Psycho Killer chords by
Talking Heads (Official Version)

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Key: A minorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1
Am 
Am 
G 
Am 
Am 
G 
Am 
Am 
G 
Am 
Am 
G 
Am 
Am 
Adim7 
Am 
Am 
Adim7 

Verse 1

A7

G

I can't seem to face up to the facts

A7

G

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

A7

G

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

A7

G

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

Chorus 1
F 
Psycho Killer
G 
Qu'est-ce que c'est
Am 
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-far better
F 
G 
C 
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run away
F 
oh, oh, oh
Psycho Killer
G 
Qu'est-ce que c'est
Am 
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-far better
F 
G 
C 
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run away
F 
oh, oh, oh, oh
G 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Am 
Am 
Adim7 
Am 
Am 
Adim7 

Verse 2
A7 
You start a conversation
G 
you can't even finish it
A7 
You're talking a lot,
G 
but you're not saying anything
A7 
When I have nothing to say,
G 
my lips are sealed
A7 
Say something once,
G 
why say it again?

Chorus 2
F 
Psycho Killer
G 
Qu'est-ce que c'est
Am 
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-far better
F 
G 
C 
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run away
oh, oh, oh,
F 
Psycho Killer
G 
Qu'est-ce que c'est
Am 
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-far better
F 
G 
C 
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run away
F 
oh, oh, oh, oh
G 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Bridge 1
Bm 
G 
Ce que j'ai fais, ce soir la
Bm 
G 
Ce qu'elle a dit, ce soir la
A 
Realisant mon espoir
G 
A 
G 
Je me lance, vers la gloire, OK
A 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
G 
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
A 
G 
We are vain and we are blind
A 
G 
I hate people when they're not polite

Chorus 3
F 
Psycho Killer
G 
Qu'est-ce que c'est
Am 
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-far better
F 
G 
C 
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run away
oh, oh, oh,
F 
Psycho Killer
G 
Qu'est-ce que c'est
Am 
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-far better
F 
G 
C 
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run away
F 
oh, oh, oh, oh
G 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Outro 1
Am 
Am 
Adim7 
Am 
Am 
Am 
Am 
Am 
Am 
Am 
Am 
Am 
Am 
Am 
Am 
Am 
Am 
Am 
Am 
Am 
Am 
Am 
Am 
Am 
Am 
Am 

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsAm G Adim7 A7 F...

Chords

Am
G
Adim7
A7
F
C
Bm
A

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Adim7: 5-x-4-5-4-x
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Psycho Killer by Talking Heads, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Talking Heads's performance.

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