And She Was original guitar chords by
Talking Heads

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Key: E major•

Intro 1

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Hey!

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Verse 1

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And she was lying in the grass

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And she could hear

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the highway breathing

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And she could see a nearby factory

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She's making sure

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she is not dreaming

Pre-chorus 1

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See the lights of a neighbor's house

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Now she's starting to rise

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Take a minute to concentrate

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And she opens up her eyes

Chorus 1

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The world was moving she was

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right there with it and she was

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The world was moving she was

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floating above it and she was

Interlude 1

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(And she was)

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Verse 2

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And she was drifting

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through the backyard

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And she was taking off her dress

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And she was moving very slowly

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Rising up above the Earth

Pre-chorus 2

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Moving into the u niverse and she's

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Drifting this way and that

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Not touching the ground at all and she's

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Up above the yard

Chorus 2

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The world was moving she was

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right there with it and she was

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(Hey, hey)

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The world was moving she was

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floating above it and she was

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(Hey, hey, hey)

Bridge 1

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She was proud about it, no doubt about it

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She isn't sure about what she's done

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No time to think about what to tell him

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No time to think about

Interlude 2

what she's done and she was

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(Hey hey, hey hey, hey)

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Verse 3

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And she was looking at herself

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And things were looking like a movie

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She had a pleasant elevation

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She's moving out in all directions oh, oh oh

Pre-chorus 3

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Hey, hey, hey Hey-hey, hey, hey

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Hey, hey, hey-hey hey!

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Hey, hey, hey Hey-hey, hey, hey

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Hey, hey, hey-hey hey!

Chorus 3

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The world was moving she was

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right there with it and she was

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(Hey, woo hoo)

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The world was moving she was

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floating above it and she was

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(Hey, hey)

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Joining the world of

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missing persons and she was

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Missing enough to

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feel all right and she was

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Outro 1

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And she was

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And she was

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Hey!

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And she was

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And she was

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And she was

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Bb
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G7
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Bm
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The original key of And She Was by Talking Heads is E major.

The primary chords used in And She Was are E, A, Bb, F, C, G.

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