Civilization
Civilization

Civilization easy guitar chords by David Byrne

N/A•
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 1

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo

  • D

  • Gm

    3

  • Bb

  • A

  • Gdim

    5

  • Ebdim

  • Adim

  • B

    2

  • Bm

    2

  • Em

  • G

  • Aaug

  • E

  • D

  • Gm

    3

  • Bb

  • A

  • Gdim

    5

  • Ebdim

  • Adim

  • B

    2

  • Bm

    2

  • Em

  • G

  • Aaug

  • E

    • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    Some

    where 
    between 
    the dark
    ness 
    and 
    light 

    Faces 
    all 
    glow 
    but 
    its 
    not 
    too 
    bright 

    Civil
    ization, 
    its 
    all 
    about 
    knives 
    and 
    forks 

    Verse 2
    Isn't 
    she 
    here? 

    What 
    time 
    is 
    it now? 

    Is 
    this 
    the 
    right 
    place? 
    Do I 

    fit 
    with 
    her 
    crowd? 

    I'm 
    gonna 
    be 
    a 
    civ
    il
    ized 

    man 
    someday 


    Verse 3
    Part 
    of me 
    wants 
    to 
    jump 
    and 
    shout 

    Part 
    of 
    me wants 
    to tear 
    it 
    down 

    I 
    thought 
    you 
    might 
    prefer 
    the 

    cabernet 

    Verse 4
    Civilization, 
    its 
    all 
    about 
    sex 

    Havin' 
    a 
    ball 
    in 
    a padded 
    banquet 

    I'm 
    gonna 
    be 
    that 
    really 
    cool 

    guy 
    someday 


    Verse 5
    The 
    waiter 
    looks 
    me 
    over 

    Would 
    you 
    like 
    cream 
    or sugar? 

    I 
    don't 
    know 
    - what was 

    I 
    sup
    posed 
    to 
    say 

    Verse 6
    She 
    wonders 
    if I'll 
    notice 

    I should 
    have brought 
    some 
    roses 

    Her plate 
    is full, 

    she has
    n't 
    eaten 
    all 
    day 

    Verse 7
    Glasses 
    collect 
    we 
    order 

    some 
    booze 

    She 
    looks 
    at 
    me, 

    I stare 
    at 
    her shoes 

    Mature 
    situ
    ations, 

    maybe 
    a broken 
    heart 


    Verse 8
    Maybe 
    I 
    ought 
    to pay 
    the bill 

    Maybe 
    she 
    think
    s 
    I 
    nev
    er 
    will 

    A mil
    lion 
    thing
    s 
    that 
    cross 

    a 
    woman's 
    mind 

    Verse 9
    Just 
    be 
    yourself, 

    well 
    that's 
    what 
    they 
    say 

    I 
    barely 
    know 
    who 
    I 

    was 
    yes
    terday 

    I'm 
    gon
    na 
    be 
    that 
    civilized 

    guy 
    someday 


    Verse 10
    Good 
    friends 
    and 
    conversations 

    The rise 
    and 
    fall 
    of 
    nation
    s 

    A moments 
    glory 
    an
    d 

    they've 
    had 
    their 
    day 

    Verse 11
    And 
    on 
    my 
    high 
    school 
    folder 

    I 
    drew 
    a big 
    gorilla 

    Something 
    famil
    iar, 

    something 
    far, 
    far 
    away 

    Verse 12
    Some
    where 
    between 

    the darkness 
    and 
    light 

    She 
    touches 
    my 
    hand, 

    she 
    don't 
    seem 
    to mind 

    Verse 13
    We 
    can 
    go 
    home, 
    we 
    can 
    be civilized 


    Autoscroll20%

    More songs to play

    Join millions playing with GuitarTuna

    • #1 Tuner

      in AppStore & Google Play

    • +

      AppStore & Play rating

    • M

      Downloads worldwide

    • +

      Tunings available

    Trusted by guitar players worldwide

    • Filled starFilled starFilled starFilled starFilled star

      Best Tuning App Ever

      MaddProfessor

      "

      I’ve downloaded many tuning apps before and this one is by far the best. Easy to use, super user-friendly, and they have a bunch of fun different chords and songs to help you learn new music. I highly recommend.

    • Filled starFilled starFilled starFilled starFilled star

      Great to tune and play

      Lynae T

      "

      I love how easy it is to tune and find and play my favorite songs.

    • Filled starFilled starFilled starFilled starFilled star

      Well-Designed App

      Rose the Black Cat

      "

      I mostly use this for tuning my guitar, which this app makes ridiculously easy. It also has a large selection of songs to play along to and it helps show you which chords to play as well how to make the shapes with your fingers.

    • Filled starFilled starFilled starFilled starFilled star

      Got me back into playing

      Tuliketsune

      "

      I got this app to tune an old guitar, and noticed it has a feature that autoscrolls as I play chords to famous songs. For some reason, this was a lot more motivating for me than any other way of practicing guitar. Now I'm actually practicing and remembering the names of chords 🙂

    • Filled starFilled starFilled starFilled starFilled star

      Secret weapon

      Brad

      "

      Not only is it a tuner (best app tuner I've used personally) but it also has a metronome, games, chords, and a plethora of instruments to choose from and it's SUPER easy to navigate. I love it! Thanks for making an awesome app. From one musician to another, THANKS!!!

    • Filled starFilled starFilled starFilled starFilled star

      Very reliable tuner

      theNewPaul

      "

      This is a great app! Very easy to use and very reliable, if you are just starting out, you can take a big worry off your mind, by getting in tune quickly and easily with this app. Highly recommended!

    • Filled starFilled starFilled starFilled starFilled star

      This is the best guitar tuner ever.

      Caleb Schafli

      "

      It tunes your guitar accurately so you can get the best sound. I like all the other little games as well because they teach you how to play different chords and you can learn to identify the chords by listening to them and it is all offline.