire.

 

CHORUS:

F              G                     Am

Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est?  Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa - better.

F              G                   C

Run, run, run, run, run, run, run away.

F              G                     Am

Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est?  Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa - better.

F              G                   C

Run, run, run, run, run, run, run away.

F         G

Oh-----!  Ay-ay-ay-ay!

 

[second verse from original recording]

I passed out hours ago.

I'm sadder than you'll ever know

I close my eyes on this sunny day.

Say something once, why say it again?

 

[second verse from live "Stop Making Sense" recording]

You start a conversation, you can't even finish it.

You're talking a lot, but you're not saying anything.

When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed.

Say something once, why say it again?

 

CHORUS:

 

BRIDGE:

Bm                        C    Bm                        C

Ce que j'ai fais, ce soir la.  Ce qu'elle a dit, ce soir la.

A                       G

Realisant, mon espoir.  Je me lance, vers la goire.

A             G    A                    G

Okay------------!  Ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay!

A                            G A                                     G

We are vain and we are blind.  I hate people when they're not polite.

 

CHORUS:  [Am    Am/E  Am/G - repeat and out]

 

[Translation of French section: What I did that night.  What she said that night.  Realizing my hopes.  I rush to glory.]