A Clean Break
By TALKINGHEADS
Intro/Verse Chords:
(These chords are repeated continuosly for most of the song)
Em C B7(probably not the right name for this chord)--0---0------------|--0---1---0--------|--0---0---2--------|--2---2---1--------|--2---3---2--------|--0----------------|
Bridge Chords:
Am Gm D C F--5---3-----------1--|--5---3---7---5---1--|--5---3---7---5---2--|--7---5---7---5---3--|--7---5---5---3---3--|--5---3-----------1--|
Intro lead:
Em C B7--12-----12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12------|--15b17h-17h-17h-17h-17h-17h-17h-17h-17h-17h-17h-17ub15--|-------------------------------------------------tremolo-|pick---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
Verse/Chorus:
Em C B7
Just beginning to take that love away
Em C B7
Just beginning to take that love away
Em C B7 Em C B7 Em C B7
In a minute IÂ’ll wash that love awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
Em C B7
Even now we remember what we used to say
Em C B7
Takes a minute to wash that love away
Em C B7 Em C B7 Em C B7
Take a clean break: wash that love awaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
Em C B7
Even now we remember what we used to say
Em C B7
Even now we remember what we used to say
Em C B7 Em C B7 Em C B7
WeÂ’ll be together if we wash that love awaaaaaaaaaay
Bridge:
Am Gm Am
WhatÂ’s tha matter ?
Am Gm Am
Have to clean up ?
C D
ThatÂ’s true
C D
ThatÂ’s true
Am Gm Am
And itÂ’s taken
Am Gm Am
To extreme extent
C D
ThatÂ’s why we
C D
Work so hard to
F
Take that love away
F
Take that love away
F
Take that love away
F
Take that love away
--5---5-5---7---7-7------------------------------------------------|--5---5-5---7---7-7------------------------------------------------|--5---5-5---7---7-7------------------------------------------------|--5---5-5---7---7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|----------------------slowly bend a whole step---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
--5---5-5---7---7-7---15--12---------------------------------------|--5---5-5---7---7-7-----------15--12-------------------------------|--5---5-5---7---7-7-------------------12---------------------------|--5---5-5---7---7-7------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
--5---5-5---7---7-7---x-x-x-15-x-15---x-x-x-15-x15-----------------|--5---5-5---7---7-7---x-x-x-15-x-15---x-x-x-15-x15-----------------|--5---5-5---7---7-7------------------------------------------------|--5---5-5---7---7-7------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
This song is so excellent. I cant believe that Ive never been able to find an accurate
of it